What’s New in RDA?
Amanda Sprochi
Health Sciences Cataloger
J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library
The University of Missouri-Columbia
Slide courtesy of Barbara Tillett.
IFLA Study Group on the
Functional Requirements for
Bibliographic Records
[1]
Provides framework for:
• What the bibliographic record provides
information about
• What the record is expected to achieve in
terms of user needs
[1] IFLA Study Group on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, Functional Requirements for
Bibliographic Records: Final Report, 1997, <http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdf> (20 March 2005)
Why FRBR matters
Based on relational database models
 Emphasizes relationships between data
elements
 Exploits possibilities for search and
retrieval in relational databases
 Better serves user’s needs to find and
retrieve items

What is FRBR?
An entity-relationship
model that describes the
world in terms of entities
and the relationships
between them
User tasks:
 Find
 Identify
 Select
 Obtain
FRBR Entities
Group 1
(creations)
Work
Expression
Manifestation
Item
Group 2
(creators)
Persons
Corporate
Bodies
Group 3
(subjects)
Group 1 or 2
Entities
Concept
Object
Event
Place
Relationships

Relationships are the associations
between FRBR entities
Attributes
Attributes are characteristics of entities;
in RDA these are called “elements”
elements = attributes
Attributes of a manifestation
Title of the manifestation
Edition
Place of publication
Publisher
Date of publication, etc.

FRBR Model
“WEMI”
Work
is realized through
Intellectual/Artistic
Content
Physical-Recording
of content
Expression
is embodied in
Manifestation
is exemplified by
Item
[2]
IFLA Study Group on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, Functional Requirements for Bibliographic
Records: Final Report, 1997, <http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdf> (20 March 2005) p.13.
RDA and FRBR
Joint Steering Committee on AACR2 released a new
version: R(esource) D(escription) and A(ccess)
 Based on FRBR
 Organized by FRBR elements (work, expression,
manifestation, item) and not form of resource (book,
ebook, map, sound recording, etc.)
 ISBD punctuation is allowed but not mandatory
 Timeline:

◦ RDA released in beta form in June 2010 or thereabouts
◦ Test libraries, including LOC, NLM, NAL and other volunteers
trained on RDA from June-September 2010
◦ October 1 test libraries began using RDA to produce records in
OCLC
◦ December 31 test ended
◦ January 1, 2011-March 31 the RDA test coordinating committee
evaluated results of the test and published its findings
ALA Annual Meeting 2011 announcement that
RDA would be “reworded” for clarity
 RDA would be implemented in 2013
 2 March 2012, LC announces it will implement
RDA beginning 31 March, 2013. The National
Library of Medicine, National Agriculture
Library, Library and Archives Canada, British
Library, and the National Library of Australia
agree to implement as well. The Deutsche
Nationalbibliothek will adopt slightly later.
 31 March 2013, RDA is adopted as planned

RDA

Content schema
◦ Doesn’t tell you HOW to display bibliographic
data, but tells you what should be in there

Not an encoding standard
◦ Schema neutral
 MARC
 Dublin Core
 XML

Based on FRBR (Fundamental
Requirements for Bibliographic Records)
Structure of RDA
Organized by user tasks and goals, rather
than kind of material
 Follows WEMI
 Has “core” elements, which are attributes
(“elements” in RDA) required for an
acceptable national-level cataloging record

◦ Defined at the element level
 Always CORE ELEMENT
 “Core if” – contingency described

Core elements listed as a group in RDA
0.6 and separately in each chapter
Alternatives, options, and exceptions are
set off by a green bar
 These are not required


Library of Congress Policy Statements
(LCPS)
◦ Facilitate uniform interpretation and
application of the rules
◦ LC catalogers are required to follow these
◦ Cataloging agencies are not required to follow
the LCPSs, but many/most probably will
RDA examples
 Illustrate the specific instruction under
which they appear
 Don’t give/show punctuation
 Illustrate elements as they would be
recorded by an English-speaking cataloger
 Appear in yellow shading (shading is really
hard to see!)

