Resource Description and Access
Connecting Users and Resources
Connecting Resources…
…and Users
DAY 1
MARCH
31
2013
RDA Day 1
Don’t panic!
RDA : Connecting Resources and Users
Where we are
RDA : Connecting Resources and Users
Where we are
How we got here
RDA : Connecting Resources and Users
Where we are
How we got here
Where we are going
RDA : Connecting Resources and Users
How we got here
Card Catalogue
Junior Boys (Musical group)
It's all true [sound recording] / Junior Boys.
Brooklyn, N.Y. : Domino Recording, p2011.
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes: Popular music.
Title from container.
Contents: Itchy fingers -- Playtime -- You'll
improve me -- A truly happy ending -- The
reservoir -- Second chance -- Kick the can -Banana ripple.
Subjects Underground dance music Electronic
music Popular music -- 2011-2020.
Cooperative Cataloguing Program
• Library of Congress began producing and
distributing catalogue cards in 1901
• Today, Library of Congress is still a major source of
cataloguing for print materials in North America
Cooperative Cataloguing Program, circa 1919.
MAchine Readable Cataloging
MARC, launched in 1969, was created by Library
of Congress to automate the production and
distribution of catalogue cards
AACR
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
– Standardization of British and North American
cataloguing rules and practices
– Published 1967
– Revised in 1978 to conform to ISBD rules
International Standard Bibliographic
Description
A Human-Readable Display Standard
Adopted in 1969, promotes international exchange of
information
Bibliothèque nationale
de France
Library and Archives
Canada
Clarkson, Stephen
Clarkson, Stephen
Trudeau : l'homme, l'utopie, l'histoire / Stephen Clarkson,
Christina McCall ; traduit de l'anglais par Claire Dupond,
Michel Euvrard et Jacques Vaillancourt [Montréal] : Boréal,
1990- : v : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Trudeau [Texte imprimé] : l'homme, l'utopie, l'histoire /
Stephen Clarkson, Christina McCall ; traduit de l'anglais
par Claire Dupond, Michel Euvrard et Jacques
Vaillancourt. - Montréal : Boréal, cop. 1990. - 1 vol. (479
p.) : ill. ; 23 cm.
dogs
ISBN 978-2-89052-356-2 (br.). -
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott (1919-2000)
Canada -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1963-1984
McCall, Christina
ISBN: 289052356X (v. 1) : 29,95 $
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott
Premiers ministres--Canada--Biographies
Canada--Politique et gouvernement--1968-1979
Canada--Politique et gouvernement--1980-1984
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott, 1919-2000
Premiers ministres--Canada--Biographies
Online Catalogues
In 1960s, experimentation began using MARC
data to create searchable databases of library
resources.
– Initially, author, title, subject searching
– Displayed in ISBD format
Online Catalogues
Into the 21st century,
– Increasingly sophisticated searching and display
– AACR2 revised and updated through 2002
– MARC format coding continuously amended
– Integrated Library Systems
– Discovery Layers
User-Resource Pathway
Library Resources
(Books—Music—DVD—Games—Ebooks—Online Resources)
Are described using
AACR2
Which is recorded as Data in
Machine-Readable Format Records (MARC)
Which is stored in a
Library Database (ILS) (Horizon)
Which is searched by through a
Discovery Layer (Bibliocommons, Endecca, Encore)
Returning a list of items from which the
User
Selects desired
Library Resources
(Books—Music—DVD—Games—Ebooks—Online Resources)
User-Resource Pathway
Library Resources
(Books—Music—DVD—Games—Ebooks—Online Resources)
Are described using
RDA
Which is recorded as Data in
Machine-Readable Format Records (MARC)
Which is stored in a
Library Database (ILS) (Horizon)
Which is searched by through a
Discovery Layer (Bibliocommons, Endecca, Encore)
Returning a list of items from which the
User
Selects desired
Library Resources
(Books—Music—DVD—Games—Ebooks—Online Resources)
Library Resources
Are described using…
Anglo American Cataloguing
Rules
9.1. Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
9.1A. Preliminary rule
9.1A1. Punctuation
For instructions on the use of spaces before and after prescribed punctuation, see 1.0C.
Precede the title of a supplement or section (see 1.1B9) by a full stop.
Enclose the general material designation in square brackets.
Precede each parallel title by an equals sign.
