Introduction to RDA for Books Sevim McCutcheon Catalog Librarian Kent State University with thanks to Steven Akarawa, Adam Schiff, and Robert Ellett

What is RDA? Resource Description and Access Intended to be successor to Anglo American Cataloging Rules, based on AACR2 Is in the testing phase Oct-Dec Review phase Jan-March 2011 Some international and U.S. libraries have adopted already 4,000+ records in OCLC in RDA already

Purpose today

How can you tell it’s RDA?

Parallel language record (not related to RDA, but worth noting)

How can you tell it’s RDA?

Principles of RDA Transcribe what you see Take what you get – Fewer abbreviations, more words – Misspellings transcribed as written, then explained in a note or an alternate title (246 field) – Cataloger doesn’t add extra information if it doesn’t appear on the piece Example of AACR extra info: 260 Columbus [Ohio] Caution: some changes in RDA will look like errors

Capitalization – can Transcribe What You See Blackwell’s dictionary of Judaism : ‡b its mythology, folklore, philosophy, literature, and history / ‡c Margaret and James Stutley Blackwell’s Dictionary of JUDAISM : ‡b Its Mythology, Folklore, Philosophy, Literature, and History / ‡c Margaret and James Stutley. 9 AACR2 RDA (Alternative)

Transcribe What You See Blackwell’s dictionary of Judaism : ‡b its mythology, folklore, philosophy, literature, and history / ‡c Margaret and James Stutley Blackwell’s Dictionary of JUDAISM : ‡b Its Mythology, Folklore, Philosophy, Literature, and History / ‡c Doctor Margaret and Reverend James Stutley, University of Honolulu. 10 AACR2 RDA

Misspellings AACR The wrold [sic] according to Garp OR The wrold [i.e. world] according to Garp RDA The wrold according to Garp AND 246 1_ $i Title should read: $a World according to Garp

Rule of 3 is gone AACR: 4+ authors entered under title, 700 for first author ‡a Calculus : ‡b single variable / ‡c by Deborah Hughes-Hallett … [et al.] _ Hughes- Hallett, Deborah. RDA: 4+ authors entered under first author 100 1_ Hughes- Hallett, Deborah ‡a Calculus : ‡b single variable / ‡c by Deborah Hughes-Hallett….

Rule of 3 is gone AACR: 4+ authors : list the first then …[et al.] ‡a Calculus : ‡b single variable / ‡c Deborah Hughes-Hallett … [et al.] _ Hughes- Hallett, Deborah. RDA: 4+ authors: list all 100 1_ ‡a Hughes- Hallett, Deborah ‡a Calculus : ‡b single variable / ‡c Deborah Hughes- Hallett, Andrew M. Gleason, William G. MacCallum, and David O. Lomen. 700 for Gleason, Andrew M. and others is optional

Rule of 3 is gone AACR: 4+ authors Calculus : ‡b single variable / ‡c Deborah Hughes- Hallett … [et al.] _ Hughes- Hallett, Deborah. RDA: 4+ authors: [and x others] 100 1_ Hughes-Hallett, Deborah Calculus : ‡b single variable / ‡c Deborah Hughes- Hallett [and three others]. 700 for others is optional

245 subtitles and noun phrases Note: subtitles not required, not “core” AACR ‡a Antiquities : ‡b seven stories / ‡c John Crowley ‡a Otherwise : ‡b three novels / ‡c by John Crowley. RDA ‡a Antiquities : ‡b seven stories / ‡c John Crowley. no change--no grammatical connection ‡a Otherwise / ‡c three novels by John Crowley. RDA change--grammatical connection

Sources for Statement of Responsibility AACR Title page only, bracket if comes from elsewhere T.p. verso: edited by John Smith History of religion / $c [edited by John Smith] RDA Title page is first choice, but other places on resource okay. No brackets unless cataloger supplies T.p. verso: edited by John Smith History of religion / $c edited by John Smith.

250 Edition – transcribe what you see. AACR Abbreviate full words Source: second revised edition 250 2nd rev. ed. Source: 2nd ed nd ed. RDA Transcribe what’s there Source: second revised edition 250Second revised edition. Source: 2nd ed nd ed.. note ending punctuation

260 transcribe what you see AACR Source: Inarticulate Publishing, Columbus, Columbus [Ohio] : $b Inarticulate Pub., $c RDA Source: Inarticulate Publishing, Columbus, c Columbus : $b Inarticulate Publishing, $c Published in Ohio.

260 and Copyright Copyright is always transcribed but the cataloger has to use the copyright symbol (or write out "copyright") If the only date available is the copyright, that date is the inferred publication date & is entered in brackets followed by the copyright date 260 __ Berlin : ‡b Kronos Media, ‡c [2001], ©2001.

