RDA Toolkit
Margaret Mering
RDA Toolkit
• Available
– http://www.rdatoolkit.org
– Cataloger’s Desktop
– In print
RDA Toolkit Navigation
• RDA Toolkit not to be read linearly!!!
• Using the online RDA Toolkit:
– “Jumping in” via quick keyword searches
– Going directly to elements from Table of
Contents
– Following links
RDA Structure
• Not by class of materials; No separate chapters
for books, serials, etc.
• Based on FRBR (Functional Requirement for
Bibliographic Records), FRAD (Frunctional
Requirement for Authority Data)
• FRBR and FRAD Group 1 entities:
–
–
–
–
Expression
Work
Manifestation
Item
Mappings (Crosswalks)
• Other ways of getting to RDA instruction
– AACR2 to RDA
– MARC Bibliographic to RDA
– MARC Authority to RDA
• Other mappings
–
–
–
–
RDA to MARC Bibliographic
RDA to MARC Authority
RDA to MODS, Dublin Core (Test)
Mappings for specific formats (CONSER, Stanford
Music)
RDA Elements
• AACR2 – 8 Areas of Description (i.e., Title and
Statement of Responsibility, Edition, etc.)
• FRBR and FRAD “attributes” are “elements” in
RDA
• Core elements listed as a group in RDA 0.6 and
separately in appropriate chapters
• Some of the elements are always core if
applicable and the information is available; some
are core only in certain situations.
AACR2 to RDA vocabulary
• heading
• author, composer,
etc.
• main entry
• uniform title
authorized access point
creator
preferred title + authorized
access point for creator if
appropriate
(1) preferred title (+ other
information to differentiate);
(2) conventional collective title
AACR2 to RDA vocabulary
• see reference
variant access point
• see also reference
authorized access point
for related entity
• physical description
carrier description
AACR2 to RDA vocabulary
• GMD
media type +
carrier type +
content type
• chief source
preferred sources
LC-PCC PS
• As of Oct. 12, Library of Congress-Program for
Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements
– Formerly, Library of Congress Policy Statements
– Under AACR2, Cataloging Service Bulletins
• Listed as a group and separately in
appropriate chapters
Other Tools
• Workflows
– CONSER, Library of Congress
– Different formats
– Netherland, Canada, etc.
• MARC RDA Authority & Bibliographic Record
Examples
• RDA webinars, etc.
RDA Toolkit Trial
• For those interested in using RDA Toolkit and
hope to come to one of our meetings, a free 6
month trial is available.
Casey Kralik
Technical Services Librarian
Bellevue University Library
1000 Galvin Road South
Bellevue, NE 68005
casey.kralik@bellevue.edu