Major Changes in RDA

No abbreviations
◦ spell out pages, illustrations, leaves, volume, etc.
◦ continue to use “cm” and “in.”
◦ some abbreviations still used for states and territories,
see Appendix

Each element gets its own brackets
264 _1 [New York] : $b [Doubleday], $c [1994]

Do not use Latin phrases
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
ca.  approximately
S.l.  place of … not known
s.n.  name of … not known
fl.  active
et al.  [and … others]
ISBD punctuation and capitalization is
optional
 NO GMD

◦ Replaced by a series of 3xx fields
 content (RDA 6.9.1.3)
 media (RDA 3.2.1.3)
 carrier (RDA 3.3.1.3)
◦ Macro in OCLC for inserting
245 $h [videorecording]
336 two-dimensional moving image $b tdi $2
rdacontent
337 video $b v $2 rdamedia
338 videodisc $b vd $2 rdacarrier
“Take what you see and accept what you get.”
DESCRIPTION
Fixed fields and 0xx



For RDA records, 008 Desc should be i for RDA
records using ISBD punctuation, blank for RDA records
not using ISBD punctuation
DtSt s for single date, t if using 264
prod/pub/dist/manufacture date and a ©date in 264 4
040: add $e rda after subfield $b
245/246





Title proper is core in RDA
May use ISBD punctuation and capitalization rules but
not required
Transcribe punctuation that conflicts with ISBD
punctuation as is
If elected…
AACR2: If elected- RDA: If elected…
First word of title proper should be capitalized; other
capitalization may follow Appendix A (sentence case as
in AACR2) but it is not required
For unusual capitalization, transcribe from source as is
245 10 eBay for dummies
245 10 www.google.com


Errors in title are transcribed as is; do not use [sic] or i.e.
Put corrected title in a 246
On t.p.: Peter Pual Rubens
245 10 Peter Pual Rubens
246 1 $i Corrected title: $a Peter Paul Reubens

If item lacks a collective title, list separately as in AACR2
OR the cataloger may devise a collective title; do not use
[ ], add a 500 note Title devised by cataloger.
245 10 The Archbishop’s ceiling ; $b The American clock
Or the option:
245 10 Two plays
500


Title devised by cataloger.
Alternative titles are still title proper in RDA
245 10 Moby Dick, or, The whale.
Parallel and other title information is not core for RDA,
but is for LC/PCC

For titles in compilations, use a 700 and
740 field for additional titles
245 10 Pride and prejudice ; $b Emma / Jane
Austen
700 1 Austen, Jane, $d 1775-1817. $t Pride and
prejudice.
700 1 Austen, Jane, $d 1775-1817. $t Emma.
740 02 Emma.


Statement of responsibility: only first statement is core in
RDA
Transcribed exactly from preferred source except for
capitalization & punctuation, which may follow ISBD and
Appendix A or not
245 00 Paediatric neurology / $c edited by Rob Forsyth, consultant and
senior lecturer in child neurology, Great North Children's
Hospital, Newcastle, UK, Richard Newton, consultant paediatric
neurologist, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, UK.

Include all honorifics, degrees, places of work, etc.
(optionally these may be removed)
245 10 Pharmaceutical and medical device compliance manual / $c by
Kathleen M. Boozang, J.D., LL.M., editor ; Simone HandlerHutchinson, J.D., editor ; Bret A. Campbell [and twenty-three
others].
OR
245 10 Pharmaceutical and medical device compliance manual / $c by
Kathleen M. Boozang, editor ; Simone Handler-Hutchinson,
editor ; Bret A. Campbell [and twenty-three others].

No rule of three—more than three authors, first
author is in 100, all else in 700
100 1 Goldman-Fraser, Jenifer, $e author.
245 10 Child exposure to trauma : $b comparative effectiveness of interventions
addressing maltreatment / $c prepared for Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality ; prepared by RTI International-University of North Carolina Evidencebased Practice Center ; investigators: Jenifer Goldman Fraser, Stacey W Lloyd,
Robert A Murphy, Mary M Crowson, Cecilia Casanueva, Adam Zolotor, Manny
Coker-Schwimmer, Kati Letourneau, Adrienne Gilbert, Tammeka Swinson Evans,
Karen Crotty, and Meera Viswanathan.
700 1 Lloyd, Stacey W., $e author.
700 1 Murphy, Robert A. $q (Robert Andrew), $d 1963- $e author.
700 1 Crowson, Mary M., $e author.
700 1 Casanueva, Cecilia, $e author.
700 1 Zolotor, Adam, $e author.
700 1 Coker-Schwimmer, Manny, $e author.
700 1 Letourneau, Kati, $e author.
700 1 Gilbert, Adrienne, $e author.
700 1 Evans, Tammeka Swinson, $e author.
700 1 Crotty, Karen, $e author.
700 1 Viswanathan, Meera, $e author.

