why should i care? rda and your library dr. sonia archer-capuzzo, cataloger, lecturer, librarian...
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RDA User Tasks Find Match search criteria to specific entities (via attributes and/or relationships) Identify Confirm that the resource found corresponds to the resource sought and distinguish between similar resources Select Choose entities that meet the patron’s needs and determine which do not Obtain Access or acquire the entity soughtTRANSCRIPT
Why Should I Care?RDA and Your Library
DR. SONIA ARCHER-CAPUZZO, CATALOGER, LECTURER, LIBRARIANOCTOBER 23, 2015NCLA CONFERENCE, GREENSBORO, NC
What is RDA?
Resource Description and Access Content standard
Meant to be display and encoding system neutral Entity-relationship model Published 2010, still being revised
RDA User Tasks
Find Match search criteria to specific entities (via attributes and/or relationships)
Identify Confirm that the resource found corresponds to the resource sought and distinguish
between similar resources Select
Choose entities that meet the patron’s needs and determine which do not Obtain
Access or acquire the entity sought
Elements of RDA
Entities Things: works, people, subjects, etc.
Attributes- collectively describe/name/define a single entity This is what we’re used to
Relationships- between 2 entities This is new Important!
Why RDA?
Move beyond AACR2 Electronic catalogs (no cards) Variety in resources Extensibility Flexibility across encoding standards
Does it really change anything?
Display Searching/sorting possibilities Conceptual changes
Display: Abbreviations
Far fewer Easier-to-understand in many cases “p.” is now “pages” “v.” is now “volume” “c” is now “©” or “copyright” We still have some abbreviations: cm, in., min., op., no., etc.
Display: Latin Terminology
No more [sic], [S.l.], [et al.], etc. “S.l.” is now “place of publication not identified” “ca.” is no “approximately” “et al.” is now “and # others”
And no more rule of three, so all names can potentially be listed in the statement of responsibility
Relationship Designators
Between people and resources, between corporate bodies and resources, between resources and other resources, between resources and their subjects, etc.
After names Before titles Clarification Search and sort?
Searching/Sorting
Content, carrier, media types More computer-encoded fields & controlled
vocabularies Redundancy
Potential
More possibilities for searching, sorting, indexing, and display
More (too much?) information
RDA AACR2
Why Should I Care?
BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES MATTER!
Thank you!
Dr. Sonia [email protected]
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