AACR2 to RDA Using the RDA Toolkit

Presented by

Troy LinkerPublisher, ALA Digital Reference

American Library Association

Session Agenda

• Getting Started with RDA– RDA Vocabulary– RDA Organization

• Using the RDA Toolkit– AACR2– RDA Mappings– RDA: Element Set View– User Contributed Workflows– Future Enhancements

• Questions

How do RDA & RDA Toolkit differ?

• RDA Toolkit is an integrated, browser-based, online product that allows users to interact with a collection of cataloging-related documents and resources including RDA.

• RDA: Resource Description and Access is the most prominent document in the RDA Toolkit’s collection of cataloging-related documents.

Session Agenda

• Getting Started with RDA– RDA Vocabulary– RDA Organization

• Using the RDA Toolkit– AACR2– RDA Mappings– RDA: Element Set View– User Contributed Workflows– Future Enhancements

• Questions

RDA Vocabulary

• Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR; 1998)

• Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD; 2009)

• IFLA Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP; 2009)

RDA Vocabulary

• FRBR Entities– Group 1 – Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item– Group 2 – Person, Family, Corporate Body– Group 3 – Concept, Object, Event, Place (not in

RDA yet)• User Tasks– FRBR – Find, Indentify, Select, Obtain– FRAD – Find, Identify, Contextualize, Justify

• RDA Redefines many AACR2 terms

RDA Vocabulary

AACR2 TermAreaMain EntryAdded EntryUniform TitleHeadingSee ReferenceAuthor, Composer, etc.Physical Description

RDA TermElementAuthorized Access PointAccess PointPreferred Title of WorkPreferred Access PointVariant Access PointCreatorCarrier Description

Session Agenda

• Getting Started with RDA– RDA Vocabulary– RDA Organization

• Using the RDA Toolkit– AACR2– RDA Mappings– RDA: Element Set View– User Contributed Workflows– Future Enhancements

• Questions

RDA Organization

• RDA is organized around user tasks to help users “identify” and “relate” resources.

• Identifying elements for each thing we describe are addressed separately in each chapter.

• Unlike AACR2 RDA is not organized by class of materials: no separate chapters for books, printed music, etc.

RDA’s Organization

The first four sections of RDA deal with Recording Attributes of . . .

• Section 1: Manifestation & Item• Section 2: Work & Expression• Section 3: Person, Family, & Corporate Body• Section 4: Concept, Object, Event & Place

RDA’s Organization

The next section of RDA deals with Recording Primary Relationships . . .

• Section 5: Between Work, Expression, Manifestation, & Item

RDA’s Organization

The next two sections of RDA deal with Recording Relationships to . . .

• Section 6: Persons, Families, & Corporate Bodies

• Section 7: Concepts, Objects, Events, & Places

RDA’s Organization

The final three sections of RDA deal with Recording Relationships between . . .• Section 8: Works, Expressions, Manifestations,

& Items• Section 9: Persons, Families, & Corporate

Bodies• Section 10: Concepts, Objects, Events, &

Places

RDA Organization

RDA Chapters are organized in alignment with the FRBR and FRAD user tasks

• Each section begins with a chapter of general guidelines.

• General guidelines chapters include functional objectives and principles.

• Subsequent chapters include instructions that support one of the user tasks.

RDA Organization

Section 1: Recording attributes of manifestation and item. • Chapter 1 General guidelines on recording attributes of

manifestations and items– General guidelines

• Chapter 2 Identifying manifestations and items– FRBR task = Identify

• Chapter 3 Describing carriers– FRBR task = Select

• Chapter 4 Providing acquisition and access information– FRBR task = Obtain

Session Agenda

• Getting Started with RDA– RDA Vocabulary– RDA Organization

• Using the RDA Toolkit– AACR2– RDA Mappings– RDA: Element Set View– User Contributed Workflows– Future Enhancements

• Questions

Session Agenda

• Getting Started with RDA– RDA Vocabulary– RDA Organization

• Using the RDA Toolkit– AACR2– RDA Mappings– RDA: Element Set View– User Contributed Workflows– Future Enhancements

• Questions

AACR2 in the RDA Toolkit

• Full text of AACR2 (resources tab) is included as part of every RDA Toolkit subscription.

• AACR2 enhanced with links to RDA.• Search RDA based on your knowledge of

AACR2 rule numbers.

AACR2 Links to RDA

• Helps answer “Where do I begin with RDA?”• Use your knowledge of AACR2 to help you

navigate RDA• Same results as AACR2 rule number advanced

search

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RDA Toolkit Training & Support

Session Agenda

• Getting Started with RDA– RDA Vocabulary– RDA Organization

• Using the RDA Toolkit– AACR2– RDA Mappings– RDA: Element Set View– User Contributed Workflows– Future Enhancements

• Questions

Session Agenda

• Getting Started with RDA– RDA Vocabulary– RDA Organization

• Using the RDA Toolkit– AACR2– RDA Mappings– RDA: Element Set View– User Contributed Workflows– Future Enhancements

• Questions

Session Agenda

• Getting Started with RDA– RDA Vocabulary– RDA Organization

• Using the RDA Toolkit– AACR2– RDA Mappings– RDA: Element Set View– User Contributed Workflows– Future Enhancements

• Questions

Using Workflows

• User-supplied content• Powerful interlinking to other RDA Toolkit

documents and external Web resources• Shareable and customizable

RDA Toolkit Training & Support

RDA Toolkit Training & Support

RDA Toolkit Training & Support

RDA Toolkit Training & Support

RDA Toolkit Training & Support

RDA Toolkit Training & Support

RDA Toolkit Training & Support

Session Agenda

• Getting Started with RDA– RDA Vocabulary– RDA Organization

• Using the RDA Toolkit– AACR2– RDA Mappings– RDA: Element Set View– User Contributed Workflows– Future Enhancements

• Questions

Future Enhancements

• Add RDA table of contents and index• Simplify login and authentication• Increase user-configurable preferences• Improve interface design• Improve Workflow sharing functionality• Integrate new content• Enhance communication with users

Session Agenda

• Getting Started with RDA– RDA Vocabulary– RDA Organization

• Using the RDA Toolkit– AACR2– RDA Mappings– RDA: Element Set View– User Contributed Workflows– Future Enhancements

• Questions

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