rda policy statement and guidelines for phil libraries mila ramos
DESCRIPTION
Lectures presented during the two-day PAARL-sponsored Public Consultation and Training Workshop on RDA Policy and Action Plan for Philippine Libraries held at Phela Grande Hotel, Magsaysay Avenue cor. Atis St., General Santos City on 28-29 August 2014.TRANSCRIPT
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Mila!M.!RamosHead!Librarian,!Center!for!Agriculture!&!Rural!Development!MRI
Development!InstituteOnline!Research!Librarian,!Consumer!Centre!(Toronto)
RDA!Policy!Statement!!and!Guidelines!for!Philippine!Libraries!(RPSGPL)!:!an!
Introduction
Coverage
! The!RDA!Toolkit:!background!and!features! Adoption!of!RDA!in!Local!Libraries!! The!National!Committee!on!RDA!(NCRDA)! NCCA"NCLIS/PAARL/NCRDA!Collaboration!in!Capacity!Building!for!RDA!Readiness
! RDA!Policy!Statement!and!Guidelines!for!Philippine!Libraries!:!General!cataloging!policies
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What is Resource Description and Access (RDA)?
! a!new!cataloging standard!to!replace!AACR2!(rev.!2005)
! designed!for!the!online!environment!!! provides!guidelines!on!cataloging formats!other!than!books,!especially!digital!resources
More about RDA
! supports!the!clustering!of!bibliographic!records!
! convenience!of!the!user!is!paramount!– helps!them!FIND,!IDENTIFY,!SELECT,!and OBTAIN!(FISO)!the!information!they!want
! for!more!information!on!RDA!see!the!JSC!website!http://www.rda"jsc.org/rda.html.
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“The!RDA!Toolkit!is!the!resource!to!help!you!transition!from!AACR2!to!RDA—the!new,!unified!standard!for!resource!description!and!access,!designed!for!the!digital!world!and!an!expanding!
universe!of!metadata!users.!“
Source:!http://www.rdatoolkit.org/
RDA!is!a!content standard
AACR2!carries!appendix!D!for!ISBD!and!appendix!E!for!AACR2!style!for!access!point!
Source:!Tillett,!B.!Background!and!structure!of!RDA.!!Lecture!!Training!the!Trainors Workshop,!Manila,!2013
! RDA!allows!you!to!use!whatever!schema!you!prefer!(MARC!21,!Dublin!Core,!etc.)
! It!is!a!Bibliographic!Framework!Transition!Initiative
Not a!display standard!like!AACR2
Not an!encoding standard
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RDA!!is!based!on!IFLA’s!international!models!and!principles
" Functional!Requirements!for!Bibliographic!Records (FRBR;!1998)
" Functional!Requirements!for!Authority!Data (FRAD; 2009)" Statement!of!International!Cataloguing!Principles (ICP;!2009)" International!!Standard!!for!Bibliographic!Description!(ISBD;!
2011!–consolidated!ed.)" Functional!Requirements!for!Subject!Authority!Data!(FRSAD
– 2010)!– will!be!added!to!RDA!in!the!future
RDA is broader in scope than AACR2
! bibliographic!data! authority!data!! more!international
! beyond!“Anglo"American”! instructions!made!consistent!and!easy!to!use!by!many!cultural,!religious,!national!communities!for!example,!options!for!the!use!of!other!languages,!scripts,!calendars,!numeric!systems
Source: RDA: a quick introduction / Chris Oliver
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RDA is designed for Web
! RDA!data!is!appropriate!for!the!web!environment! visible!in!the!web! compatible!with!metadata!standards!of!other!resource!description!communities
! not!just!confined!to!library!databases!may!be!used!by!other!fields/databases!as!!well! for!example,!instructions!for!archival!resources
Source:!Oliver,!C.!2011.!!RDA:!a!quick!introduction.!!PowerPoint!presentation.!Feb!2.!http://rdaincanada.wikispaces.com/file/view/ola_rda_oliver_2011feb.pptx
Why do we need RDA?! With!the!evolution!of!IT,!library!catalogs!and!cataloging!are!major!areas!that!need!change
! AACR2’s!latest!ed.,!which!came!out!in!1978,!is!no!longer!able!to!deal!with!formats!other!than!books
! Users!have!different!expectations.!!They!prefer!search!engines!or!mobile!apps!rather!than!OPACs.
