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March 24, 2008

RDA Update as of March 2008

The Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA (Resource Description and Access) continues its work on the new cataloging code to replace AACR2; and with a release date of early 2009, the cataloging community has begun to think (and worry?) seriously about training and implementation. An ALA RDA Implementation Task Force has been formed, but I have been unable to find any recent information about it. It is not expected that actual implementation will take place until late 2009, and even then, it may be only a partial implementation. 
RDA has been reorganized and now incorporates FRBR principles more clearly. All the FRBR entities are included and each section and chapter is related to a FRBR user task and a FRBR entity. You can see an outline of the new organization at the JSC RDA website.
Some other links that may be of interest:

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March 28, 2007

RDA Update

Amid controversy and ongoing discussions about the future of bibliographic control throughout the library world, the JSC (Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR) is slowly continuing its work on RDA (Resource Description and Access). As of now, the expected release date is early 2009.

This month, the JSC released a revised draft of Part A, Chapter 3, for comment. Chapter 3 deals with the descriptive elements of the carrier of the resource: physical characteristics, formatting and coding of the information stored on the carrier, etc. The draft includes a cover letter with instructions on how to make comments, plus some background information and specific questions to consider.

For a taste of the controversy surrounding RDA, see the article in the January/February 2007 issue of D-Lib Magazine: Resource Description and Access (RDA): Cataloging Rules for the 20th Century, by Karen Coyle and Diane Hillmann.

Explore the RDA Website
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December 07, 2006

RDA

Are you still perplexed by RDA (Resource Description and Access), the new cataloging code currently in development? If so, you might want to look at an excellent article in the October issue of the online journal Ariadne. “RDA: A New International Standard,” by Ann Chapman, gives a clear explanation of why RDA is needed, what it will be (without going into lengthy detail), and the progress to date. This is a British publication, so you’ll see cataloging spelled with a “u,” and references to the “Anglo” side of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules. You’ll also get an excellent idea of the international aspect of RDA, and on the whole, you will likely come away with a much better understanding of what the new code is all about.

Access RDA: A New International Standard

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