1. RDA is on the way! © Lynne LeGrow Cataloguer Collection Access
Halifax Public Libraries
Presentation for N.S.A.L.T. Conference
October 23, 2009

2. That was then…

3. This is now…

4. Who do we catalogue for? Patrons in the library Staff of the library
More and more nowadays, we are cataloguing for the home/remote user. (This remote user is not necessarily a local user.)

5. The ‘next-generation’ catalogue
Acts less like an inventory list and more like a finding aid.
With the advent of the Internet, people’s expectations regarding search and access to information has changed.

6. RDA is on the way!
RDA is the new international cataloguing standard that will replace AACR2 in late 2009 / early 2010.

7. International interest in the subject of cataloguing

8. Why change to RDA?
The bib record will reflect changes to optimize the use of the library catalogue as an online product.
RDA provides guidelines on cataloguing digital resources and will improve searching and browsing for users
RDA supports the clustering of bibliographic records to show relationships between works and their creators to make us more aware of the work's different editions, translations, or physical formats.
Not everyone is in favour of changing to RDA. They site cost factors and voice concern about the extra training needed for cataloguers.

9. What RDA will NOT do…
RDA will have NO influence on presently used classification schemes (Dewey is still king) unless of course you use LC Classification…

10. Some changes that are being made to catalogues pre-RDA
The ‘Rule of Three’ has
been made optional.
This antiquated rule was
created in the days of the
card catalogue when space
was limited.
With an online environment
we can trace as many
authors as we want!
(The more access the better!)
RDA states that statements of responsibility will be recorded as found.

11. Subject headings are being updated
Inverted headings are gradually being changed to direct order
Example: Body, human is now Human body
Antiquated terms are being updated to modern jargon
Example: Cookery will change to Cooking

12. Genre headings are used more
Unlike subject headings which tell the user
what the material is ‘about’, genre headings
tell the user what the material ‘is’.
Examples: $aMystery fiction.$2gsafd
655 7 $aEssays.$2lcsh
655 7 $aFilmed operas.$2lcsh

13. More ‘formatted’ contents notes
Formatted contents notes will enable the user to find individual works within works. Example: you could do a title search for the song “Beautiful day” by U Example: you could do a title search for “The yellow wallpaper” (a short story found only in a short story anthology)
505 $tBeautiful day /$rU2 --$tPenny Lane /$rBeatles --$tOne headlight /$rWallflowers.

14. Relator terms will be used
When tracing names in 700 tags we will be using relator terms. (input in a subfield e)
These relator terms will be spelled out and not input as abbreviations as they are now.
Examples:
$aSmith, Chester.$esinger
$aDouglas, Keith.$econductor
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15. Examples of RDA terminology
AACR2 terms
Heading
Main entry
Added entry
Authorized heading
See references
Elements
RDA terms
Access point
Authorized access point
Variant access point
FRBR attributes
It is ALL about ACCESS!

16. Changes to MARC with RDA
GMD (general material designation) will no longer be input in the $h subfield of the 245 marc tag. GMD will be replaced by: Content type, Media type, and Carrier type.
Content type terms will be input in a 336 tag Example: 336 $a two-dimensional moving image $2 rdacontent
Media type terms will be input in a 337 tag Example: 337 $a video $2 rdamedia
Carrier type terms will be input in a 338 tag Example: 338 $aVideodisc.$2rdacarrier
There will be new 007 and 008 codes
New field (marc tag 011) in the bib and authority formats to identify which of the FRBR entities is represented by the record Example: 011 $aFrench translation.$2rda
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17. Punctuation and Capitalization
AACR2 dictated that certain marks of punctuation (such as ellipsis) should be replaced with other marks of punctuation.
RDA specifies that punctuation should be transcribed exactly as it appears
AACR2 rules of capitalization no longer apply
RDA specifies that capitalization should be transcribed exactly as it appears

18. Abbreviations being eliminated
Birth/death dates will no longer be denoted by b. or d.
Bible headings will no longer hold the abbreviations for New and Old Testament (N.T. & O.T.)
In the 250 tag there will be no abbreviations used (1st ed., Rev. ed., etc.)
In the 300 tag there will be no more abbreviations such as: col., sd., geneal., b&w etc…
The abbreviation ca. will be replaced with the word approximately
The abbreviation i.e. will be replaced with the words ‘that is’
Latin references S.l. (sine loco, for without place) S.n. (sine nomine, without name) will no longer be used in the 260 tag.

19. Catalogue searching will be KEYWORD driven
Searches will perform much like Google searches do because they will use keywords to guide the search
The search results will be ranked for relevancy
Users will have the option to further refine their search results
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20. What is FRBR? (ferber)
Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records
FRBR is an evolving conceptual model designed to help users easily navigate catalogs and find the material they want in the form they want it – be that print, DVD, audio, or adaptations.
FRBR considers that each work has a unique entry point and from that you can then describe that work in its various formats.

21. New acronyms
FRAD - Functional Requirements for Authority Data (the new basis for instructions on authority control).
FRSAR – Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records.

22. FRBR… Three groups In other words: Title, author, subject
The first group comprises the products of intellectual or artistic endeavour that are named or described in bib records: work, expression, manifestation, and item.
The second group comprises those entities responsible for the intellectual or artistic content, the physical production and dissemination, or the custodianship of such products: person and corporate body.
The third group comprises an additional set of entities that serve as the subjects of intellectual or artistic endeavour: concept, object, event, and place.
In other words: Title, author, subject
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23. How does FRBR relate to RDA?
FRBR provides the conceptual foundation for RDA
RDA will include the FRBR terminology Example: the names of bibliographic entities: “work”, “expression”, “manifestation”, and “item”)
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24. FRBR example The FRBR model can be used to present options to
users in a more clear and user-friendly manner.
Would it not be easier to see one basic overview record for “Jane Eyre” and choices for versions and availability rather than a long list of records of different editions of Jane Eyre with not much information on the initial hit list page to differentiate them?
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25. Illustration of FRBR using “Jane Eyre”

26. Manifestations are what we typically catalogue.
U.S. edition (Random House)
British edition (Hodder & Stoughton)
These are manifestations of the regular print expression
Large print editon (Thorndike Press)
Large print editon (Chivers Press)
These are manifestations of the large print expression
Book on CD (Macmillan Audio)
Book on CD (Blackstone Audiobooks)
These are manifestations of the sound recording expression

27. RDA/FRBR example = Jane Eyre (clustering)
Search term = Jane Eyre = Results
Note the effective use of icons!

28. Jesse Shera's Two Laws of Cataloguing:
Law #1 No cataloguer will accept the work of any other cataloguer.
Law #2 No cataloguer will accept his/her own work six months after the cataloguing. University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library Science.  Dec

29. RDA is on the way! © Lynne LeGrow Cataloguer Collection Access
Halifax Public Libraries
Presentation for N.S.A.L.T. Conference
October 23, 2009