! Multiple!metadata!standards! Believed!to!position!libraries!!better!in!the!digital!age
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RDA!!is!user" and!task"focused;!facilitates!resource!discovery!!!!!!!!
FindIdentifySelect and!Obtain!
Cataloger
User
Resource DiscoveryFind!– Get!hits!or!results!using!our!search!parametersIdentify!– Evaluate!search!results!to!confirm!that!hits!are!indeed!useful!in!order!to
Select!– opt!for!the!ones!that!best!meet!the!search!criteria!(e.g.!understandable!language!translation)!
Obtain!– Access!and!read/use!the!most!appropriate!materials!
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Background!of!RDA1997!" International!Conference!on!the!Principles!&!Future!Development!of!AACR!held!in!Toronto!!
2002!" plan!to!produce!!3rd edition!of!AACR
April!2005!" The!JSC!for!Revision!of!AACRdecided!to!develop!RDA!instead
June!2010!
Who!is!responsible!for!RDA?" The!Joint!Steering!Committee!(JSC)!for!the!Development!of!RDA!is!
responsible!for!the!content!of!RDA.!!It!consists!of!representatives!from:!!The!American!Library!Association CILIP:!Chartered!Institute!!The!Australian!Committee!on! of!Library!and!InformationCataloguing! Professionals
The!British!Library! Deutsche!Nationalbibliothek (joined!!The!Canadian!Committee!on!Cataloguing in!2012)The!Library!of!Congress
! The!current!Chair!of!JSC!is!Dr.!Barbara!Tillett.!
Source:!http://www.rda"jsc.org/!
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is!maintained!and!published!by:
!The!American!Library!Association,!Canadian!Library!Association,!and!Facet!Publishing,!the!publishing!arm!of!CILIP!(Chartered!Institute!of!Library!and!Information!Professionals)!
!ALA!Publishing!is!responsible!for!the!day"to"day!management!and!development!of!RDA!Toolkit.
Source:!!http://www.rdatoolkit.org/FAQ
RDA!comes!in!two!formats
Electronic or online format
Print format
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RDA!Structure!" arrangement!is!not!by!class!of!materials:!!no!separate!chapters!for!books,!printed!music,!etc.
" carries!principles!applicable!to!all!formats" organized!around!goals!or!tasks!to!help!users!!identify and!relate (from!FRBR/FRAD!user!tasks!and!ICP)
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Outline of RDA ! General!Introduction! Two!Main!Parts!(10!sections):!
1.!Recording!attributes!(4!sections:!Chapters!1"16)2.!Recording!relationships!(6!sections!:!Chapters!17"37)
!There!are!General!instructions!for!every!section! Chapters!are!associated!with!a!user!task
RDA!is!not!to!be!read!line!by!line" It!is!an!online!tool,!which!allows:
! “Jumping!!in”!via!keyword!searches!Going!directly!to!elements!from!Table!of!Contents!(ToC)!pane
! Following!links" Duplication!of!content!(needed!for!context)!is!necessary!to!serve!catalogers!who!will!arrive!at!that!content!in!different!ways.
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! RDA instructions that are searchable and browsable! AACR2 Rule Number Search (linkage) of RDA instructions
through the Advanced Search menu.! Workflows and other procedural documentation that is
created by subscribers and can be shared within an organization or with the entire community of subscribers.
! Mappings of RDA to different schemas, including MARC 21.
Contents of the RDA Toolkit(1)
Contents!of!the!RDA!Toolkit!(2)
" Mappings!of!RDA!to!different!schemas,!including!MARC!21.
" Two!views!of!RDA!content—by!table!of!contents!and!by!element!set
" Full!text!of!AACR2" Library!of!Congress!Policy!Statements!(LCPS)
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AppendicesA: Capitalization B: Abbreviations C: Initial Articles D: Record Syntaxes for Descriptive Data E: Record Syntaxes for Access Point Control F: Additional Instructions on Names of Persons
Appendices!(2)G:!Titles!of!Nobility,!Terms!of!Rank,!Etc.!H:!Dates!in!the!Christian!Calendar!I!:!Relationship!Designators:!Relationships!between!a!Resource!and!Persons,!Families,!and!Corporate!Bodies!Associated!with!the!Resource!
