Maxwell's Handbook for RDA: Explaining and Illustrating RDA - Softcover

Maxwell, Robert L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838911722 ISBN 13: 9780838911723

Publisher: ALA Editions, 2026

Synopsis

Winner of the 2014 ABC-CLIO Library Publishing Award. In this clear and comprehensive resource, cataloging expert Robert Maxwell brings his trademark practical commentary to bear on the new, unified cataloging standard. Designed to interpret and explain RDA: Resource Description and Access, this handbook illustrates and applies the new cataloging rules in the MARC21 environment for every type of information format.  From books to electronic materials to music and beyond, Maxwell

• Explains the conceptual grounding of RDA, including FRBR and FRAD
• Addresses the nuances of how cataloging will, and won t, change in the MARC21  environment
• Shows catalogers how to create and work with authority records of persons, families, corporate bodies, geographic entities, works, and expressions
• Explores recording relationships, working with records of manifestations and items, and more Provides numerous sample records to illustrate RDA principles

A guided tour of the new standard from a respected authority, this essential handbook will help catalogers, LIS students, and cataloging instructors navigate RDA smoothly and find the information they need efficiently.

About this title

About the Author

Robert L. Maxwell is senior librarian and chair of the Special Collections and Formats Catalog Department at the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. His most recent book, FRBR: A Guide for the Perplexed, was published in 2008. He has chaired the RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee of ACRL and has served on the Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) of ALCTS. He is the author of the Highsmith Award-winning Maxwell's Guide to Authority Work as well as Maxwell's Guide to AACR2.

Review

"The handbook...will assist experienced cataloguers as well as LIS students in the application of the most commonly used RDA rules for description of entities and resources and the definition of access points in order to help to implement the new cataloguing system. It provides useful information at a foundation level." --IFLA Education and Training Section Newsletter

"Both seasoned and new catalogers alike should purchase this source. It is an indispensable resource as the community becomes more immersed in RDA cataloging." --Technical Services Quarterly

Edition details

• Publisher: ALA Editions
• Publication date: 2026
• ISBN 10: 0838911722
• ISBN 13: 9780838911723
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 912