OCLC Policy on Resource Description and Access (RDA)
OCLC policy statement on RDA Cataloging in WorldCat for the U.S. testing period and beyond
With the installation of capabilities as described in
Technical Bulletin 258, OCLC has now implemented most of the MARC 21 format changes for initial support of
RDA:
Resource Description & Access. OCLC has also implemented links to the
RDA toolkit for toolkit subscribers in the Connexion Browser and in Connexion Client 2.3. In the U.S., the Library of Congress, the National Agricultural Library, and the National Library of Medicine coordinated a test that involved those institutions and a group of additional institutions selected from the broader U.S. library community. More information about the
testing process can be found on the Library of Congress web site.
The timeline for the testing included a 90-day period in which testing participants familiarized themselves with the content of
RDA and the
RDA toolkit, a 2nd 90-day period in which the testing participants produced records, and a 3rd 90-day period in which the Steering Committee for the testing evaluated the results and produced its report. That
report has now been shared with the wider library community. Widespread adoption of
RDA within the U.S. is not expected now until January 2013 or later. OCLC is committed to supporting OCLC members who wish to implement
RDA in their libraries but will not require that all libraries adopt
RDA.
Many of the institutions that participated in the testing are OCLC member libraries and have added
RDA-based records to WorldCat, either online through Connexion or through batchloading. OCLC cataloging members who are not testing participants also have tried
RDA Cataloging. Some RDA test participants, including the Library of Congress plan to continue cataloging using RDA with some or all of their cataloging production until the implementation date. OCLC urges that cataloging staff members take time to become familiar with the content and use of RDA before beginning the creation of RDA records. Library of Congress staff have made available a variety of
training materials that will help in the familiarization process.
Until further notice, OCLC asks that the following protocols be respected by OCLC member libraries:
These protocols, which applied for the duration of the nine month RDA test period, continue to apply until further notice. OCLC will reconsider this policy during the remainder of 2011 and will seek comment from the OCLC membership on how widespread implementation could affect WorldCat before making policy decisions going forward.
(Source: OCLC website, June 2011)
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RDA Blog :
RDA Blog is a blog on
Resource Description and Access (
RDA), a new
library cataloging standard that provides instructions and guidelines on formulating data for resource description and discovery, organized based on the
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (
FRBR), intended for use by libraries and other cultural organizations replacing
Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (
AACR2). This blog lists description and links to resources on
Resource Description & Access (RDA). It is an attempt to bring together at one place all the useful and important information, rules, references, news, and links on
Resource Description and Access,
FRBR,
FRAD,
FRSAD,
MARC standards,
AACR2,
BIBFRAME, and other items related to current developments and trends in
library cataloging practice.
RDA Blog History: RDA Blog was created by
Salman Haider, a Cataloging & Metadata Librarian Blogger & Online Social Media Expert from India.
RDA Blog embarked on its journey to provide useful information to
Resource Description and Access (
RDA) in August 2011. It received good
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