J:!Relationship!Designators:!Relationships!between!Works,!Expressions,!Manifestations,!and!Items
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Appendices (3)
K. Relationship Designators: Relationships between Persons, Families, and Corporate Bodies
L. Relationship Designators: Relationships Between Concepts, Objects, Events, and Places
GlossaryIndexRDA Update History
Sample!Page!from!the!RDA!Toolkit
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Differences!between!AACR2!and!RDA!:!1.Terminology!
AACR2 RDACatalog!an!“item” Catalog a “resource”
Heading Access point
Main!entry Primary access point
Added!entry Secondary access point
Uniform!title Citation access point:-for a work-for an expression
- for a manifestation
Differences!between!AACR2!and!RDA!:!1.Terminology!(2)
AACR2 RDAauthor,!composer,!etc! Creator!uniform!title! 1)!preferred!title!(+!other!information!to!
differentiate);(2)!conventional!collective!title
See!reference! variant!access!point!See!also!reference! authorized!access!point!for!related!entity!
Physical!description! carrier!description!
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Differences!…!2.!Transcription!of!mispelledwords
AACR!2!uses![sic]!to!signify!error!detected:!
245 $a Healthy vegtable [sic] recipes for your
heart / $c by Margaret Norton [et al.].
AACR2!and!RDA!both!record!mispelled terms!as!they!appear!on!the!material!being!cataloged
RDA!does!not!use![sic]!but!gives!a!note!showing!the!correct!term!to!use:
245!$a!Healthy!vegtable recipes!for!your!heart!…!/
246!$i Corrected!title:!$a!Healthy!vegetable!recipes!for!your!heart
Differences!…!3.!Statement!of!responsibility!– Multiple!Authors!(more!than!3)
AACR21st named author is given
followed by [et al.]
245 $a Healthy vegtable[sic] recipes for your heart / $c by Margaret Norton [et al.].
RDAAll!the!names!are!given!or!the!first!
named!author!plus![and!___!others]
245!$a!Healthy!vegtable recipes!for!your!heart!/!$c!by!Margaret!Norton,!Leslie!David,!Robert!McCloud,!and!Katherine!Boone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!or245!$a!Healthy!vegtable recipes!for!your!heart!/!$c!by!Margaret!Norton![and!three!others]
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Differences…!!4.!!Abbreviations!!in!edition!statement;!imprint;!description
! AACR 2 record250!$a!1st!ed.,!rev.!and!enl.260!$a.!:!$b!Healthy!Living!
Pub.!Co.,!$c!2010.300!$a!188!p.!:!$b!ill.,!
photos.!(some!col.)!;!$c!26!cm.
! RDA record250!$a!First!edition,!revised!and!enlarged.260!$a!Pittsburgh,!Pennsylvania!:!$b!
Healthy!Living!Publishing!Company,!$c!2010.
300!$a!188!pages!:!$b!illustrations,!photographs!(some!color)!;!$c!26!cm
RDA!does!not!use!abbreviations!except!when!the!abbreviation!appears!on!the!main!source!of!information!then!we!copy!the!
abbreviation!as!written.
Differences!….(4a)!Latin!abbreviations
! AACR2 used Latin abbreviations which are not used in RDA.
! Example:AACR2: 260 |a [S.l. : |b s.n.], |c 1966.
RDA: 260 |a[Place of publication not identified] : |b [publisher not identified], |c 1966.