Optionally, list first author and use [and …
others]
100 1 Goldman-Fraser, Jenifer, $e author.
245 10 Child exposure to trauma : $b comparative effectiveness of
interventions addressing maltreatment / $c prepared for
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ; prepared by
RTI International-University of North Carolina Evidencebased Practice Center ; investigators: Jenifer Goldman
Fraser [and eleven others].
Edition
•
•
Core in RDA
Edition statement written as found on preferred
source—do not abbreviate, etc. unless it is on the source
On source: First edition
250 First edition.
On source: 2nd edition
250 2nd edition.
264
Production, publication, distribution,
manufacturing, and copyright area
 Use in place of the 260

◦ 264 _0 Production (RDA core for unpublished
resources)
◦ 264 _1 Publication (RDA core for published resources)
◦ 264 _2 Distribution (RDA core for published resources
if there is no publication statement)
◦ 264 _3 Manufacture (RDA core for published resources
if there is no publication or distribution statement)
◦ 264 _4 Copyright date (RDA core if date of publication
or production is not available)

Place (first place is RDA core only)
◦ Record place of p/p/d/m as found on resource, following
rules for capitalization and punctuation or the
alternative
264 _1 Den Haag :
264 _1 Westport, Connecticut
264 _1 Burlington,VT, USA
264 _1 Aldershot, Hampshire, England
◦ Include both local place name and larger jurisdiction if
present on piece; larger jurisdiction may be added if
necessary to identify local place name, use [ ]
264 _1 Tolworth, England
264 _1 Dublin [Ohio]
◦ Use abbreviations in Appendix B.11 as required if
supplying jurisdictions
264 _1 Paris [Tex.]
◦ If place name is fictitious or needs clarification add a note
264 _1 Belfast : [on t.p.]
500 Actually published in Dublin.
◦ If more than one place, add each in order given by layout,
typography, etc.; do not favor US locations
264 _1 London ; $a New York ; $a Toronto
On piece: New York BOSTON Los Angeles
264 _1 Boston ; $a New York ; $a Los Angeles
◦ If place is not identified, add it if known using [ ] and ? to
indicate uncertainty
264 _1 [London?] :
◦ If place is not identified and cannot be determined, use
[Place of p/p/d/m not identified]; BUT LCPCC directs to
supply probable place
264 _1 [Place of publication not identified] RDA
264 _1 [United States?] LCPCC

Record name of producer/publisher/distributor/
manufacturer as found on resource, following rules for
capitalization and punctuation or the alternative
264 _1 New York : $b Penguin Books,
264 _1 London : $b Oxford University Press,
264 _1 Leeds : $b University of Leeds, Dept. of Spanish [Dept.
abbreviated on resource]

Omit levels of corporate hierarchy not needed to
identify publisher (BUT LCPCC says include)
264 _1 New York : $b Penguin Books, [RDA]
264 _1 New York : $b Penguin Books, a division of Random House,
USA, [LCPCC]

Include statements of function as they appear
264 _1 Boston, MA : $b Published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of
the New York Academy of Sciences

Record more than one p/p/d/m in order
indicated by sequence, layout, typography
On piece: ANCHOR BOOKS a division of Doubleday
264 _1 New York : $b Anchor Books, a division of
Doubleday

If no p/p/d/m is identified, use
[Producer/Publisher/Distributor/Manufacturer
not identified]
264 _1 New York : $b [publisher not identified]

Record date of production/publication/distribution/
manufacture in the form appearing on the resource
264 _1 New York : $b Penguin Books, $c 1999.
264 _1 Washington, D.C. : $b AHRQ, $c May 2000.

