RDA in the wild: taking RDA into
the global
Gordon Dunsire
Presented at the RDA Forum “RDA in
the wild”, ALA Midwinter, 1 February
2015
Overview
… how the JSC is meeting the challenges of
internationalization, linked data, and the
evolution of the FRBR models.
Environmental factors
Committee of Principals’
Governance Review
FRBR/
FRAD/
FRSAD
consolidation
RDA
2015+
ISBD strategy
review
RDA Toolkit &
RDA Registry
structure and
content
Governance and strategy
Expansion of JSC representation
International communities
Linked Data communities
Cultural heritage (GLAM) communities
FRBR consolidation (expectations)
Deprecation of Group 3 entities as subjects
Addition of some Group 3 and FRSAD
entities beyond context of subjects
Replacement of attributes with relationships
Example: Place of publication as relationship
between Manifestation and Place
ISBD strategy review
Continuing and improved alignment with RDA
Review of consolidated edition 2015-2016
 Punctuation of aggregations of RDA
elements (aggregated statements; e.g.
publication statement)
RDA Toolkit structure
JSC proposals on Appendix D and Books of
the Bible
Layout of cross-entity designators
RDA Development Team work on Element
set view and navigation
Working principle
Some areas of RDA will require overall
review and amendment as a result of these
developments.
JSC will allocate resources as effectively as
possible: minimize extensive wording and
numbering changes in these areas.
Working Groups
Places
RDA/ONIX Framework
Technical
Aggregates
Fictitious entities
Instructions on capitalization
Relationship designators
Thank you!
jscchair@rdatoolkit.org
Presentations from the RDA Forum will be
made available: Watch out for an
announcement on the JSC website
Outcomes of the 2014 JSC Meeting
http://www.rda-jsc.org/2014JSCmeetingoutcomes.html