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Differences!….!5.!Uniform!Title:!Example:!Book!of!Matthew!(Bible)
AACR2! 130 $a!Bible.!$p!N.T.!$p!Matthew.!$l!English.!$s!Authorized.!$f!1999.! 245 $a!The!Gospel!according!to!Matthew!:!$b!authorized!King!James!version!/!$c!
with!an!introduction!by!Francisco!Goldman.! 260 $a!New!York!:!$b!Grove!Press,!$c!c1999.! 300 $a!xvi,!78!p.!:!$c!15!cm.RDA! 130 $a!Bible.!$p!Matthew.!$l!English.!$s!Authorized.!$f!1999.! 245 $a!The!Gospel!according!to!Matthew!:!$b!authorized!King!James!version!/!$c!
with!an!introduction!by!Francisco!Goldman.! 260 $a!New!York!:!$b!Grove!Press,!$c![1999]!©1999.! 300 $a!xvi,!78!pages :!$c!15!cm.
Name!of!the!testament!is!no!longer!recorded!!in!RDA
The List!of!changes!to!AACR2!instructions!is!available!at!the!JSC!website:
http://www.rda"jsc.org/docs/5sec7rev.pdf
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Examples of RDA records
! Examples of MARC RDA record (JSC) – authority records
! Examples of MARC RDA record (JSC) –bibliographic records
Visit this link: http://www.rdatoolkit.org/examples/MARC
To learn more about the RDA tool kit, go to URL:
http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/pdf/ToolkitCourse.pdf
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The!RDA!Policy!Statement!!and!Guidelines!for!Philippine!
Libraries!(RPSGPL)
What!led!to!the!adoption!of!RDA!in!local!libraries?!–BFL!Initiative
The!Professional!Regulatory!Board!for!Librarians!(BFL)issued!Resolution!no.!1,!Series!of!2012,!entitled:!“Prescription!and!Adoption!of!International!Cataloging!Principles!and!Resource!Description!and!Access!(RDA)!as!the!Technical!Standards!for!Organizing!Resources,!Items,!and!Objects!for!Philippine!Libraries”.!!This!paved!the!way!for!the!adoption!of!RDA!as!a!cataloging!standard!in!Philippine!libraries.
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What!led!to!the!adoption!of!RDA!in!Local!Libraries?!" 1st Salon!on!RDA
! The!Director!of!the!National!Library!of!the!Philippines,!Atty.!Antonio!Santos,!!spearheaded!the!1st Salon!on!RDA,!which!was!held!on!July!23,!2012!at!the!National!Library.!
! The!general!objective!was!to!harmonize,!streamline,!and!simplify!knowledge!on!matters!pertaining!to!RDA.
What!led!to!the!Adoption!of!RDA!in!Local!Libraries?!" 1st Salon!on!RDA!(2)
The!specific!objectives!were:! to!!provide!a!venue!and!to!share!knowledge!on!RDA;!
! to!examine!the!impact!of!RDA!on!local!catalogers;
! to!come!up!with!a!timetable!for!the!implementation!of!RDA!in!the!Philippines
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Composition!of!the!!National!Committee!on!RDA!(NCRDA)
The!NCRDA!was!created!during!the!1st Salon!on!RDA,!and!!is!composed!of!:!
Chair :!Prof.!Ruben!Marasigan,!PNUCo"Chairs :!Hon.!Corazon!M.!Nera,!former!BFL!Chair
Prof.!Rodolfo!Tarlit,!UP!Diliman
Members of the NCRDA! Helen!C.!De!Castro!!! Geraldine!De!Leon!!!!Adamson!U!!! Bernadette!Velasco! Ana!Maria!Fresnido DLSU! Annabelle!Aliwalas Manila! Sonia!M.!Gementiza " DLSU!
Dasmariñas! Estrella S.!Majuelo! Narcelita Lane!T.!Olamit UST! Susan!O.Pador – ADMU
! Teresita C.!Moran!!!!!!!!!!!FEU! Jacquelyn!Joy!L.!Llave! Mila!M.!Ramos!– Former!BFL!Member,!
Cataloging Consultant
Secretariat!(NLP!Staff)! Arlene S. de Castro! Chona F. San Pedro! Narissa C. Young! Romnick Henric Henry M. Gayanilo
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NCCA"NCLIS/PAARL/NCRDA!!Collaboration!in!Capacity!Building!for!RDA!Readiness
! A!Training!the!Trainors Workshop!was!organized!at!the!De!La!Salle!University!Learning!Commons!on!!April!3"5,!2013!with!no!less!than!Dr.!Barbara!Tillett,!Chair!of!the!Joint!Steering!Committee!for!the!Development!of!RDA,!as!resource!person.!
