RDA essentials

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Information & Library Science Library

Call Number
Z694.15.R47 B74 2016
Status
Available

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Summary

This concise guide to cataloging with RDA: Resource Description and Access specifically hones in on the needs of those seeking a simplified path to creating basic RDA records. First describing foundational RDA concepts and vocabulary, Brenndorfer then distills RDA instructions, matching them to cataloging practice in easy-to-follow language. Current with RDA instructions through the April 2015 update to RDA, this guide makes an excellent primer while also serving as a bridge to more complex cataloging. It's an ideal resource for:

Small libraries that require standard cataloging but don't need all the details of structure and content of the full RDA LIS students who need an introduction to cataloging Paraprofessionals seeking a ready reference for copy cataloging Experienced catalogers needing a quick summary of RDA practice

A handy offline access point for solo and part-time catalogers, Brennndorfer's guide also supports training and classroom use in any size institution.

Contents

Identifying manifestations and items -- Describing carriers -- Providing acquisition and access information -- Identifying works and expressions -- Describing content -- Identifying persons -- Identifying families -- Identifying corporate bodies -- Relationships between entities -- Relationships to persons, families, and corporate bodies associated with a resource -- Relationships between works and subjects -- Relationships between works, expressions, manifestations, and items -- Relationships between persons, families, and corporate bodies -- Transcription -- Numbers expressed as numerals or as words -- Notes -- Titles associated with a manifestation -- Statements of responsibility -- Place of production, publication, distribution, and manufacture -- Name of producer, publisher, distributor, and manufacturer -- Date of production, publication, distribution, and manufacture -- Titles of works -- Names of persons, families, and corporate bodies -- Dates associated with persons, families, and corporate bodies -- Places -- Persons -- Families -- Corporate bodies -- Works -- Expressions -- Cases involving multiple elements -- Changes that result in the creation of a new description.

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