Introducing RDA: A Guide to the Basics (ALA Editions) - Softcover

Oliver, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 083893594X ISBN 13: 9780838935941

Publisher: American Library Association, 2010

Synopsis

This indispensable Special Report helps catalogers and other metadata users by - Concisely explaining RDA and its expected benefits for users and catalogers, presented through topics and questions - Placing RDA in context by examining its connection with its predecessor, AACR2, as well as looking at RDA's relationship to internationally accepted principles, standards, and models - Detailing how RDA positions us to take advantage of newly emerging database structures, how RDA data enable improved resource discovery, and how we can get metadata out of library silos and make it more accessible

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About the Author

Chris Oliver has worked at the McGill University Library since 1989, as a cataloguing librarian and cataloguing manager. Her current position is Coordinator of Cataloguing and Authorities. She received her M.A. and M.L.I.S. degrees from McGill University. Chris is the Chair of the Canadian Committee on Cataloguing and has been a member of the Committee since 1997. This has given her the opportunity to be involved with the evolution of RDA from its beginning. She served as a member of the Joint Steering Committee s Format Variation Working Group and as Chair of the RDA Outreach Group. She has given presentations on RDA in Canada, the United States, and internationally.

Reviews

Authored by the supervisor of cataloging at McGill University Library, this work provides an overview of the RDA (Resource Description and Access) standard intended to replace AACR2 and designed specifically for a digital environment. Rather than being a how-to-use-it handbook, the book is an introduction, presenting chapters that define RDA and discuss its alignment with international standards, its relationship to FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) and FRAD (Functional Requirements for Authority Data), its similarities with and differences from AACR2, its implementation, and its advantages. This is a technical book that assumes a basic understanding of cataloging theory and practice, and it is intended for anyone who wants to know more about the new RDA standards. A list of abbreviations that are used throughout the work, as well as an index and list of selected resources and readings by topic, are included. --Sara Marcus

Edition details

• Publisher: American Library Association
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 083893594X
• ISBN 13: 9780838935941
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 117