! More!than!60!participants!committed!themselves!to!echo!the!RDA!training!in!their!respective!institutions!via!a!Memorandum!of!Agreement.
NCCA"NCLIS/PAARL/NCRDA!!Collaboration!in!Capacity!Building!for!RDA!Readiness!!(2)
! 3!Training!Workshops!on!RDA!were!conducted!to!reach!out!to!Librarians!in!the!3!major!islands!of!the!country:!!Lyceum!of!Cavite!in!Luzon,!Montebello!Villa!Hotel,!Cebu!City,!in!the!Visayas,!and!Grand!Men!Sheng Hotel,!Davao!City!in!Mindanao.
! NCRDA!experts!served!as!resource!persons!in!the!training!workshops!organized!by!PAARL.
! A!good!number!of!local!librarians!received!training!and!have!since!!started!using!RDA!in!mid"2013
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RPSGPL:!Beginnings
! Aside!from!capacity!building,!one!of!the!major!objectives!of!the!NCRDA!is!to!come!up!with!a!Policy!Statement!on!Cataloging!and!the!Use!of!RDA!in!Philippine!Libraries.
! Policy!is!defined!as!“the!set!of!basic!principles!and associated guidelines,!formulated!and enforced by!the!governing!body!of!an organization,!to!direct!and!limit!its actions in!pursuit!of long"term goals.”(Source:!http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/policy.html)
Why do we need to have policies and guidelines in cataloging?! Policies!embody!patterns!of!standard!and!good!practices!that!would!enhance!library!services
! Standard!practices!facilitate!exchange!of!data!(interoperability)!
! Moreover,!standards!would!enable!efficient!information!storage!and!retrieval
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Why do we need to have policies and guidelines in cataloging? (2)
! RDA!offers!options!for!the!cataloger!and!the!policies!will!help!him/her!decide!which!to!choose,!i.e.!the!best!option!for!local!libraries!in!general
! Example:!Whether!to!record!all!authors!in!excess!of!3!or!just!to!use![and!four!others]
RPSGPL!Goal
! The!RPSGPL,!therefore,!aims!to!set!forth!!the!general!principles!!and!guidelines!to!help!(but!not!to!limit)!the!Filipino!cataloger in!achieving!his/her!goal!of!effectively!linking!information!with!users.! As!every!library!is!expected!to!formulate!its!own!cataloging policy,!a!certain!level!of!flexibility!!is!allowed,!depending!on!!specific!needs.!IN!DOUBTFUL!SITUATIONS,!THE!CATALOGER’S!JUDGMENT!WILL!PREVAIL.
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Formulation of the RPSGPL ! NCRDA!members!looked!closely!into!the!various!RDA!elements!and!how!authoritative!libraries!deal!with!them
! The!benchmark!libraries!are!:!the!US!Library!of!Congress,!National!Library!of!Australia,!and!that!of!Library!and!Archives,!Canada
! After!examination!of!the!RDA!elements!and!!prolonged!discussion!and!brainstorming!the!RPSGP!came!to!be
RPSGPL Contents
! general!policies!and!guidelines!that!cover!basic!elements!in!the!bibliographic!record!to!be!adopted!in!local!libraries!!"specific!rules!are!found!in!the!RDA!Tool!Kit!or!
the!RDA!print.! Examples!of!RDA!elements;!!others!may!be!
consulted!at!the!RDA!web!site!at!this!link!!http://www.rdatoolkit.org/sites/default/files/6jsc_rda_complete_example_bibliographic_apr0913_rev.pdf!
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The RDA Policy Statement and Guidelines for Philippine Libraries (RPSGPL): Text
Introduction! “Cataloging!is!a!very!vital!and!critical!aspect!of!Library!and!
Information!Science.!!This!highly!technical!operation!makes!the!life!of!an!information!seeker!easier!through!the!timely!production!of!effective!information!searching!and!retrieval!tools.