Transcribe dates according to cataloging agency practice;
LCPCC uses alternative, transcribe as found, another
option is to add dates in Arabic numerals in [ ]
264 _1 London : $b J. Alder, $c MDCCXXXIII. [LCPCC]
264 _1 London : $b J. Alder, $c MDCCXXXIII [1733]

LCPCC: give date in [ ] after dates not in Gregorian or
Julian calendars
264 _1 New York : $b Chabad, $c 5774 [2013-2014]

Transcribe chronograms as given [LCPCC: optionally add
date in [ ]: alternative, give only date in [ ]
264 _1 Roma : $b DeVaci, $c Ipso anno tertIo saeCVLarI
typographIae DIVIno aVXILIo a gerManIs InVentae [1740]

For multipart monographs: if first issue, part or iteration,
give date with open hyphen; ceased or complete, give range
of dates; last issue only available, give closing date; may
estimate dates using [ ]
264 _1 New York : $b Springer, $c 2013264 _1 New York : $b Springer, $c 2009-2013.
264 _1 New York : $b Springer, $c -2013.

If date is not identified, supply or approximate date in [ ]
264 _1 London : $b J. Smith & Sons, $c [1790?]

If date cannot be determined, use [date of p/p/d/m not
identified] BUT LCPCC says try to give date; follow LCPCC PS for 2.8.6.6
264 _1 [Springfield, Mo.?] : $b Farmer’s Cooperative, $c [date of
publication not identified] RDA
264 _1 [Springfield, Mo.?] : $b Farmer’s Cooperative, $c [1952?]

Do not use ca. or approximately

Copyright date
◦ only $c is valid for this field
◦ Use © or ℗ symbol in front of date, or copyright or
phonogram if the symbol is not available
264 _4 ©2005.
264 _4 copyright 2005.
◦ If multiple copyright dates, record most recent one;
option to record others in a note
◦ If there is only a copyright date, put the copyright
date in brackets in the 264 _1 publication statement
as a guesstimate of the publication date; a copyright
date may also be added in the 264 _4 but is not
required
On piece: ©2013
264 _1 New York : $b Doubleday Co., $c [2013]
264 _4 ©2013.
300
Extent is RDA core; content and dimensions are LCPCC
core
 For extent: record number of units and term listed under
RDA 3.3.1.3

300
300

If exact number of units is not easily known, use
approximately; optionally, omit number
300
300

1 videocassette
93 pages
approximately 600 slides
slides
If an appropriate term is not listed, use a term in common
usage; LCPCC notify PCC Standards Chair of need for
new term
300
1 USB flash drive

Add subunits is applicable in parens following term
designating the unit
300
300

If resource is unfinished or incomplete, give type of unit
without number
300
300

volumes
slides
For text: if volume is unpaged, record exact number if
easily counted; or use approximately; or record 1 volume
(unpaged)
300
300
300

1 folded sheet (16 panels)
1 score (38 leaves)
98 unnumbered pages
approximately 100 pages
1 volume (unpaged) [LCPCC]
Correct misleading numbering
300
329, that is, 392 pages

Irregular paging: record number of pages, leaves, or
columns in known followed by in various pagings; record
main sequences of pagination and add variously numbered
or unnumbered pages; record 1 volume (various pagings)
300
300
300
300

1000 pages in various pagings
256 leaves in various foliations
253 pages, 534 pages, 89 unnumbered pages
1 volume (various pagings) [LCPCC]
Record plates at the end of the pagination sequence if
separate from pagination; if both leaves and pages of plates,
use whichever is predominant
300
300
300
246 pages, 12 leaves of plates
x, 345 pages, 1 leaf of plates
322 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates [3 leaves and 16
pages of plates]

If the resource contains more than one volume, record number of
volumes and term volumes; if incomplete use term without
number
300
300

If continuously paged, give pages in parens; give separately paged
preliminary matter except for first volume; option to omit
pagination (LCPCC does not endorse option)
300
300

2 volumes (xxxi, 967 pages) :
3 volumes (xix, 800 pages) : [paged xx, 201; xx-202-513, xxi 514-800]
[LCPCC]
If individually paged, record volumes and omit pagination; option
to give pagination [LCPCC uses option]
300
300

5 volumes :
volumes : [multipart monograph not closed]
3 volumes :
3 volumes (xx, 329; xx, 412; xx, 388 pages) : [LCPCC]
Updating looseleafs: give number of volumes with looseleaf in
parens; LCPCC adds transfer volume if necessary
300
300
2 volumes (looseleaf) :
2 volumes (looseleaf), 1 volume (transfer) : [LCPCC]


