Introducing RDA : : A Guide to the Basics After 3R.

• Superior document: ALA Special Report
• Author: Oliver, Chris.
• Place / Publishing House: Chicago : : American Library Association,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Language: English
• Series: ALA Special Report
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (213 pages)

Since Oliver's guide was first published in 2010, thousands of LIS students, records managers, and catalogers and other library professionals have relied on its clear, plainspoken explanation of RDA: Resource Description and Access as their first step towards becoming acquainted with the cataloging standard.

Table of Contents

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 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.