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RDA Terminology FRBR entities and relationships (model) – Entities Bibliographic – Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item » Work: distinct intellectual or artistic creation » Expression: intellectual or artistic realization of a work in the form of alphanumeric, musical, or choreographic notation, sound, image, object, movement, etc. » Manifestation: physical embodiment of an expression of a work » Item: exemplification of a manifestation

RDA Terminology People – Persons – Families – Corporate Bodies Subjects – Concepts – Objects – Events – Places

RDA Terminology Attributes or characteristics – Examples (see link below) – Work: title, form, date associated with the work, etc. – Persons: name, date of birth, place of birth, etc. – Corporate body: date associated with corporate body, name of c. b., etc.

RDA Terminology Relationships (at the heart of catalogue) – (Importance for user tasks: find, identify, select, obtain, and navigate) – Among group one entities – Among group two entities – Between group one and Group two entities

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RDA Terminology Core-ness of RDA elements Core (mandatory for a national level record) Core if (mandatory depending on the situation) Not core (cataloger’s judgment or local policy)

RDA Terminology Mode of issuance and Types of description – Mode of issuance What kind of resource are we cataloging? (Single unit, multipart monograph, serial, integrating resource) – Types of description Depends on mode of issuance (comprehensive, analytical, hierarchical) – Sources of information Depends on resource, but generally expanded

RDA Terminology How to Transcribe “Take what you see” “Accept what you get”