Precede each unit of other title information by a colon.
Precede the first statement of responsibility by a diagonal slash.
Precede each subsequent statement of responsibility by a semicolon.
For the punctuation of this area for items without a collective title, see 1.1G.
9.1B. Title proper
9.1B1.
Transcribe the title proper as instructed in 1.1B.
WordStar
Practicalc II
Demon attack
The CPS 1974 American national election survey
Krell’s logo
Visitrend + visiplot
…and recorded in…
…MAchine Readable Cataloguing
Format
008 071001s2007 it a b i000 0 eng d
010 __ |a 2007475971 020 __ |a 9789251057179 020 __ |a 9251057176
035 __ |a (OCoLC)ocn170842365 040 __ |a VPI |c VPI |d AGL |d DLC
042 __ |a lccopycat
050 00 |a QH438.4.B55 |b M37 2007
070 0_ |a QH438.4.B55 |b M37 2007
245 00 |a Marker-assisted selection : |b current status and future perspectives in crops, livestock, forestry and fish / |c
edited by Elcio P. Guimarães ... [et al.].
260 __ |a Rome : |b Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, |c 2007.
300 __ |a xix, 471 p. : |b ill. (some col.) ; |c 25 cm.
504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references.
530 __ |a Also available via the World Wide Web.
520 __ |a This book provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the use of marker-assisted selection for
increasing the rate of genetic gain in crops, livestock, forestry and farmed fish, including the related policy,
organizational and resource considerations. It continues FAO’s tradition of dealing with issues of importance to
agricultural and economic development in a multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral manner. As such it is hoped that
the information and options presented and the suggestions made will provide valuable guidance to scientists and
breeders in both the public and private sectors, as well as to government and institutional policy and decisionmakers.
650 _0 |a Genetic markers |v Case studies.
700 1_ |a Guimarães, Elcio P.
710 2_ |a Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
856 41 |u http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1120e/a1120e00.htm |z Online resource
Which is stored in…
…an Integrated Library System (ILS)
Bibliographic Database
Which is searched through…
…an ILS OPAC or Discovery Layer
Retrieving…
…a List of Resources
…From which a user selects an appropriate
resource…
Connecting User
…and Resource
What’s wrong with the Pathway?
• Increase in variety of resources collected by
Libraries
Multiplying formats and platforms
What’s wrong with the Pathway?
• Increase in variety of resources collected by
libraries
• Same content is now available in multiple
formats
Even the Book itself has morphed
Large Print
Audio CDs
Playaway
Daisy
Chinese
Braille
E-Audio
E-Books
French
English
What’s wrong with the Pathway?
• Increase in variety of resources collected by
libraries
• Same content is now available in multiple
formats
• AACR2’s focus on ISBD limits its flexibility to
describe new types of resources
AACR2 adaptations to new types of
Resources
Physical description
• 365 p. : geneal. tables, maps ; 22 cm.
• 1 videodisc (38 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 ¾ in.
– Notes: Dolby digital 5.1 sound, stereo.
– System requirements: Blu-ray; NTSC; region 1.
• [Remotely accessed electronic resources have
limited physical description, often included in
notes]
What’s wrong with the Pathway?
• Increase in variety of resources collected by
libraries
• Same content is now available in multiple
formats
• AACR2’s focus on ISBD limits its flexibility to
describe new types of resources
• MARC format is specific to libraries and silos
data in ILS
Direct Internet Access to Library
Resources
Direct Internet Access to Library
Resources
Yet
Linked Open Data Initiative
• Direct access to Library Resources via Web
• Searching and discovery beyond keywords
– Permits searching, by Author, Title, ISBN, etc.
– Linking provides new pathways of discovery
• Requires linkable metadata
Linkable Metadata
• Metadata is data that describes a resource
• Bibliographic Data (even in AACR2) is
Metadata
• Linked open metadata needs to be:
– Granular
– Machine-actionable
– Linkable
{pause}
Hold that thought
AACR2, 2002 Revision
These rules are designed for use in the
construction of catalogues and other lists in
general libraries of all sizes.
catalogue--A list of library materials contained in
a collection, a library, or a group of libraries,
arranged according to some definite plan.
RDA (Resource Description and Access)
RDA provides a set of guidelines and instructions
on formulating data to support resource
discovery.
