Cataloging Electronic Resources
using RDA
Direct Access Resources
• CD-ROMs
Remote Access Resources
• Streaming video
• Streaming audio
• E-books
Sources of Information
• RDA 2.2
• Resources Consisting of One or More Pages,
Leaves, Sheets, or Cards (or Images of One or
More Pages, Leaves Sheets or Cards) (This means
e-books!)
• “use the title pages, title sheet, or title card (or
image thereof) as the preferred source of
information.” (RDA 2.2.2.2)
• Alternative - “use an eye-readable label that is
permanently printed on or affixed to the
resource.”
Sources of Information
• RDA 2.2
• Resources Consisting of Moving Images (This
means streaming video!)
• “use the title frame or frames, or title screen
or screens.” (RDA 2.2.2.3)
Sources of Information
• RDA 2.2
• Other Resources (This means CD-ROMs!)
• Use either “a label bearing a title that is
permanently printed on or affixed to the
resource” or “embedded metadata in textual
form.” (RDA 2.2.2.4)
Identifying Manifestations and Items Chapter 2
• Media Type
• Carrier Type
• Notes
Media Type
• RDA 3.2 (In Section 1: Recording Attributes of
Manifestation and Item)
• Not a core element
337 _ _ $a computer $2 rdamedia
Multiple Media Types
336 _ _ $a two-dimensional moving image $2
rdacontent
337 _ _ $a computer $2 rdamedia
337 _ _ $a video $2 rdamedia
338 _ _ $a online resource $2 rdacarrier
Carrier Type
• RDA 3.3 (In Section 1: Recording Attributes of
Manifestation and Item)
338 _ _ $a online resource $2 rdacarrier
338 _ _ $a computer disc $2 rdacarrier
Notes
• Date of Viewing of an Online Resource (RDA
2.20.13.5)
Describing Carriers - Chapter 3
• Extent (RDA 3.4 - terms found at 3.3.1.3)
• Dimensions (RDA 3.5)
• Equipment or system requirements (RDA 3.20)
Providing Acquisition and Access
Information - Chapter 4
• RDA 4.6 - Uniform Resource Locator
• MARC field 856
Identifying Works and Expressions Chapter 6
• Content Type 336 field
Content Type
• RDA 6.9 (In Section 2: Recording Attributes of
Work and Expression)
336 _ _ $a computer dataset $2 rdacontent
336 _ _ $a text $2 rda content
336 _ _ $a computer program $2 rdacontent
Describing Content - Chapter 7
• Intended audience (RDA 7.7)
• Summarization of the content (RDA 7.10)
Recording Relationships Between
Works, Expressions, Manifestations,
and Items - Section 8
• 776 field - print version
• “reproduction of (manifestation)”
Provider-Neutral Records and RDA
• Strictly speaking, RDA does not allow
provider-neutral records.
• NCSU (see link on wiki) has an ebook
workform with provider-neutral adaptations