University Libraries Development and Principles of RDA Daniel Kinney Associate Director of Libraries for Resource Management Continuing Education Workshop May 19, 2014
Special Issue What in the World... Cataloging on an International Scale Papers from the ALCTS preconference, June 26, 1998 Articles Introduction Daniel W. Kinney The Emerging Global Bibliographic Network: The Era of International Standardization in the Development of Cataloging Policy John D. Byrum Jr. REUSE or Rule Harmonization: Just a Project? Monika Münnich The Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules and Their Future Ralph W. Manning Harmonization of USMARC, CAN/MARC, and UKMARC Sally H. McCallum Local Creation/Global Use: Bibliographic Data in the International Arena Glenn Patton IFLA Section on Cataloguing: Why in the World? Ingrid Parent The IFLA Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records: International Standards for Universal Bibliographic Control Olivia M. A. Madison The Unicode Standard: Its Scope, Design Principles, and Prospects for International Cataloging Joan M. Aliprand Authority Control at the International Level Barbara B. Tillett
Sources for the Principles of RDA Anglo-American Cataloging Tradition AACR2 Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD) IFLA Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)
Some Acronyms FRBR A conceptual model that provides the framework or theoretical foundation for RDA RDA A content standard that provides guidelines or instruction for cataloging ISBD A display standard created to provide a standard form of bibliographic description MARC Format A container for bibliographic data. A standard for the representation and exchange of data in machine-readable form.
Objectives and Functions of the Catalog From FRBR Find Identify Select Obtain From ICP Navigate Additional Objective Added to RDA (RDA 0.4.2.1) Understand
Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD) Users of authority data: authority data creators who create and maintain authority data Users who use authority information either through direct access to authority data or indirectly through the controlled access points (authorized forms of names, variant forms of name/references, etc.) in catalogues, national bibliographies, other similar databases, etc. Functional Requirements for Authority Data: A Conceptual Model: Final Report, December 2008. edited by Glenn E. Patton, IFLA Working Group on Functional Requirements and Numbering of Authority Records (FRNAR). Mϋnchen: K.G. Saur, 2009.
Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD) User Tasks Find Identify Contextualize Place a person, corporate body, work, etc. in a context; clarify the relationship between two or more persons, corporate bodies, works, etc. or clarify the relationship between a person, corporate body, etc. and a name by which that person, corporate body, etc. is known (e.g., name used in religion versus secular name). Justify Document the authority data creator s reason for choosing the name or form of name on which a controlled access point is based.
Cutter s Objects of a Catalog 1. To enable a person to find a book of which either ( A) the author (B) the title is known (C) the subject 2. To show what the library has (D) by a given author (E) on a given subject (F) in a given kind of literature 3. To assist in the choice of a book (G) as to its edition (bibliographically) (F) as to its character (literary or topical)
Core Elements Core elements minimum set of elements Core if elements e.g., the date of distribution if the date of publication is not identified Beyond Core if Policies of the cataloging agency or cataloger s judgment Core elements are flagged in the RDA Toolkit
RDA Core Elements Found in Chapter 0.6 Repeated in the general chapters dealing with FRBR entities Intended to support FRBR user tasks LC RDA Core Elements: http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/pdf/core_elements.pdf
Dublin Core 15 elements (DC15) Contributor Coverage Creator Date Description Format Identifier Language Publisher Relation Rights Source Subject Title Type
ICP Foundations for Search Capabilities: Essential Access Points Essential access points are those based on the main attributes and relationships of each entity in the bibliographic or authority record Bibliographic records: Authorized access point for the name of the creator or first named creator of the work when more than one is named Authorized access point for the work/expression Title proper for the manifestation Year of publication or issuance of the manifestation Controlled subject terms and/or classification numbers for the work Standard numbers and identifiers for the described entity
Essential Access Points for Authority Records Authorized name or title of the entity Identifiers for the entity Variant names and variant forms of name of title for the entity Additional Access Points: Attributes from other areas of the bibliographic description or authority record may serve as optional access points or as filtering or limiting devices for a search Attribute: Characteristic of an entity [Source: FRBR] Relationship: A specific connection between entities or their instances [Source: based on FRBR]
IFLA Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (2009) The IFLA Statement of International Cataloguing Principles informs the cataloguing principles used throughout RDA Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA IFLA principles are applicable to online catalogs and beyond IFLA statement builds on the great cataloguing traditions of the world and also on FRBR The first principle is to serve the convenience of the user
RDA Objectives and Principles Resulting in Changes from AACR2 Currency Responsive to new developments and the emergence of new resources Terminology Consistent with the concepts and terms defined in FRBR and FRAD Sufficiency Data should be sufficient to meet the needs of the user to select an appropriate resource Representation Data should reflect the resource s representation of itself (i.e. Take what you see )
Work a distinct intellectual or artistic creation Expression - the intellectual or artistic realization of a work Manifestation the physical embodiment of an expression of a work Item a single exemplar of a manifestation FRBR Group 1 Entities [Products of intellectual or artistic endeavor]
Person an individual Corporate body an organization or group of individuals and/or organizations Family Two or more persons related by birth, marriage, adoption, or similar legal status, or who otherwise present themselves as a family (from FRAD) FRBR Group 2 Entities (Responsible for intellectual or artistic content in Group 1 entities)
Attributes - All entities in FRBR are defined by attributes that distinguish them from other entities Relationships The identification and mapping of bibliographic relationships between entities are essential to FRBR
FRBR in RDA: Recording attributes Section 1: Recording attributes of manifestation and item Section 2: Recording attributes of work and expression Section 3: Recording attributes of person, family, and corporate body Section 4: Recording attributes of concept, object, event, and place
Section 5: Recording primary relationships between work, expression, manifestation, and item Section 6: Recording relationships to persons, families, and corporate bodies Section 7: Recording relationships to concepts, objects, events, and places associated with a work FRBR in RDA: Recording relationships
FRBR in RDA Recording relationship Section 8: Recording relationships between works, expressions, manifestations, and items Section 9: Recording relationships between persons, families, and corporate bodies Section 10: Recording relationships between concepts, objects, events, and places
Relationships Expressed in FRBR and RDA Between a resource and persons, families, and corporate bodies associated with the resource (Appendix I) Between works, expressions, manifestations, and items (Appendix J) Between persons, families, and corporate bodies (Appendix K) Between concepts, objects, events, and places (Appendix L: to be developed)
Continuity The data should be amenable to integration into existing databases (particularly those developed using AACR and related standards) JSC, Statement of Objectives and Principles for RDA
Training: How to Get Started Library of Congress Training Materials: http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/rda%20training%20materials/lc%20rd A%20Training/LC%20RDA%20course%20table.html LC Webcasts for RDA Training: http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/webcasts.html RDA Toolkit Essentials Webinar and Slides: http://www.rdatoolkit.org/essentials Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA: http://www.rdajsc.org/rda.html Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access: http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/camms/cmtes/ats-ccscat Adam L. Schiff s Home Page (Principal Cataloger, University of Washington, Seattle): http://faculty.washington.edu/aschiff/