TOPIC 1: Changes in RDA Content
TOPIC 2: Change in Content in LC-PCC PSs
TOPIC 3: Functional Changes in the RDA Toolkit
TOPIC 1: Changes in RDA Content
There are two types of changes in the RDA content for this update:
1) the third annual major update to RDA based on the decisions made by the
Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA (JSC) at their November 2013
meeting; and 2) “Fast Track” changes that are relatively minor and
typical of a release update.
Revisions from JSC actions:
The attached document (Summary of 2014 rda updates.docx)
identifies highlights from the changes to RDA due to the JSC update (see link below). Many
of the changes in this update package are due to re-numbering of instructions
and references (without a change in actual content) and are not included in the
attached listing. The changes will appear with the “revision history”
icon in the RDA Toolkit. A complete listing of all changes due to the
proposal process will appear in the left-side table of contents pane on the RDA
tab in the toolkit, at the bottom under “RDA Update History”—you will see an
additional entry there for the “2014 April Update.” To help you focus on
the more important changes to the instructions, some parts of the attached summary
have been highlighted in yellow to draw your attention.
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Relationship Designators for Contributors
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I.3.1
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The relationship designator for “editor of compilation”
has been deleted, and the concept incorporated into a revised relationship
designator for “editor.”
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Fast Track changes
An attached PDF file (see link below) identifies the "Fast Track" changes
to RDA that will be included in this release (6JSC-Sec-12-rev.pdf); Fast Track
changes are not added to the RDA Update History. Among the changes most
likely to be of interest to LC staff:
7.26.1.3: The instruction has been changed from
“transcribe the statement of projection” to “record the projection of
cartographic content” because other cartographic content attributes are
recorded.
There are several new and revised relationship designators for
Appendix J including these:
opera adaptation of (work) Reciprocal relationship: adapted as
opera (work)
container of (work) [replaces contains (work)]
music (work) Reciprocal relationship: music for (work)
continuation in part of (work) [replaces
continues in part (work)]
replacement in part of (work) [replaces
supersedes in part (work)]
replacement of (work) Reciprocal
relationship: replaced by (work) [replaces supersedes (work)
and superseded by (work)]
merged to form (work) [replaces merged
with … to form … (work)]
There are several new and revised
relationship designators for Appendix K including these:
member [replaces group member]
family
corporate body [replaces group member of]
component of a merger
corporate member
membership corporate body
predecessor of split
There are several new and revised
glossary terms including these:
Exhibit
Illustration
Image File
Unnumbered Leaf
Unnumbered Page
TOPIC 2: Change in Content in LC-PCC PSs
A summary of LC-PCC PS updates incorporated in this release is
attached (LCPCCPS_changes_2014_April.doc) (see link below). Many of the changes to the
LC-PCC PSs are related to RDA changes (re-numbering, new references,
etc.). Several PSs are being deleted because the content has been
incorporated into RDA itself or the RDA update makes the PS obsolete (e.g., to
remove reference to the PCC interim guidelines on treaties). Significant
changes to PSs you should be aware of:
9.19.1.2.6: New statement to record LC
practice/PCC practice for a new Optional addition. For new authority
records, catalogers may apply the option to supply “Other Designation Associated
with a Person” in the authorized access point. For existing authority records,
unless otherwise changing an existing heading (e.g., conflict, incorrect
dates), do not change an existing AACR2 or RDA heading merely to add an “other
designation”.
11.13.1.2: Re-captioned to “Type of Corporate
Body” due to changes in RDA; guidelines applying to access points formerly
found in the Policy Statement at 11.7.1.4 have been moved here. New
alternative guidelines on using the spelled-out forms of a preferred name that
is an initialism or acronym have been provided.
16.2.2.13 and 16.4: Revised the U.S.
Townships section in each of these PSs.
TOPIC 3: Functional Changes in the RDA Toolkit
An excerpt from ALA Publishing on the updates to the functionality
of the RDA Toolkit with this release is found at the end of this email.
The next planned release of the RDA Toolkit will be in August
2014, although the update is most likely to impact functional changes to the
Toolkit, and synchronization of translations. The October 2014 release
will include content updates for RDA and the LC-PCC PSs.
The documents attached to this email may also be found on the Web:
[Source: Library of Congress]
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