RDA, Resource Description and Access: the metamorphosis of cataloguing (original) (raw)
Resource Description and Access “RDA”: New Code for Cataloging
The Serials Librarian, 2011
El-Sherbini led a preconference session providing details about Resource Description and Access (RDA), the long-awaited successor to the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition (AACR2) cataloging standard. As RDA is primarily based on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) model, El-Sherbini provided an in-depth background in FRBR's philosophical constructs and how they apply to RDA. She also illuminated a number of the biggest changes that catalogers will face when describing items using the RDA standard, most notably the elimination of abbreviations, and the identification of relationships between manifestations of works. El-Sherbini also described the RDA testing process and timeline for the major national libraries. RDA was officially released June 23, 2010.
Resource Description and Access (RDA): Cataloguing Standard for the Digital Era
Resource Description and Access (RDA): Cataloguing Standard for the Digital Era, 2022
The Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard is a new cataloguing standard created for digital environments. It is based on the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules(AACR) foundations and will eventually replace the existing Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition (AACR2). The Resource Description and Access (RDA) provides a comprehensive set of principles and instructions on resource description and access for all contents and media. It is based on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) to connect the user's retrieval job and access to an online library catalogue and biographic database.RDA bibliographic entries are more useful in an online setting because they allow cataloguers to group similar records to display diverse expressions of the same work. Patrons could discover that the information sources they seek are available in different forms in the library. This paper investigated RDA as a new cataloguing standard, its meaning of RDA, its Characteristics of RDA, the Need for new cataloguing rules as well as its structure.
RDA (Resource Description and Access): Revolution in Resource Cataloguing
Highlights the historical perspectives of cataloguing starting from AACR1, causes of transition from AACR2 to RDA, factors for adopting the new standard, Joint Steering Committee for RDA specified objectives for the design of RDA, foundation of RDA, criticism of AACR2, changes from AACR2 to RDA, structure of RDA, comparison between AACR2 and RDA, RDA rules and data recording in eight bibliographical elements and other non-core elements and a sample cataloguing has shown to indicate the difference in cataloguing application of AACR2 and RDA and concludes that though there are some difficulties in initial level but it is very much useful for linked data and there is a freedom to use any rule as and when required if there is no such restriction. It is based on FRBR (Functional Requirement for Bibliographic Records) and available all characteristics of MARC21 so there is a creditable progress towards replacement of MARC21.
RDA and the Reference Librarian: What to Expect from the New Cataloging Standard
The Reference Librarian, 2012
Reference librarians' work will be affected by the upcoming change in cataloging standards from the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules to the Resource Description and Access (RDA). Reference librarians were asked to give their perceptions about RDA records. They found that RDA records were comparable in terms of quality and quantity of information. However, terms used in new fields that provide format information lacked clarity. RDA records live compatibly with their Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules counterparts but do have distinctive differences. This study sheds light on what internal users of the catalog will find familiar in the new type of records and what will require a learning curve.
Jlis.it, 6, 1 (2015), p. 21-31, 2015
Il cambiamento proposto da RDA (Resource Description and Access) si preannuncia epocale: queste linee guida, infatti, sono rivolte a chiunque voglia descrivere e rendere accessibile le collezioni di patrimonio culturale, dai bibliotecari agli archivisti ai professionisti di ogni aspetto della conoscenza. Il lavoro qui presentato è diviso in due parti: la prima descrive i fondamenti teorici della catalogazione (FRBR, ICP, web semantico e linked data); la seconda invece offre una ricognizione critica di RDA. Lo scopo di RDA è la creazione di metadati strutturati per qualunque tipo di risorsa, da riusare in qualunque contesto e ambiente tecnologico. RDA propone un insieme di linee guida e istruzioni per creare dati da usare nella scoperta delle risorse. Le linee guida si concentrano su quattro aspetti principali - identificare (le entità dei gruppi 1 e 2 di FRBR (Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item, Person, Family, Corporate Body), mettere in relazione (le entità dei gruppi 1 e 2 di FRBR), rappresentare e scoprire, e una parola: risorsa. RDA facilita la scoperta della conoscenza "registrata", che corrisponde a ogni risorsa che trasmette informazione, ogni risorsa che descrive un contenuto intellettuale o artistico con ogni supporto e mezzo a disposizione. RDA è uno standard per i contenuti, non uno standard per la visualizzazione o per la codifica: fornisce istruzioni per identificare i dati a prescindere dalle modalità con cui questi sono visualizzati o codificati. RDA richiede un approccio originale, un cambiamento radicale nel modo in cui il catalogo è concepito. Le innovazioni sono molteplici: dalla promozione dell'interoperabilità tra cataloghi e altri strumenti di ricerca, all'adozione di terminologie e concetti del web semantico, al fatto di essere uno standard globale che può essere applicato da diverse agenzie nella produzione di dati. Con RDA la tradizione del catalogo fa un passo avanti per entrare a pieno titolo nell'era digitale.
il libro RDA: Resource Description and Access
2014
Il nuovo standard per la metadatazione e la scoperta delle risorse nell'era digitale Il libro nasce da una domanda: quali temi trattare du-rante un corso di catalogazione? Quali i riferimenti te-orici? Quali i codici e le prassi da analizzare? Spiegare le basi concettuali e la realizzazione del catalogo elettroni-co così com'è strutturato attualmente significa trasmet-tere un bagaglio scientifico non del tutto aggiornato. Il percorso formativo parte necessariamente da FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) e da ICP (International Cataloguing Principles), dei quali RDA è una diretta conseguenza (Tillett, 2013). Proprio per questo, il nostro libro si divide in due parti: la prima, capitoli 1-3, presenta un richiamo ai fondamenti teorici e tec-nici della catalogazione che sottendono RDA, essenzia-li allo studente, ma complementari a chi già possiede una formazione scientifica: FRBR, ICP, MARC (MAchi-ne Readable Cataloging), web semantico e linked data (Guerrin...
ACCESS, 2013
The story of knowledge is a story of history, and one that directly relates to the way we have wanted to infl uence and educate the young members of our society. Recorded information, and the documents or carriers which carry information forward, has come a long way since the emergence of oral traditions and records on clay tablets and the like. The Library of Alexandria was in many ways the fi rst grand repository of information, organised and made accessible as an offi cial repository for scholars.
Rethinking Access with RDA (Resource Description and Access)
Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 2012
For over a decade, the cataloging community has been rethinking how it provides bibliographic access to resources in an increasingly digital environment. This rethinking has led to the development of Resource Description and Access (RDA) and its launch as an online product in June 2010. Grounded in a new conceptual framework, RDA differs from AACR2 in terms of its organization, terminology, and guidelines. This article will highlight some of the most significant changes relevant to catalogers of MARC records. It will also cover the history of RDA's development, its testing in the United States, and the various issues related to preparation for RDA implementation.