Module 8:
Changes to RDA
-- in general and for serials
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Changes to RDA?
• Intent of the JSC to address “deferred issues”
(http://www.rda-jsc.org/working2.html#sec-61) and
accept proposals for new or revised instructions
• Easier to update an online tool (yes, RDA is an
integrating resource!)
– ALA Publishing considering update frequency
• Two approaches to updating RDA:
– A wiki/email process for corrections and simple changes
– Proposals for constituency review
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Changes being discussed now
• Discussion papers (step before proposals):
– Categorization of content and carrier:
6JSC/ALA rep/1
– Review of RDA vocabularies: extent terms:
6JSC/ALA rep/2
– Clarification of “Selections”: 6JSC/LC rep/2
– Adding subject entities and relationships to
RDA: 6JSC/LC rep/3
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Changes being discussed now
• Proposals so far:
– Reports of one court: 6JSC/ALA/1
– Appendix A revision: 6JSC/LC/1
– Date of manufacture: 6JSC/LC/2
• Papers and proposals available on JSC site:
http://www.rda-jsc.org/working1.html
• Deadline for proposals for this year’s JSC
meeting: August 11; meeting in November
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Constituency review of proposals
• Two U.S. members of the JSC:
– Barbara Tillett: the Library of Congress representative
– John Attig: the American Library Association
representative (represents everyone else in the U.S.)
• Decisions on expansion of governance at August
2011 meeting of the Committee of Principals
– Received comments from several non-Anglo-American
countries during RDA development
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LC’s list of possible changes
1. Removing corporate body as a “creator”
2. Adding exception for serials to restrict use of
person as a creator
3. Giving changes over time as repeated element
without specification to give changes as notes
4. Addressing changes over time of expression
attributes
5. Addressing use of date of copyright for
multipart monographs and serials
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Corporate body as a creator?
• RDA 19.2.1.1.1 is carryover of AACR2
21.1B2: not enough time for JSC to consider
other approach (a “deferred issue”)
• Focus of that instruction: type of resource,
not role played by the corporate body – but
RDA is “all about” roles
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Corporate body as a creator?
• Impact of deletion of RDA 19.2.1.1.1: more
works identified by person + preferred title or
only by preferred title
• Complicated issue!
– Will begin with a discussion paper
– Will consult with CONSER, AALL, MLA, and
other constituencies represented by categories
of resources in the list
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Person as creator of serial?
• LCRI for AACR2 21.1A2 to limit using a
person as main entry of a serial
• No counterpart LCPS for Test period -not recommended by the PCC group
studying LCRIs
– But remember that LC/PCC will review,
change, and add LCPSs if PCC and LC
implement RDA!
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Person as creator of serial?
• OR could propose the addition of an
exception comparable to that for moving
image resources in RDA 6.27.1.3 for
collaborative works
– A few serials are the works of personal creators
Serials. Generally, construct the authorized access point
representing the work using the preferred title for the work,
formulated according to the instructions given under 6.2.2.
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Changes as repeated elements
• Remember: RDA is not an encoding
standard
• Yet, some instructions say to give a note
rather than repeat the element when that
attribute changes over time
– Example: RDA 2.8.1.5 says to give a note
for changes in the publication statement -but MARC 260 is repeatable
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Expression attributes: changes
• “Changes over time” instructions now
are in chapters 2 and 3 (manifestations
and items)
• Question: Does a change in an
expression attribute (chapters 6 and 7)
require a new description/record?
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Expression attributes: changes?
• Situations for new descriptions now for
serials represent changes in the attributes
of manifestations (1.6.3) and works
(6.1.3.2)
• Expression attributes changing over time
in serials, e.g.:
– Language (6.11; 7.12) & script (7.13.2)
– Illustrations (7.15) and Colour content (7.17)
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Changes in same expression
• Outcome desired: if same expression (not
concurrent works/expressions), don’t create a
new description
• Add wording in ch. 7 about changes and add
wording in ch. 5 comparable to that at 1.10.2:
If it is known that the note does not apply to the entire
resource, identify the applicable part or iteration.
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Copyright date
• RDA 2.11:
– Refers to “a date”
– Lacks instructions for multipart
monographs and serials
– Expand coverage or restrict to single-part
monographs, multipart monographs with a
single date of copyright, and integrating
resources?
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Your suggestions for changes?
• If a CONSER participant, discuss with
your PCC colleagues
– CONSER discussing some CONSER
Standard Record topics with John Attig
• Send your ideas to John Attig (your ALA
representative: jxa16@psu.edu) -- can
also copy Barbara Tillett (use the
LChelp4rda@loc.gov account)
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