AACR2 vs. RDA
AACR2
construction of catalogues and other lists
RDA
formulating data to support resource discovery
Lists
British National Bibliography (New records – 24 May 2012)
Computer science, information & general works
001 The power of practice management : best practices for building a better advisory business / Stephanie Bogan. — San
Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2012. — 1 v. ; 25 cm. ISBN 9781118121177 (hbk.) :
£42.50 ; 1118121171 (hbk.) : £42.50 BNB Number GBB250040 Business consultants. Consulting firms. Management. Small
business. Management. Prepublication record
001.42 Consensual qualitative research : a practical resource for investigating social science phenomena / edited by Clara E. Hill.
— 1st ed. — Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, c2012. — viii, 329 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. ISBN 9781433810077
; 1433810077 BNB Number GBB248491 Qualitative research. Social sciences. Research. Social sciences. Methodology.
001.96 Black cats and evil eyes : a book of old-fashioned superstitions / Chloe Rhodes. — London : Michael O'Mara, 2012. — 1 v. :
ill. ; 20 cm. ISBN 9781843178873 (hbk.) : £9.99 ; 1843178877 (hbk.) : £9.99 BNB Number GBB250372 Superstition.
Prepublication record
003.83 Introduction to discrete event simulation and agent-based modeling : voting systems, health care, military, and
manufacturing / Theodore T. Allen. — London : Springer, c2011. — xii, 215 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN 9780857291387 (hbk.) ;
9780857291394 (hbk.) BNB Number GBB248646 Discrete-time systems. Multiagent systems. Computer simulation.
Engineering economy.
004 Proceedings of the third International Conference on Recent Trends in Information, Telecommunication and Computing /
edited by Vinu V. Das. — New York ; London : Springer, 2012. — 1 v. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN 9781461433620 (pbk.) : £166.50 ;
1461433622 (pbk.) : £166.50 BNB Number GBB250259 Information technology, Congresses. Telecommunication systems,
Congresses. Computer science, Congresses. Prepublication record
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Content, not Display
• AACR2 has been deconstructed and
reorganized as RDA to focus on description
rather than display
• Description of content has been divorced from
carrier
• Without ISBD and in an online environment,
space is no longer an issue
• More data, clearer data
So long [GMD]…
GMD (General Material Designation): A term
indicating the broad class of material to which an
item belongs
245 10 $aMistico Mediterraneo $h[sound recording] /
$c Paolo Fresu ; A Filetta ; Daniele di Bonaventura
– Limited vocabulary
– Single faceted
…Hello Media type, Carrier type
and Content type
[GMD]
Content type
Media type
Carrier type
Content type form of communication in which the
content is expressed + human sense + dimensions +
movement
–
–
–
–
Text
Performed music
Cartographic tactile three-dimensional form
Two-dimensional moving image
Media type type of intermediation device required
RDA/ONIX Framework for
Resource Categorization
•Controlled vocabulary
•Separates content from
carrier
•Focus on user interaction
•Interoperability with ONIX
–
–
–
–
audio
computer
projected
unmediated
Carrier type format of the storage medium + type of
intermediation device required
–
–
–
–
audio disc
computer disc
microfiche
volume
Content type, Media type, Carrier
type in MARC
245 10 $a Mistico Mediterraneo / $c Paolo Fresu ; A Filetta ;
Daniele di Bonaventura
336 ## $a performed music $2rdacontent
337 ## $a audio $a computer $2rdamedia
338 ## $a audio disc $2rdacarrier
RDA-ONIX
ONIX
• ONline Information eXchange
– XML metadata formats for books publishers
• Cooperation between library and publishing
communities to develop a method to
exchange information in line with RDA
– RDA Terms for Content types, Media Types and
Carrier types were developed jointly
Clearer Data
Fewer abbreviations!
Deuxième édition revue et augmentée
52nd edition
Director's cut
Editio secunda auctior et correctior
illustrations
Transcribing elements as they appear on resource
• Aids in identification
• Easier to understand and search
Clearer Data
No more Latin!
[s.l]
[s.n.]
[s.d.]
[Place of publication not identified]
[Publisher not identified]
[Date of publication not identified]
[et al.]
[and seventy-seven others]
More Data
When space was limited:
sous la direction de Jean-Claude Daumas en collaboration avec Alain Chatriot
... [et al.].
