Introducing RDA : a guide to the basics after 3R / Chris Oliver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliver, Chris, 1951- author.

Series:

Special reports (American Library Association)

ALA Editions special reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Resource description & access.

Descriptive cataloging--Standards.

Descriptive cataloging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : ALA Editions, [2021]

Summary:

Explains what RDA is, its basic features, and the main factors in its development; describes RDA's relationship to the international standards and models that continue to influence its evolution; provides an overview of the latest developments, focusing on the impact of the 3R Project, the results of aligning RDA with IFLA's Library Reference Model (LRM), and the outcomes of internationalization; illustrates how information is organized in the post 3R Toolkit and explains how to navigate through this new structure; and discusses how RDA continues to enable improved resource discovery both in traditional and new applications, including the linked data environment.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

1. What Is RDA?

1.1. The 3R Project

1.2. Based on a Theoretical Framework

1.3. Designed for the Digital Environment

1.4. A Global Standard Appropriate for Use in Many Contexts

1.5. Impact

2. RDA: An International Standard

2.1. Alignment with International Principles, Models, and Standards

2.2. Capacity for Use in an International Context

2.3. Integration of Translations and the Translation Workflow

2.4. Shared Governance

3. The IFLA Bibliographic Conceptual Models

3.1. Overview of FRBR, FRAD, and FRSAD

3.2. IFLA Library Reference Model

3.3. Role of the Models

4. RDA's Background: Evolution from AACR2 into RDA

4.1. Building on the Foundations of AACR

4.2. Deconstruction of AACR2

4.3. Continuity with AACR2

4.4. Moving away from AACR2

5. RDA: Some Key Aspects

5.1. Focus on the User

5.2. Structure of RDA

5.3. Content and Carrier

5.4. RDA Elements

5.5. Aggregates

5.6. Shortcuts

5.7. Nomen

5.8. New Ways of Thinking about Resource Description

5.9. Summary

6. Using RDA

6.1. Navigation in the RDA Toolkit

6.2. Recording Methods

6.3. Element Reference

6.4. Condition/Option

6.5. Encoding Schemes: Vocabulary Encoding Schemes and String Encoding Schemes

6.6. Policy Statements and Application Profiles

6.7. Data Provenance

6.8. Examples

6.9. Glossary

7. RDA after the 3R Project

Sources for Further Information

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780838948613

0838948618

OCLC:

1176325762