RDA in the wild: taking RDA into the global Gordon Dunsire Presented at the RDA Forum “RDA in the wild”, ALA Midwinter, 1 February 2015

Overview  … how the JSC is meeting the challenges of internationalization, linked data, and the evolution of the FRBR models.

Environmental factors Committee of Principals’ Governance Review FRBR/ FRAD/ FRSAD consolidation ISBD strategy review RDA Toolkit & RDA Registry structure and content RDA 2015+

Governance and strategy Expansion of JSC representation International communities Linked Data communities Cultural heritage (GLAM) communities

FRBR consolidation (expectations) Deprecation of Group 3 entities as subjects Addition of some Group 3 and FRSAD entities beyond context of subjects Replacement of attributes with relationships Example: Place of publication as relationship between Manifestation and Place

ISBD strategy review Continuing and improved alignment with RDA Review of consolidated edition  Punctuation of aggregations of RDA elements (aggregated statements; e.g. publication statement)

RDA Toolkit structure JSC proposals on Appendix D and Books of the Bible Layout of cross-entity designators RDA Development Team work on Element set view and navigation

Working principle Some areas of RDA will require overall review and amendment as a result of these developments. JSC will allocate resources as effectively as possible: minimize extensive wording and numbering changes in these areas.

Working Groups Places RDA/ONIX Framework Technical Aggregates Relationship designators Instructions on capitalization Fictitious entities

Thank you!   Presentations from the RDA Forum will be made available: Watch out for an announcement on the JSC website  Outcomes of the 2014 JSC Meeting 