1. * Presented by Cyrus Z. Ford University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
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Cataloging and Access to New Types of Media with Resource, Description, and Access (RDA)
Presented by
Cyrus Z. Ford
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries *

2. What is AACR2 and what is RDA?*
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What is AACR2 and what is RDA?
AACR2 is the 2nd edition of the Anglo American Cataloging Rules
RDA means Resource Description and Access
AACR2 was published in 1978 to reconcile the British and North American texts of the first AACR published in RDA is co-published by the American Library Association, the Canadian Library Association and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), which is based in the United Kingdom. RDA is a replacement for AACR2 with significant changes; however RDA is strongly linked to AACR2 and is its continuation. They contribute to the same structure and RDA is built on the foundations of AACR. The new cataloging records based on RDA are compatible with AACR records and we can say that RDA is a radical revision of AACR. RDA is compatible with international cataloging principles and vocabulary. RDA considers the international resource description standards as well as the usage and storage of library data in future. *

3. The implementation of RDA will begin no earlier than January 1, 2013.*
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Current status of RDA
The implementation of RDA will begin no earlier than January 1,
In June the national libraries announced that the RDA Test Coordinating Committee has recommended that the three U.S. national libraries (Library of Congress, the National Agricultural Library, and the National Library of Medicine) adopt RDA once certain conditions are met. *

4. Why do we need a new cataloging code?*
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Why do we need a new cataloging code?
For one thing, the world is different now than in when AACR2 came out *

5. How is the world different from 1978?*
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How is the world different from 1978?
Entertainment then
Entertainment now
Communication then
Communication now
Computers
Then—movies in movie theater or TV. Videos just starting. Music was on LPs, 8-track tapes, cassette tapes. Video games just starting—only in arcades. Now—download movies and music to computers or mobile devices. DVDs and CDs still around. Communication then—land lines and snail mail. Communication now—texting and voice on cell phones, some , Skype and video conferencing. *

6. This is a 16mm film and a video tape.*
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This is a 16mm film and a video tape. *

7. Here are a sound cassette and an 8-track tape.*
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Here are a sound cassette and an 8-track tape. *

8. Why else do we need a new cataloging code?*
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Why else do we need a new cataloging code?
RDA better for cataloging electronic resources
RDA better suited to cataloging media
RDA may be better suited to online catalog
Added fields for media and electronic resources help to state specifically what the carrier is. Part of the intent behind creating RDA was to make it work better for the online catalog than AACR2 does, but it is not certain that really has been accomplished. *

9. Here is a card catalog and some catalog cards.*
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Here is a card catalog and some catalog cards. *

10. And in 2012 …
Playaway Device
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11. CD – DVD - BluRay
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12. Streaming Media
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13. SlotMusic
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14. Other reasons why we need a new cataloging code*
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Other reasons why we need a new cataloging code
Better ways to bring together different editions and manifestations of a work.
Basic function of RDA is to identify and relate—help user find, identify, select, and obtain library material
A work is a “distinct intellectual or artistic creation.” (IFLA 1998). An example of a work is a play the way Shakespeare thought it up. An expression is “the specific intellectual or artistic form that a work takes each time it is ‘realized.’” (IFLA 1998).An example of an expression is an adaptation or translation of the same play. A manifestation is “the physical embodiment of an expression of a work. “ (IFLA 1988)
As an entity, manifestation represents all the physical objects that bear the same characteristics, in respect to both intellectual content and physical form.” (IFLA 1998). An example of a manifestation is a particular edition of the adaptation or translation of the play, or it could be a recording of the play being performed or a DVD of a performance of the play. An item is s “a single exemplar of a manifestation. The entity defined as item is a concrete entity.” (IFLA 1998).
An item would be a particular copy of the book, sound recording, or DVD. This is part of FRBR, which stands for Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records. *

15. What does FRBR mean to me as a user?*
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What does FRBR mean to me as a user?
I need to know Shakespeare’s play Hamlet for an exam.
I need to read this work.
I need to read Hamlet, and my mother tongue is Spanish, so I want a Spanish translation of Hamlet.
I need a particular manifestation of a particular expression of the work.
This is from a talk by Chris Oliver titled What is RDA and Why Do I Need to Know? that he presented to the Canadian Library Association Montreal Chapter on March 9, 2011. *

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Work
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Manifestation
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As a user…
Our professor put the print 2000 Oxford publication on the reading list.
I need this particular manifestation.
I need to find the copy I borrowed because it is overdue.
I need a particular item. *

