Implementing RDA

What Catalogers Are Saying

Learn to Let Go (of rules)

Rules vs. Guidelines

Rationale Why do we catalog? Why do we classify? What aspects are important? What aspects can we let go of?

FAQs Is my system RDA compliant? Will my system take RDA records? Do I have to use RDA?

Study & Preparation

Oliver, Chris. Introducing RDA: A Guide To The Basics. Chicago : American Library Association, 2010.

Adam L. Schiff’s Homepage http://faculty.washington.edu/aschiff/

LC RDA Documentation http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/

OLAC/MLA RDA Testing Report http://olacinc.org/drupal/?q=node/432

PCC: Program for Cooperative Cataloging http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/

Sanchez, Elaine R., ed. Chapters 1-3. In Conversations with Catalogers in the 21st Century. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, 2011.

Use the Vocabulary User tasks

o Incorporate them into policy statements Appendices I-L for Relationship terms RDA and FRBR terminology (Binders of them!)

AACR2 to RDA vocabulary• heading • author, composer,

etc.

• main entry

• uniform title

• see reference

authorized access pointcreator

preferred title + authorized access point for creator if appropriate

1) preferred title (+ other information to differentiate);

2) conventional collective title

Variant access pointwww.rda-jsc.org/docs/10_1_12_RDAchangesfromAACR2fortexts.ppt

FRBR terminology Group 1 entities:

o Work, expression, manifestation, item Group 2 entities:

o Person, family, corporate body Group 3 entities:

o Groups 1 and 2o Concept, object, event, place [not yet in RDA]

www.rda-jsc.org/docs/10_1_12_RDAchangesfromAACR2fortexts.ppt

ICP “representation” principle• “Take what you see” • “Accept what you get”

– Example: Do not abbreviate words in transcribed fields

MARC 260: ABC Publishing Company – do not change to “ABC Pub. Co.”

MARC 250: Third revised edition – do not change to “3rd rev. ed.”

www.rda-jsc.org/docs/10_1_12_RDAchangesfromAACR2fortexts.ppt

Un-Learn MARC-speak Learn the names of metadata elements Dis-entangle metadata encoding from metadata

elements Learn XML, DC Familiarize yourself with linked data

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWfEYcnk8Z8&feature=youtu.be

Plan Create a calendar Create an implementation plan

o Who will learn?o Who will teach?o When will you start following RDA?o Review your indexingo Examine CORE elements

Look to the futureo Hybrid records in OCLCo OCLC Bibliographic Record Notification (part of

subscription)o OCLC Bibliographic Batchload (set-up fee)

Let’s Do It! Scenario: You have a small technical services

staff. PCC and LC begin using RDA March 31, 2013.

Draft an implementation plan for implementing RDA at your library

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Questions from the Preconference

RDA for Administratorso http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/cat/101310

Communicationo Present RDA and FRBR vocabulary to your staff, in pieces,

say 2-3 terms each meeting. Talk about them, what they mean and how they relate to your work

o Look at your mission and goals; think about how your practices relate to them and make use of that in your communications

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