Module 4 Key differences from AACR2

Structure

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Learning Outcomes

• Understand similarities between RDA and AACR2

• Understand the structural differences between RDA and AACR2

Key differences from AACR2

What’s the same?

Key differences from AACR2

• Format-neutral• Content standard• Terminology (AACR2

RDA) • LCRI vs. LC-PCC PS vs.

Anglo-American decisions

• Online interactive tool• Core elements

What’s different?

• FRBR/FRAD structure• User focussed (FRBR user

tasks)• Greater emphasis on

relationships• Representation (from ICP)• GMD change to Content,

Media and Carrier• MARC changes• ISBD changes

Key differences from AACR2

• Format-neutral• Content standard only

What’s different?

Intellectual content > Physical format

Intellectual content > Data structure

Key differences from AACR2

What’s different?

Uniform title = Preferred title

• Terminology (AACR2 RDA)

• LCRI vs. LC-PCC PS vs. Anglo-American decisions

• Online interactive tool• Core elements

AACR2 level descriptions

AACR2 1.0D3 For the third level of description, include all elements set out in the following rules that are applicable to the item being described.

RDA Core elements

Core elements

Where in RDA?• Introduction: 0.6 Core elements• Each Section – “General guidelines”

– E.g. 1.3, 5.3

• Each “Core” instruction marked as core– E.g. 3.3 Carrier type, 2.4 Statement of

responsibility

Core elementsConditionally core

• Certain type of resources or entities• If related core elements are not available

– E.g. Date of copyright, if no date of publication• If multiple, only first one is core

– E.g. Multiple statements of responsibility

• If required to distinguish– E.g. Fuller form of name core if it will distinguish

the name from another similar one

Core elements

Institutional policy• LC-PCC PS – “LC Core”

• NLNZ cataloguing policy – draft available on the DescribeNZ wiki www.describe.org.nz

Key differences from AACR2

What’s different?

• Representation (from ICP)• User focussed (FRBR user

tasks = FISO)• FRBR/FRAD structure• Greater emphasis on

relationships

Attributes

Relationships

Title proper: Whose bottom is thisStatement of responsibility: Wayne LynchPlace of publication: MilwaukeePublisher: Gareth Stevens PubDate of publication: 2003Media type: unmediatedCarrier type: volumeExtent of text: 32 pages Dimensions: 22 x 24 cmSeries: Name that animal

Content type: text; still imageLanguage of expression: English

Work manifested: Lynch, Wayne. Whose bottom is this

Creator: Lynch, Wayne, author

Screen image from the RDA Toolkit (www.rdatoolkit.org) used by permission of the Co-Publishers for RDA (American Library Association, Canadian Library Association, and CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals)

FRBR/FRAD Structure

Key differences from AACR2

What’s different?

• GMD change to Content, Media and Carrier

• MARC changes• ISBD changes

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by Wayne Lynch.250 $a U.S. ed. 264 #1 $a Milwaukee, Wis. :$b Gareth Stevens Pub.,$c 2003.300 $a 32 pages :$b colour illustrations ;$c 22 x 24 cm336 $a text $2 rdacontent336 $a still image $2 rdacontent337 $a unmediated $2 rdamedia338 $a volume $2 rdacarrier

The instructions in AACR2 form the basis for the instructions in RDA

a. True

b. False

Key differences from AACR2

RDA is format neutral; this means-

a. Instructions are arranged by formatb. Format is not considered at allc. Instructions give more emphasis to intellectual content than physical format

Key differences from AACR2

Sections 1-4 of RDA cover...

a. General rules for description

b. Recording attributes

c. Subjects of works

Key differences from AACR2

In RDA GMD is recorded...

a. The same way as AACR2b. With new terminology and in new MARC fieldsc. In new fields but with AACR2 terminology

Key differences from AACR2

RDA is a content standard; this means

a. It emphasises what should be recorded but not howb. It is independent of encoding schemes such as ISBD and MARCc. Data created cannot be shared across different systems

Key differences from AACR2

Each section of RDA begins with a statement of the functional objectives of the FRBR and FRAD user tasks

a. True

b. False

Key differences from AACR2

Data created in RDA will no longer be abbreviated becausea. Data was less important in

AACR2b. We are no longer constrained by

limitations of card cataloguesc. Users don’t understand abbreviations

Key differences from AACR2

Terminology in RDA is

a. The same as in AACR2

b. Based on FRBR and FRAD models

c. Unique terms developed specifically for RDA

Key differences from AACR2

RDA is independent from schemes such as MARC and ISBD; this meansa. RDA is incompatible with MARC

and ISBDb. Data created can only be used

in the library environmentc. Future changes to encoding standards will not require changes to RDA

Key differences from AACR2

Where are instructions for core elements?

a. In the introduction at 0.6

b. In the general guidelines chapter in each sectionc. At the beginning of each instruction

d. All of the above

Key differences from AACR2

Key differences from AACR2

Summary

• Instructions based on AACR2

• Structure based on FRBR/FRAD

• Compatible MARC21 and ISBD