Content: LCPCC core for children’s materials
Record illustrations as illustrations; optionally record
number of illustrations if easily determined
300
300
300

Denote color illustrations where necessary
300
300
300

xx, 246 pages : $b illustrations ;
xx, 246 pages : $b 48 illustrations ;
1 online resource (48 pages) : $b color illustrations
xx, 246 pages : $b color illustrations ;
xx, 246 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ;
xx, 246 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ;
Alternatively record type of illustrative content in place of
or in addition to illustrations using terms listed in 7.15.1.3
[LCPCC does not use this option]
300
300
xx, 246 pages : $b illustrations, maps, forms ;
xx, 246 pages : $b charts, maps ;



Dimensions: LCPCC core except for serials and online
electronic resources
Record dimensions of resources to next whole cm up, use
metric symbol cm; LCPCC exception for discs use in.
300 xx, 246 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm.
300 1 audio disc (43 min., 27 sec.) : $b digital, CD audio,
stereo ; $c 4 3/4 in.
Record dimensions of a sheet height X width excluding frame
or mount; if sheet is meant to be read folded record height of
sheet when folded; for other folded sheets record height X
width when extended then height X width when folded
300 1 poster : $b color ; $c 150 x 50 cm folded to 38 x 12 cm.
300 1 folded sheet (8 panels) : $b color illustrations ; $c 23 cm.
300 1 folded sheet : $b illustration ; $c 40 x 30 cm folded to 24 x 15 cm.

If width of volume is less than half height or greater than the
height, give height X width
300
34 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 30 x 40 cm.

Multiple carrier types : if a resource consists of more than one
carrier type, treat one component as the main part and the
other(s) as accompanying material
Book + 1 DVD
Book = main resource
DVD = accompanying material

If a detailed description of each carrier is desired, record the
extent and other characteristics of the accompanying material in a
second 300 field
300
300

Optionally, add the accompanying material at the end of the 300 in
$e
300

xi, 296 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm.
1 videodisc (digital ; 4 ¾ in.)
xi, 296 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm + 1 videodisc (digital ; 4 ¾ in.)
If a detailed description of the carrier is not required, record
extent only
300
300
OR
300
xi, 296 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm.
1 videodisc.
xi, 296 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm + 1 videodisc.
336, 337, 338
These fields take the place of the GMD
 336: Content (RDA core)


Record content type from table 6.1
336

Optionally, record content type code from LC value lists
336
336

two-dimensional moving image $b tdi
text $b txt
Record source code: rdacontent for RDA
336
336

text
two-dimensional moving image $b tdi $2 rdacontent
text $b txt $2 rdacontent
Materials specified to which code applies
336
336
performed music $b prm $2 rdacontent
text $b txt $2 rdacontent $3 liner notes

337 Media type (LCPCC core)

Record media type from table 3.1
337

Optionally, record media type code from RDA Media Type
List at LC
337
337

computer $b c
unmediated $b n
Record source code: rdamedia for RDA
337
337

computer
computer $b c $2 rdamedia
unmediated $b n $2 rdamedia
Materials specified to which code applies
337
337
unmediated $b n $2 rdamedia
video $b a $2 rdamedia $3 videodisc

338 Carrier type (LCPCC core)

Record carrier type from table 3.1
338

Optionally, record carrier type code from RDA Carrier
Type List at LC
338
338

videodisc $b vd
volume $b nc
Record source code: rdacarrier for RDA
338
338

videodisc
volume $b nc $2 rdacarrier
online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
Materials specified to which code applies
338
338
volume $b nc $2 rdacarrier
videodisc $b vd $2 rdacarrier $3 DVD
4xx

Series numbering: use numbering as found
on piece
On piece: volume 4
490 1
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ; $v
volume 4
On piece: no. 7
490 1
AMS studies in modern literature ; $v no. 7
On piece: Bd. 33
490 1
Archive der DLG ; $v Bd. 33
On piece: IV
490 1
Classics in literature ; $v IV

