Key differences from AACR2 Structure 1

Learning Outcomes Understand similarities between RDA and AACR2 Understand the structural differences between RDA and AACR2 2

Key differences from AACR2 What’s the same? 3

Key differences from AACR2 Format-neutral Content standard Terminology (AACR2  RDA) LCRI vs. LC-PCC PS vs. Anglo-American decisions Online interactive tool Core elements What’s different? FRBR/FRAD structure User focussed (FRBR user tasks) Greater emphasis on relationships Representation (from ICP) GMD change to Content, Media and Carrier MARC changes ISBD changes 4

Key differences from AACR2 Format-neutral Content standard What’s different? Intellectual content > Physical format Intellectual content > Data structure 5

Key differences from AACR2 What’s different? Uniform title = Preferred title Terminology (AACR2  RDA) LCRI vs. LC-PCC PS vs. Anglo-American decisions Online interactive tool Core elements 6

RDAAACR2 elementarea authorized access point heading creatorauthor, illustrator, etc. preferred name for a person personal name Terminology 7

RDAAACR2 preferred title + authorized access point for creator main entry preferred titleuniform title collective titleuniform title Terminology 8

RDAAACR2 variant access pointSee reference authorized access point for related entity See also reference carrier descriptionphysical description preferred sources of information chief source Terminology 9

AACR2RDA Part 1 : “Description”Section 1-4 -Separate chapters on different formats - All format treated together - Detailed information on formatting name & corporate body headings - Subject entities included AACR2 vs RDA 10

AACR2RDA Part 2 : “Headings”Section Relationship Appendices : 3 + Glossary Appendices : 12 + Glossary Print format : 26 chapters Online format : 10 section / 37 chapters AACR2 vs RDA 11

AACR2 level descriptions AACR2 1.0D3 For the third level of description, include all elements set out in the following rules that are applicable to the item being described. 12

Choices in RDA elements beyond Core and Core if to include in local cataloguing alternatives to do something different than instructed optional omissions optional additions adherence to your local agency’s policies 13

RDA Core elements 14

Core elements Where in RDA? Introduction: 0.6 Core elements Each Section – “General guidelines” – Eg. 1.3, 5.3 Each “Core” instruction marked as core – Eg. 3.3 Carrier type, 2.4 Statement of responsibility 15

Key differences from AACR2 What’s different? Representation (from ICP) User focussed (FRBR user tasks) FRBR/FRAD structure Greater emphasis on relationships International Cataloguing Principles 16

Attributes Relationships Title proper: Whose bottom is this Statement of responsibility: Wayne Lynch Place of publication: Milwaukee Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub Date of publication: 2003 Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Extent of text: 32 pages Dimensions: 22 x 24 cm Series: Name that animal Content type: text; still images Language of expression: English Work manifested: Lynch, Wayne. Whose bottom is this Creator: Lynch, Wayne, author Screen image from the RDA Toolkit ( used by permission of the Co-Publishers for RDA (American Library Association, Canadian Library Association, and CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) FRBR/FRAD Structure 17

Key differences from AACR2 What’s different? GMD change to Content, Media and Carrier MARC changes ISBD changes $a Lynch, Wayne,$e author $a Whose bottom is this? /$c written and photographed by Wayne Lynch. 250 $a U.S. ed $a Milwaukee, Wis. :$b Gareth Stevens Pub.,$c $a 32 pages :$b colour illustrations ;$c 22 x 24 cm. 336 $a text $2 rdacontent 336 $a still images $2 rdacontent 337 $a unmediated $2 rdamedia 338 $a volume $2 rdacarrier 18

Acknowledgments Parts of this presentation have been copied from presentations Train-the-trainer for RDA (NLA) and Trina Grover (LAC). Some other information has been copied from the RDA Toolkit. Chris Oliver’s book, Introducing RDA : a guide to the basics (London, Facet Publishing, 2010) has also been a valuable source of information. 19

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