Daumas, Jean-Claude.
Chatriot, Alain.
With unlimited space:
edited by Gordon Spark, Laura Findlay, Pauline MacPherson and Andrew
Wood.
Spark, Gordon, editor
Findlay, Laura, editor
MacPherson, Pauline, editor
Wood, Andrew, editor
More Data
When space was limited:
sous la direction de Jean-Claude Daumas en collaboration avec Alain Chatriot
... [et al.].
Daumas, Jean-Claude.
Chatriot, Alain.
With unlimited space:
edited by Gordon Spark, Laura Findlay, Pauline MacPherson and Andrew
Wood.
Spark, Gordon, editor
Findlay, Laura, editor
MacPherson, Pauline, editor
Wood, Andrew, editor
Relationship of Creator and
Contributors to Resources
Foster, Jodie, performer
Foster, Jodie, actor
Foster, Jodie, narrator
Foster, Jodie, director
Foster, Jodie, producer
Foster, Jodie, author
Relationships
Core relationships
Primary relationships
Enhanced relationships
Item
Manifestation
Work
Families
Person
Person
Expression
Corporate Bodies
Item
Person
Manifestation
Manifestation
Item
Expression
Manifestation
Work
Relationships between Resources
Between different Works
Airplane (Motion picture) is a parody of Zero
Hour! (Motion picture)
Zero Hour! (Motion picture) is parodied as
Airplane (Motion picture)
Relationships: Controlled Vocabulary
• A controlled list of terms used to describe
specific relationships
• Relationships then become searchable
– Searching for movies that are parodies
– Searching for movies that have been parodied
• Controlled vocabulary can be assigned
Identifiers
– Subject heading:
Library cooperation (DLC sh 85076678)
http://lccn.loc.gov/sh85076678
Relationships: Controlled Vocabulary
URIs as Identifiers
http://rdvocab.info/RDARelationshipsWEMI/parodyOfWork(RDF)
http://rdvocab.info/RDARelationshipsWEMI/parodiedAsWork (RD
F)
Open Metadata Registry
Relationships between Resources
Between versions of the same Resource
Published also in print: Schweitzer, Glenn E., 1930.
U.S.-Iran engagement in science, engineering,
and health (2000-2009). Washington, D.C. : The
National Academies Press ; [2010], ©2010
9780309155748 (OCoLC) 690653790
Also issued as: Euscorpius (Online) = ISSN 15369307
Relationships between Resources
Published also in print: Schweitzer, Glenn E., 1930.
U.S.-Iran engagement in science, engineering,
and health (2000-2009). Washington, D.C. : The
National Academies Press ; [2010], ©2010
9780309155748 (OCoLC) 690653790
– Identifiers are more machine-readable
– Interoperability: in a Linked Data environment used to
link data from different vocabularies
Identifiers
Resource
(ISBN) 9780309155748 = U.S.-Iran engagement in
science, engineering, and health (2000-2009)
(OCoLC) 690653790 = U.S.-Iran engagement in
science, engineering, and health (2000-2009)
Creator
(DLC)no2004037399 = Library and Archives Canada
(CaOONL )1012G1726E = Library and Archives
Canada
Relationships between Resources
Published also in print: Schweitzer, Glenn E., 1930.
U.S.-Iran engagement in science, engineering, and
health (2000-2009). Washington, D.C. : The National
Academies Press ; [2010], ©2010 9780309155748
(OCoLC) 690653790
DLC 2011281046 is published in print OCoLC 690653790
Identifiers and Relationships
Identifiers and Relationships will allow users to
navigate through future Resource Discovery tools
and interfaces, in ways heretofore impossible.
Richer Authority Records
In addition to relationship information, authority records will
contain richer information.
Name authority records will now include more biographical
information, for example,
–
–
–
–
place and date of birth
gender
profession
language of the person
New potential for resource discovery and navigation based on
new, searchable authority fields
Identifiers and Relationships
Zero Hour! (Motion picture)
is parodied by
is a parody of
Airport (Motion picture)
actor in
Motion picture adaptation of (Work)
Nielsen, Leslie
Hailey, Arthur. Airport
Airplane (Motion picture)
born in
Regina (Sask.)