Series ISSNs for series/subseries: if the ISSN of
series is given on resource, include it in the series
statement
◦ Optional omission: leave out main series ISSN if
subseries ISSN is present
◦ LCPCC does NOT use option [i.e. put both]
Series: Philosophy and medicine ISSN 0376-7418
Subseries: Classics of medical ethics ISSN 1389-2649
490 1 Philosophy and medicine , $x 0376-7418 ; $v v. 84. $a Classics
in medical ethics, $x 1389-2649 ; $v v. 7
New fields for Work and Expression




046 date
Used to differentiate works with the same name as
others works or persons
May be in bib record OR in access point
Most access points will be formulated with form and/or
date, so the 046 will not be necessary

380: Form of Work
380
380
380
380

Poem
Play
Comic Strip
Motion Picture
381: Other Distinguishing Characteristics of Work
or Expression
◦ Used to distinguish works/expressions from others with
similar or the same title
381
Philadelphia Museum of Art [owner]
381
Geological Survey (South Africa) [issuer of title
Bulletin; other works with this title]
381
arranged

These may be in the access point (preferred) or
added as separate fields; both may be used
382 : Medium of performance
 383 : Numeric designation of a musical work
 384 : Key
 Most of these will be included in the preferred
[uniform] title and will not be required, but may
be added

240 10 Concertos, $m lute, violins (2), continuo, $n RV 93,
$r D major; $o arranged
382
lute $a violin $n 2 $a continuo [optional]
383
$c RV 93 $2 mlati [optional]
384 D major [optional]
ACCESS
1xx
NO MORE RULE OF THREE!
 The first author listed in the statement of responsibility
gets the 1xx, even if there are more than three
 Add a $e relationship designator to indicate what
relationship the person/family/corporate body has to
the work (see RDA Appendix I for a list of terms)


Compilations lacking a collective title are entered under
first title in RDA, not first author or composer as in
AACR2
245 03 La mer / $c Debussy. Piano concerto, op. 20 ; Prelude op.
9/1 ; Nocturne op. 9/2 ; Étude pathétique, op. 8/12 /
Scriabin.
700 12 Debussy, Claude, $d 1862-1918. $t Mer.
700 12 Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, $d 1872-1915. $t
Concerto, $m piano, orchestra, $n op. 20, $r F# minor.
700 12 Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, $d 1872-1915. $t Prélude
et nocturne, $m piano, 1 hand, $n op. 9.
700 12 Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, $d 1872-1915. $t Etudes,
$m piano, $n op. 8.

A title may also be devised by the cataloger; a 500 note
and 505 contents should be added
245 00
500
505 0
700 12
700 12
700 12
700 12
Four romantic works.
Title devised by cataloger.
La mer / Debussy -- Piano concerto, op. 20 / Scriabin -Prelude op. 9/1 / Scriabin -- Nocturne op. 9/2 / Scriabin -Etude pathetique, op. 8/12 / Scriabin.
Debussy, Claude, $d 1862-1918. $t Mer.
Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, $d 1872-1915. $t
Concerto, $m piano, orchestra, $n op. 20, $r F# minor.
Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, $d 1872-1915. $t Prélude
et nocturne, $m piano, 1 hand, $n op. 9.
Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, $d 1872-1915. $t Etudes,
$m piano, $n op. 8.
Relationships
In RDA, there is a lot of emphasis on
relationships between creators, creations, and
subjects, and each other
 RDA chapters 5-10 deal with relationships
between FRBR elements
 Appendixes I-L list “relationship designators”
that can be used to indicate the relationship
between creators, creations, and subjects
 Relationship designators go in $e of access
points


7xx fields: add $i for relationship information using
designators from Appendix J
100 1
245 10
700 10

Rhys, Jean.
Wide Sargasso Sea / by Jean Rhys.
$i Prequel to: $a Brontë, Charlotte, $d 1816-1855. $t Jane
Eyre.
For translations, add a 7xx for the translator using same
guidelines as AACR2; add 7xx for the original work
100 1
240 10
245 10
700 1
700 1
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, $d 1547-1616, $e author.
Don Quixote. $l Norwegian
Don Quijote / $c Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ; oversatt
fra spansk av Magnus Grønvold.
Grønvold, Magnus, $e translator.
$i Translation of: $a Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, $d 15471616. $t Don Quixote.
Names

