 Why do we catalog?  Why do we classify?  What aspects are important?  What aspects can we let go of?

 Is my system RDA compliant?  Will my system take RDA records?  Do I have to use RDA?

 Oliver, Chris. Introducing RDA: A Guide To The Basics. Chicago : American Library Association,  Adam L. Schiff’s Homepage /aschiff/ /aschiff/  LC RDA Documentation  OLAC/MLA RDA Testing Report =node/432 =node/432  PCC: Program for Cooperative Cataloging  Sanchez, Elaine R., ed. Chapters 1-3. In Conversations with Catalogers in the 21st Century. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, 2011.

 User tasks o Incorporate them into policy statements  Appendices I-L for Relationship terms  RDA and FRBR terminology (Binders of them!)

AACR2 to RDA vocabulary heading author, composer, etc. main entry uniform title see reference authorized access point creator preferred title + authorized access point for creator if appropriate 1) preferred title (+ other information to differentiate); 2) conventional collective title Variant access point

 Group 1 entities: o Work, expression, manifestation, item  Group 2 entities: o Person, family, corporate body  Group 3 entities: o Groups 1 and 2 o Concept, object, event, place [not yet in RDA]

ICP “representation” principle “Take what you see” “Accept what you get” –Example: Do not abbreviate words in transcribed fields MARC 260: ABC Publishing Company – do not change to “ABC Pub. Co.” MARC 250: Third revised edition – do not change to “3rd rev. ed.”

 Learn the names of metadata elements  Dis-entangle metadata encoding from metadata elements  Learn XML, DC  Familiarize yourself with linked data outu.be outu.be

 Create a calendar  Create an implementation plan o Who will learn? o Who will teach? o When will you start following RDA? o Review your indexing o Examine CORE elements  Look to the future o Hybrid records in OCLC o OCLC Bibliographic Record Notification (part of subscription) o OCLC Bibliographic Batchload (set-up fee)

 Scenario: You have a small technical services staff. PCC and LC begin using RDA March 31,  Draft an implementation plan for implementing RDA at your library 14

 RDA for Administrators o  Communication o Present RDA and FRBR vocabulary to your staff, in pieces, say 2-3 terms each meeting. Talk about them, what they mean and how they relate to your work o Look at your mission and goals; think about how your practices relate to them and make use of that in your communications 15