What do you notice?

Many, but not all, Abbreviations Eliminated AACR  p.  ill.  col.  ca.  b., d.  [s. l]  [s.n.] RDA  page(s)  illustrations  color [or sometimes colour]  approximately  born, died  [place of publication not identified]  [publisher not identified]

Fewer abbreviations, more brackets AACR2 1.0C1 260 [S.l. : $b s.n.], $c [S.l. : $b Museum of Art, $c 1997] RDA D [Place of publication not identified] : $b [publisher not identified], $c [Place of publication not identified] : $b [Museum of Art], $c [1997]

Approximate Date of Publication, Distribution, Etc. AACR2 1.4F7, 2.16G [1971 or 1972] [1969?] [between 1906 and 1912] [ca. 1960] [197-] [197-?] [18--] [18--?] [not after Aug. 21, 1492] RDA [1971 or 1972] [1969?] [between 1906 and 1912] [1960?] [between 1970 and 1979] [between 1970 and 1979?] [between 1800 and 1899] [between 1800 and 1899?] [not after August 21, 1492]

Not all abbreviations eliminated AACR min., sec., in. cm. RDA min., sec., in. [no change] cm. – Period at end of 300 if there’s a series – No period if no series

300 physical description LC Policy: optional to enter subfield b 300 __ ‡a 31 pages : ‡b color illustrations ; ‡c 18 cm _ ‡a Digitale Bibliothek 300 __ ‡a 31 pages : ‡b color illustrations ; ‡c 18 cm No 490 series, so no period after cm

– no more GMD A bridge too far ‡h [videorecording]. GMD [not used in RDA; not an option ] MARC fields “replace” GMD; each field is repeatable to account for media combinations 336 (content type) 337 (media type): not mandatory in the rules but likely to be required by the Library of Congress policies 338 (carrier)

336 Content Type 336 Content: What is it? What sense is needed? Examples: text performed music notated music spoken word two-dimensional moving image three-dimensional form

337 Media Type 337 media: what equipment is needed to use? Examples audio computer microform projected unmediated video

338 Carrier type 338 carrier: what is it housed in? Examples: audiocassette, audio disc computer disc, online resource microfiche film reel card, flipchart, volume videocassette, videodisc

for a DVD AACR A bridge too far ‡h [videorecording]. 300 __ ‡a1 videodisc (85 min.) : ‡b sd., col. ; ‡c 4 3/4 in. RDA A bridge too far. 300 __ 1 DVD (85 min.) : ‡b sound, color ; ‡c 4 3/4 in 336 __ ‡a two-dimensional moving-image ‡2 rdacontent 337 __ ‡a video ‡2 rdamedia 338 __ ‡a videodisc ‡2 rdacarrier

for a book AACR 100 1_ ‡a Wells, H. G. ‡q (Herbert George), ‡d ‡a The war of the worlds / ‡c by H.G. Wells. 300 __ ‡a 268 p. : ‡b ill. ; ‡c 22 cm. RDA 100 1_ ‡a Wells, H. G. ‡q (Herbert George), ‡d The War of the Worlds / ‡c by H.G. Wells. 300 __ ‡a 268 pages : ‡b illustrations ; ‡c 22 cm 336 __ ‡a text ‡2 rdacontent 337 __ ‡a unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 __ ‡a volume ‡2 rdacarrier

Access points Relationship terms (‡e) are encouraged Terms from the authorized list in RDA. LC will make them only for illustrators of children's books, and for translators Examples: 100 1_ Wells, H. G. ‡q (Herbert George), ‡d , ‡e author _Volkin, Margerie, ‡e editor

Access points Some RDA rules would affect NACO authority records. Bible: “O.T.” and “N.T.” dropped if specific books are named--split files result; if specific book is not named, use Bible. Old Testament; Bible. New Testament. Dept. to Department OCLC will make global changes to these headings if RDA adopted.

Parts of the Bible AACR A Bible. O.T. Bible. N.T. Bible. O.T. Ezra Bible. N.T. Revelation Bible. O.T. Pentateuch Bible. N.T. Gospels Bible. O.T. Apocrypha RDA , Bible. Old Testament Bible. New Testament Bible. Ezra Bible. Revelation Bible. Pentateuch Bible. Gospels Bible. Apocrypha In RDA, individual books and groups of books of the Bible are recorded as a subdivision of Bible, rather than as a subdivision of O.T. or N.T.

Inconsistencies “Application of RDA is still a work in progress -- that's what the testing is for” “Expect inconsistencies of application; using RDA will become more standardized, especially if it is adopted by the national libraries” -- Steven Akarawa, Yale

Let’s try some out