Recognizing RDA Records
020 field - RDA prefers the price to be in this field ($c) but with the consortium set up this is
impractical
040 field includes “$e RDA” to describe the basic cataloging rules followed in this record
245 field
RDA allows listing only one author in the statement of responsibility in subfield C as long as
this note is added “[and ### other authors]” and they are included in the appropriate 7xx
fields (see below).
Eventually the GMD subfield $h will be eliminated and this information will be reformatted
in the 336/337/338 fields (see below). However, until Horizon is able to display that media
type content properly we will be continuing to use the GMD subfield $h and recommend
that the 336/337/338 fields be added for future reference.
260 field is replaced by 264 fields - 260 may still be used if only publisher information is available
otherwise the 264 field should be used and repeated as necessary using the following:
2nd position Indicators:
1- for publication
2- for distribution
3- for manufacture
4- for copyright notice (only needed if different than other dates)
Subfields remain the same
A - Place of publication/manufacture
B - Name of publisher/manufacturers
C - Date of publication/manufacture
Places of publication/manufacture should be spelled out completely as seen on the source
information.
New York, New York
St. Paul, MN, USA
If abbreviated on source “Chic.” Include a note in the 500 field: 500 Published in
Chicago, Illinois.
Abbreviations sl, sn, sd are NOT used, list probable information or include a note.
When location is not unknown try to make an educated guess or add a note:
[Minneapolis?, Minnesota] Minneapolis guessed
[Minneapolis, Minnesota?] both guessed
[Place of publication not identified] note in place of city name
Names should be spelled out completely, including divisions of companies, as seen on the
source information – Dd Capo Press, division of the Perseus Books Group
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Do not guess name of a publisher use [publisher not identified] or if there is a “probable”
publisher include a note in the 500 field. 500 Possibly published by G. Stanton Press
Dates should be expressed by numerals. Ranges or estimations of dates should be expressed:
[2011] – estimated date
[between 1910-1919]
[193-] for known decade
[18--] for known century
[ca. 1932] for approximate date
[200-?] for probable decade
[19--?] for probable century
[not before 1876] or [not after 1929]
[date of publication not identified]
Examples:
264 _1 New York, New York : $b Sterling Publishing, $c [2009]
264 _2 London, England : $b Charles Press, $c [date of distribution not identified]
264 _3 [Minneapolis?, Minnesota] : $b Minnehaha Press $c 2011
264 _4 $c2012
For more information see: www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd264.html
300 field
Fewer abbreviations, spell out:
pages, leaf, column, approximately, that is, accompanied, arranged, illustrations,
color, facsimile, editions, volume, unnumbered, pages of plates, born, died, century,
third revised edition
Use more descriptive words for illustrations: See RDA ToolKit 7.15.1.3
Charts, coats of arms, facsimiles, forms, genealogical tables, graphs, illuminations,
maps, music, photographs, plans, portraits, samples, some color, chiefly color
For example:
300 _ _ $a 191 pages $b illustrations, 16 portraits (some colored) $c 22 cm
336 field - New for Content Types – form by which an idea or story communicates
For a list of content types go to www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdacontent.html
This field may be repeated if the resource has more than one type of content (i.e. text and
illustrations). For a print book with many illustrations:
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336 _ _ $a text $2 rdacontent
336 _ _ $a still images $2 rdacontent (optional depending on the number of illustrations)
337 field - New for Media Types – class of device required to interact with the content
For list of content types go to www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdamedia.html
For a print book – 337 _ _ $a unmediated $2 rdamedia
(Note – unmediated means the resource can be used with just your senses, no tools are
needed)
338 field - New for Carrier Types – format for the storage medium for the content
For a list of carrier types go to www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdacarrier.html
For a print book – 338 _ _ $a volume $2 rdacarrier
336, 337, & 338 are repeatable if the resource has more than one part (i.e. book with cd)
490 field - Series Statements are basically the same but follow the number, date, and name formats
as described above.
5XX fields for the following are considered “core” fields in RDA and should be added whenever
possible:
521 - Intended audience
500 – General notes (i.e. includes index, details about content)
504 – Bibliographical notes
506 – Restrictions on access
520 – Summarization of the content
540 – Restrictions on use
586 – Awards
100, 110, 111 and 700, 710, 711
Name to Resource Relationships - Between the people involved and the resource being
cataloged. – For more details see RDA chapters 18 – 22 and Index I. RDA recommends
spelling out the terms, not using abbreviations. For a list of relators see:
www.loc.gov/marc/relators/relaterm.html
In the Personal & Corporate Name fields (100/110 and 700/710), this information is spelled
out in the “$e” subfield instead of using a code in the “$4” subfield.
100 1 _ $a Dickens, Charles, $d 1812-1870, $e author.
700 1 _ $a Wyn Jones, David, $e editor, $e author. (more than one role)
700 1 2 $a King, Stephen, $d 1947- $t Green mile. (one story from an anthology)
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In the Meeting Name fields (111 and 711), this information is spelled out in the “$j” subfield
instead of using a code in the “$4” subfield.
111 2 _ $a Paris Peace Conference $j court governed
711 2 _ $a Minnesota Library Association Conference $j organizer
7XX
Resource to Resource Relationships – RDA chapters 24-28 and Appendix J
Two types of relationships that are depicted through notes and or access points:
1- Resource in hand to an outside resource (adaptations, translations, new editions)
2- Between the whole resource in hand and parts that make up that resource (anthology)
RDA encourages linking information in the following 7XX fields:
760 field: Main series entry
762 field: Subseries entry
765 field: Original language entry
767 field: Translation entry
770 field: Supplement/special issue entry
772 field: Supplement parent entry
773 field: Host item entry
774 field: Constituent unit entry
775 field: Other edition entry
776 field: Additional physical form entry
777 field: Issued with entry
780 field: Preceding entry
785 field: Succeeding entry
786 field: Data source entry
787 field: Other relationship entry
Works, Expressions, Manifestations, & Items (WEMI) in MARC Records
Below is a breakdown showing the various MARC record fields and how each applies to the
different levels of Works, Expression, Manifestation, and Items when cataloging a library resource:
Works
Expression
100 – Dickens, Charles
240 – Christmas Carol
130 – Beowulf
300 – $b illustrations
336 – text $2 rdacontent
504 – Includes bibliographical
references
Item
Manifestation
020 9781402766909
245 Dickens’ A Christmas carol / $c Charles Dickens ;
illustrated by Scott McKowen.
250 First Edition
264 New York, New York : $b Sterling Publishing, $c 2009
300 v, 129 pages $c 21 cm
337 unmediated $2 rdamedia
338 volume $2 rdacarrier
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500 Gift from the estate of Walter
Scott
590 Signed by Illustrator Scott
McKowen
852 $z Library copy lacks pages 135136
Barcode 31252000531234
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