Personal name headings: now fictitious and non-human
names can be creators and contributors!
100 1
245 10
Kermit, $c the Frog, $e author.
Before you leap : $b a frog’s eye view of life’s greatest
lessons / $c by Kermit the Frog.
245 00
Dear Socks, dear Buddy : $b kids' letters to the first pets
/ $c [compiled, with a foreword, by] Hillary Rodham
Clinton.
Socks $c (Presidential pet), $d 1989-2009, $e addressee.
Buddy $c (Presidential pet), $d 1997-2002, $e addressee.
Clinton, Hillary Rodham, $e editor of compilation.
700 1
700 1
700 1

Terms or titles with surnames now allowed
◦ Other than Portuguese, record Jr, Sr., fils, père, III etc. after the
forename
100 1 King, Martin Luther, $c Jr., $d 1929-1968.

Qualifiers for personal names to avoid conflicts if a date
or fuller form of the name is not available
◦ Add a profession or occupation or field of activity
◦ If these all cannot be determined, use an undifferentiated name
◦ Terms like Sir, degrees (PhD, MD, etc.), titles (e.g. Rev.) are no
longer allowed to break conflicts
AACR2: Thomas, William, PhD RDA: Thomas, William (Biologist)
100 1 Thomas, William $c (Biologist)

Dates
◦ Do not abbreviate months
◦ Use “active” instead of “fl.” (for “flourished”)
◦ B., d. should be “born” and “died”
◦ Ca. is replaced by approximately
◦ Century is not abbreviated

Examples:
Smith, John, $d 1879-1956.
Smith, John, $d 1956Smith, John, $d 1956 November 17Smith, John, $d 1787 or 1788-1825.
Smith, John, $d approximately 1787-1825.
Smith, John, $d 1787-approximately 1825.
Smith, John $d approximately 1787-approximately 1825.
Smith, John, $d born 1787.
LCPCC prefers
Smith, John, $d born 1787.
Smith, John, $d died 1825.
LCPCC prefers
Smith, John, $d -1825.

Family names
◦ Family names can be used in RDA as creators as well as
subjects; LC policy, however, restricts family names to
access points, family names as subjects must come from
the LCSH
◦ Families can be differentiated by (in this order)




Type of family: Clan, Royal House, Dynasty, etc,
Dates
Places
Prominent family member
100 3 Peterson (Family)
100 3 McCloud (Clan)
100 3 Peterson (Family : $c Columbia, Mo.)
100 3 Peterson (Family : $c Troy, N.Y.)
100 3 Vanderbilt (Family : $g Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877)
100 3 Vanderbilt (Family : $g Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1898-1974)
100 3 Jin (Dynasty : $d 265-419 : $c China)
100 3 Jin (Dynasty : $d 1115-1234 : $c China)

Corporate/conference headings
◦ Add periodicity to conference headings
AACR2: 110 2 American Medical Association. $b
Meeting.
RDA:
110 2 American Medical Association. $b
Annual Meeting.
◦ Omit dates from preferred name for festivals, fairs,
expos, etc.; add to qualifier
AACR2: 111 2 Expo ‘67 $c (Montréal, Québec)
RDA:
111 2 Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau)
$d (1967 : $c Montréal, Québec)
◦ Add location in $c even if it is in the title
AACR2 111 2 Art Jerusalem Fair $d (2009)
RDA
111 2 Art Jerusalem Fair $d (2009 : $c
Jerusalem)

If the conference, etc. was held in two or more places,
record all of them separated by semicolons
110 2 European Association for Architectural Education. $b
Conference $d (2004 : $c Delft, Holland; Antwerp, Belgium)

Conferences no longer have to have “Conference,”
“Meeting,” Symposium etc. in the title to be “named”; add in
parentheses an appropriate term if needed to convey the
idea of a conference
111 2 2011, A Pest Odyssey (Conference) $d (2011 : $c London,
England)

If cataloging a conference as a monograph, establish a
heading for each individual instance of that conference, with
date, place, year if available; these are left out if cataloged as
a serial
Serial : 110 2 American Library Association. $b Annual Conference.
Monograph: 110 2 American Library Association. $b Annual Conference
$n (130th : $d 2011 : $c New Orleans, La.)
Preferred (Uniform) Titles