! Librarians!in!the!Philippines!are!committed!to!the!creation!and!management!of!searchable!and!reliable!electronic!databases/catalogs,!carrying!high!quality,!internationally!accepted!bibliographic!records,!through!systematic!and!effective!cataloging!and!classification.”
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I.!General!CatalogingPolicies!
I.1. Policy Statement on CatalogersCatalogers!shall!possess!the!competencies!necessary!in!the!organization!of!print,!non"print!materials!and!multimedia.!!
I.1.a.!Paraprofessional!catalogers!shall!!be!skilled!in!searching,!selecting,!downloading,!or!copying!metadata!from!authoritative!sources!(databases!or!library!catalogs).!I.1.b.!Professional!catalogers!!are!licensed!librarians;!they!shall!be!capable!of!training!paraprofessional!catalogers!and!performing!original!cataloging!of!information!resources!in!a!wide!variety!of!formats.!!
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I.1. Policy Statement on Catalogers (2)I.1.c.!All!catalogers!shall!engage!in!continuing!
professional!development!(CPD).I.1.d.!Libraries!shall!have!at!least!one!cataloger!on!
the!Library’s!staffI.1.e.!In!the!absence!of!a!full"time!cataloger,!
outsourcing!of!cataloging!jobs!shall!be!an!option.!
I.2.!Policy!Statement!on!StandardsI.2.a.!Catalogers!shall!be!familiar!with!and!shall!be!capable!of!utilizing!the!latest!internationally!accepted!standards!for!cataloging!such!as!Resource!Description!and!Access!(RDA),!Library!of!Congress!Subject!Headings!(LCSH),!!Sear’s!List!of!Subject!Headings,!Library!of!Congress!Classification,!Dewey!Decimal!Classification,!MARC21,!etc.
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1.2.!!Policy!Statement!on!Standards!(2)I.2.b.!For!copy!cataloging,!!catalogers!shall!use!internationally"recognized!authoritative!Online!Public!Access!Catalogs!(OPACs),!such!as!those!of!the!Library!of!Congress,!the!British!Library,!National!Library!of!Australia,!Library!and!Archives!Canada,!OCLC!WorldCat,!the!online!catalogs!of!the!National!Library!of!the!Philippines,!Ateneo de!Manila!University,!De!La!Salle!University,!Far!Eastern!University,!!University!of!the!Philippines,!etc.!for!copying!metadata.
I.2.!!Policy!Statement!on!Standards!(3)I.2.c.!Consistent!access!for!users!shall!be!provided!through!authority!control.!!Catalogers shall!refer!to!standard!authority!files!such!as,!but!not!limited!to!the!Library!of!Congress!Authorities!(http://authorities.loc.gov/)!,!Corazon!Lim’s!!Filipino!authors'!name!in!AACR2!headings,to!establish!a!single!preferred!form!for!personal,!corporate!and!meeting!names,!uniform!and!series!titles,!and!subject!and!geographic!headings.
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1.2.!Policy!Statement!on!Standards!(4)! I.2.d.!Each!Library!shall!develop!and!maintain!its!own!Authority!Files!which!embody!derived!authority!records!and!those!created!by!local!catalogers.!!!Content!of!authority!records!will!be!determined!by!policies!of!individual!libraries
I.3. Language
The!cataloger!shall!use!American!English!in!cataloging!library!resources.
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Comments,!please.!!Thank!you.The!specific!RDA!guidelines!will!be!discussed!by!the!other!resource!persons.
ReferencesJoint!Steering!Committee!for!the!Development!of!RDA.!2012.!
http://www.rda"jsc.org/OCLC. 2012.!!About!RDA.!http://www.oclc.org/uk/en/rda/about.htmOliver,!C.!!2011.!RDA:!a!quick!introduction.!!PowerPoint!presentation.!Feb!2.!http://rdaincanada.wikispaces.com/file/view/ola_rda_oliver_2011feb.pptx
RDA!Tool!kit:!Resource!Description!and!Access.!2012.!http://www.rdatoolkit.org/
Tillett,!B.!!2013.!!RDA!background!and!structure.!!PowerPoint!presentation!RDA!Training!the!Trainors Workshop,!Manila.!