19. *
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Expression
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20. Why else do we need a new cataloging code?*
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Why else do we need a new cataloging code?
Make bibliographic records easier to understand
Make bibliographic records more international and more easily understood by patrons—less abbreviations. RDA is primarily considered to be used by libraries, however it is being considered to be used in association with metadata standards by other communities like archives, museums, publishers, etc. *

21. *
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Specific changes
No General Material Designation [GMD]—new 300 fields to give content, media, and carrier:
Content type. Marc 336
Media type. Marc 337
Carrier type. Marc 338
Content type. Marc 336 Examples: Text, two-dimensional moving image, performed music. Media type. Marc 337 Examples: Audio, computer, unmediated, video, microform. Carrier type. Marc 338 Examples: Audio disc, online resource, microfiche, volume, videocassette *

22. Main differences between AACR2 and RDA*
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Main differences between AACR2 and RDA
RDA tries to be all things to all communities that catalog/create metadata
AACR2 is mainly a descriptive cataloging code, although it also has access rules *

23. Main differences between AACR2 and RDA*
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Main differences between AACR2 and RDA
AACR2 chapters organized by media, RDA by whether one is cataloging a work, expression, or a manifestation *

24. *
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Here’s a catalog card for those of you too young to remember then, and the parts of the catalog card. *

25. Very few abbreviations*
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Specific changes
Very few abbreviations
Examples:
AACR2: [S.L. : s.n., 1932?]
RDA
[Place of publication not identified : publisher not identified, 1932?]
AACR2
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 ¾ in.
1 videodisc (60 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 ¾ in.
Some examples are: “Second edition” would be spelled out and not abbreviated as “2nd ed.” Instead of “ S.l.” for a missing place of publication, use “place of publication not identified”. “Illustrations” is written out and is not abbreviated as “ill.” And “pages” is written out and are not abbreviated as ”p.” “Sound” and “color” in the 300 field are also written out. *

26. Examples AACR2 Description: [37] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm RDA*
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Examples
AACR2
Description: [37] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm
RDA
Description: 37 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm *

27. *
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More examples
AACR2
Description: 86, [21] p. : ill., 1 folded map : 24 cm.
RDA
Description: 86 pages, 21 unnumbered pages : illustrations, 1 folded map ; 24 cm
Notice that “cm” is not considered an abbreviation in RDA and therefore does not end in a period. *

28. Specific changes How dates are recorded*
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Specific changes
How dates are recorded
AACR2 Austin, Tex. : $b University of Texas, $c [197-] RDA Austin, Tex. : $b University of Texas, $c [between 1970 and 1979]
Instead of using [197-] use [between 1970 and 1979]. There is no circa date in RDA. The copyright symbol is used instead of “c” before a date or the word “copyright” is written out. Inaccuracies are recorded as they are, and if they occur in a title, an added corrected title may be added to the bibliographic record. RDA avoids unnecessary punctuation. RDA uses brackets only for statements taken from an external resource (not taken from resource itself.) *

29. Specific changes Copyright symbol*
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Specific changes
Copyright symbol
[Alexandria, Virginia] : ǂb PBS Home Video, ǂc 2005, ©2002.
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30. Example of dealing with inaccuracy*
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Example of dealing with inaccuracy
AACR2
245 $a Healthy vegtable [i.e. vegetable] recipes for your heart
RDA
245 $a Healthy vegtable recipes for your heart
246 $i Corrected title: $a Healthy vegetable recipes for your heart
Most of the examples are from talks by members of the Joint Steering Committee of the Library of Congress at various library conferences. *

31. Example of no rule of three*
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Example of no rule of three
AACR2
$a Healthy vegtable [i.e. vegetable] recipes for your heart / $c by Margaret Norton … [et al.].
RDA
$a Healthy vegtable recipes for your heart / $c by Margaret Norton, Iowa State University, Leslie David, Arcadia University, Robert McCloud, Williams College, and Katherine Boone, University of Nebraska--Omaha. *

32. Alternative to listing all authors*
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Alternative to listing all authors
$a Healthy vegtable recipes for your heart / $c by Margaret Norton, Iowa State University…[and three others] *

33. Differences in Bible abbreviations*
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Differences in Bible abbreviations
AACR2
130 0# $a Bible. $p O.T.
130 0# $a Bible. $p N.T.
RDA
130 0# $a Bible. $p Old Testament.
130 0# $a Bible. $p New Testament.
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34. Streaming Video of a Documentary
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36. Blu-ray Disc
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37. SlotMusic
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42. Q&A Cyrus Z. Ford cyrus.ford@unlv.edu*
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Q&A
Cyrus Z. Ford
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
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