If a resource is expressed in more than one language, give
a 700 added entry for the preferred title with the language
added
In RDA, only the predominant or first-named expression is
required
Do NOT use “Polyglot”
100 1 Baudelaire, Charles, $d 1821-1867, $e author.
245 14 Les fleurs du mal = $b Flowers of evil / $c by
Charles Baudelaire ; translated by Wallace Fowlie.
700 12 Baudelaire, Charles, $d 1821-1867. $t Fleurs du
mal. $l French
700 12 Baudelaire, Charles, $d 1821-1867. $t Fleurs du
mal. $l English
If using the collective title “Selections,” insert “Works”
or another collective term (Correspondence; Essays;
Novels; Plays; Poems; Prose works; Short stories;
Speeches; or an applicable term) in the $a
 Only the first title in the collection is RDA core

100 1
240 10
245 10
505 0
700 12
King, Stephen, $d 1947Short stories. $k Selections
Night shift / $c by Stephen King.
Jerusalem's lot -- Graveyard shift -- Night surf -- I am
the doorway -- The mangler -- The boogeyman -- Gray
matter -- Battleground -- Trucks -- Sometimes they
come back -- Strawberry spring -- The ledge -- The
lawnmower man -- Quitters, Inc. -- I know what you
need -- Children of the corn -- The last rung on the
ladder -- The man who loves flowers -- One for the
road -- The woman in the room.
King, Stephen, $d 1947- $t Jerusalem’s lot.
Sacred Scriptures
Preferred spelling: Qur’an
 The authorized access point of a sacred scripture
is the preferred title, unless the work is
attributed to a single person

130 1 Bible.
130 1 Talmud.
130 1 Qur’an.
BUT
100 1 Bahá’u’lláh, $d 1817-1892.
240 10 Kitāb al-Aqdas. $l English
245 10 The Kitab-I-Aqdas / ǂc by Bahaullah.
Books of the Bible recorded as a subdivision of
Bible, not N.T. or O.T.
 New Testament and Old Testament are no longer
abbreviated

130 0 Bible. $p Old Testament.
130 0
130 0
130 0
130 0
130 0
Bible. $p New Testament.
Bible. $p John.
Bible. $p Job.
Bible. $p Apocrypha.
Bible. $p Gospels.
Authority Records
Authority records in RDA are much expanded
and contain more fields and information
 RDA authority records are coded “z” in the
Rules in the 008 and have a $e rda in the 040


There are new fields
◦ 046 dates: date of b/d of person, incorporation of a business, or
of creation of work
◦ 336 Content type: for title authorities
◦ 370 Associated place
◦ 371 Address
◦ 372 Field of activity of a person
◦ 373 Affiliation
◦ 374 Profession
◦ 375 Gender
◦ 376 Family information
◦ 377 Language
◦ 380 Form of work
◦ 381 Other distinguishing characteristics of a work
◦ 382 Medium of performance
◦ 383 Numeric designation of a musical work
◦ 384 Key
Coding for RDA relationships
 4xx and 5xx
 Shows relationships between access points
 $i relationship designation

◦ Can use terms in RDA appendixes J-K

$w control subfield
◦ $i relationship reference phrase
◦ $r relationship designation in $i or $4
(suppress subfield in record)

BUT for corporate bodies as of this time,
continue to use $w a and $w b for
earlier/later headings (LC practice)
More info on RDA
Library of Congress RDA training tools:
http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/RDA%20training%20materials/LC%20R
DA%20Training/LC%20RDA%20course%20table.html
Adam Schiff’s RDA presentations:
http://faculty.washington.edu/aschiff/
MARC bibliographic:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhome.html
MARC authority:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadhome.html
RDA in NACO training manuals:
http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/courses/rda_naco/course%20table.html
Jay Weitz,Videorecordings cataloging workshop
http://olacinc.org/drupal/conference/2012/VideoWorkshop2012.pdf
ALA: Cataloging, Classification, and RDA
http://www.ala.org/onlinelearning/collection/cataloging
To Adam Schiff, for the use of some of his examples and
notes on RDA cataloging, and
Paul Frank, for his workshop and notes on RDA and NACO
authority work
SPECIAL THANKS
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions:
sprochia@health.missouri.edu
QUESTIONS?