RDA Made Simple: A Practical Guide to the New Cataloging Rules

by Amy Hart

Overview

Looking for a comprehensive, all-in-one guide to RDA that keeps it simple and provides exactly what you need to know? This book covers planning and training considerations, presents relevant FRBR and FRAD background, and offers practical, step-by-step cataloging advice for a variety of material formats.

• Supplies an accessible, up-to-date guide to RDA in a single resource

• Covers history and development of the new cataloging code, including the results of the U.S. RDA Test Coordinating Committee Report

• Presents the latest information on RDA cataloging for multiple material formats, including print, audiovisual, and digital resources

• Explains how RDA's concepts, structure, and vocabulary are based on FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) and FRAD (Functional Requirements for Authority Data), both of which are reviewed in the book

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610694865
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/28/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Amy Hart has been a technical services/systems librarian for more than 20 years, most recently serving as head of bibliographic services at Minuteman Library Network in Natick, MA.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction: RDA Made Simple

Chapter 1: RDA History to 2008

Chapter 2: RDA HIstory 2008alt-1-5-0

Chapter 3: Planning for RDA

Chapter 4: Implementation Issues

Chapter 5: FRBR, FRAD, and RDA

Chapter 6: RDA's Introductory Chapter

Chapter 7: Navigating RDA

Chapter 8: Tips for Using RDA

Chapter 9: The "RDA Into MARC" Workflow: An Overview

Chapter 10: RDA Section 1: Manifestations and Items

Chapter 11: RDA Section 2: Naming Works and Expressions

Chapter 12: Describing Content for Works and Expressions

Chapter 13: RDA Section 6: Relationships of a Resource to Persons, Families, or Corporate Bodies

Chapter 14: RDA Section 8: Resource-to-Resource Relationships

Chapter 15: RDA Sections 3 and 9: Authority Work

Chapter 16: RDA Quick Reference Table of Contents

Chapter 17: RDA Into MARC Overview: Quick-Ref Chart

Chapter 18: MARC Chart: RDA Impacts

Chapter 19: MARC 264 Fields and Publication Dates

Chapter 20: Content, Media, and Carrier Types in MARC 33x

Chapter 21: Collaborations and Compilations

Chapter 22: Note Fields in RDA

Chapter 23: RDA Examples

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

"This handy reference . . . should prove useful." - VOYA

"RDA Made Simple is an excellent starting point for those planning for the implementation of RDA at their library. RDA trainers may find the author's practical approach useful as well." - Technicalities

From the Publisher

This handy reference is intended for the librarian who is moving forward from traditional cataloging into Web- and machine-linked data and is looking for practical and conceptual grounding in RDA (Resource Description and Access). Beginning with a history of the development of RDA from earlier formats and its adoption by the Library of Congress, Hart continues with discussions of planning and implementation for the general librarian. Part two covers transitioning from RDA into MARC, and part three describes special topics and gives extensive and detailed examples that are helpful models. A bibliography and works cited list, as well as a four-page index, complete the guide. Hart, a technical systems librarian for more than twenty years, has previously published The Rdaprimer: A Guide For The Occasional Cataloger and also writes reviews for The Library Mediaconnection. Rda Made Simple is not exceptionally simple but should prove useful when combined with other supportive resources. Reviewer: Laura Woodruff; Ages adult professional.

VOYA, October 2015 (Vol. 38, No. 4) - Laura Woodruff