James, Colin
performer on
Jump up & boogie
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Setzer, Brian
is a member of
Stray Cats (Musical group)
Machine-actionable, Granular Data
• In AACR2 important data was often embedded in strings in
Notes fields. Technical specifications for a DVD were recorded:
DVD-R, Dolby digital 5.1, NTSC, wide screen
538 ## $a DVD-R, Dolby digital 5.1, NTSC, wide screen
• Though granular, this data is not machine-actionable in this
string
• RDA continues to instruct to include these details in
description, but without reference to ISBD placement
• How do we make descriptions of these characteristics granular
and machine readable?
Machine-actionable, Granular Data
MARC solutions
346 - Video Characteristics
346 ## $a DVD $b NTSC
$a - Video format
$b - Broadcast standard
344 – Sound Characteristics
344 ## $adigital $boptical $gsurround $hDolby digital 5.1
$2rda
$a - Type of recording
$g - Configuration of playback channels
$b - Recording medium
$h - Special playback characteristics
MARC Alternatives
MARC Alternatives
• Linked Data
• Bibliographic Framework Initiative
RDF/XML Linked Data
<rdfs:label>Asser, Roy</rdfs:label>
</rdf:Description>
</dcterms:creator>
- <dcterms:contributor>
- <rdf:Description>
<rdfs:label>Battle of Britain Historical Society</rdfs:label>
</rdf:Description>
</dcterms:contributor>
- <dcterms:type>
- <rdf:Description>
<rdfs:label>text</rdfs:label>
</rdf:Description>
</dcterms:type>
- <dcterms:type>
- <rdf:Description>
<rdfs:label>monographic</rdfs:label>
</rdf:Description>
</dcterms:type>
- <isbd:P1016>
- <rdf:Description>
<rdfs:label>Melton Constable</rdfs:label>
</rdf:Description>
</isbd:P1016>
- <rda:placeOfPublication>
- <rdf:Description>
<skos:inScheme
rdf:resource="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/countries" />
<rdf:type
rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Con
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<rdfs:label>enk</rdfs:label>
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<rda:placeOfPublication>
<rdf:Description>
<skos:inScheme
rdf:resource="http://id.loc.gov/v
ocabulary/countries" />
<rdf:type
rdf:resource="http://www.w3.or
g/2004/02/skos/core#Concept"
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<rdfs:label>enk</rdfs:label>
</rdf:Description>
</rda:placeOfPublication>
Linked Data (RDA in triples)
Brian Setzer is a member of Stray Cats (Musical group)
Subject
Predicate
Object
Brian Setzer
is a member of
Stray Cats (Musical group)
http://lccn.loc.gov/n92024687
http://iflastandards.info/ns/fr/frad/P4007
http://lccn.loc.gov/n91114604
Airplane (Motion picture) is a parody of Airport (Motion picture)
Subject
Predicate
Object
Airplane
http://lccn.loc.gov/no2003006662
is a parody of http://rdvocab.info/RDARelationshipsWEMI/parodyOfWork
Airport
http://lccn.loc.gov/no98025784
Linked Data
Zero Hour! (Motion picture)
is parodied by
is a parody of
Airport (Motion picture)
actor in
Motion picture adaptation of (Work)
Nielsen, Leslie
Hailey, Arthur. Airport
Airplane (Motion picture)
born in
Regina (Sask.)
James, Colin
performer on
Jump up & boogie
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Setzer, Brian
is a member of
Stray Cats (Musical group)
Linked Data
Airport (Motion picture)
http://lccn.loc.gov/no98025784
Is a parody of
http://rdvocab.info/RDARelationships WEMI/parodyOfWork
Airplane (Motion picture)
http://lccn.loc.gov/237650987)
has title
http ://rdvocab.info/ Elements/title (RDF)
Actor in
http://rdvocab.info/roles/actor (RDF)
Airplane
Nielsen, Leslie
http://lccn.loc.gov/n 86139853
Bibliographic Framework Initiative
“[To] ensure a flexible bibliographic framework, a robust
reference code, a supporting infrastructure for
deployment, and an effective migration plan to support
the community in making a transition from MARC to a
new framework.”
“A major focus of the project is to translate the MARC 21
format to a Linked Data (LD) model while retaining as
much as possible the robust and beneficial aspects of the
historical format.”
--The Library of Congress Announces Modeling Initiative (May 22, 2012)
Traditional ILS
Talk to your vendors!
DAY 1
MARCH
31
2013
RDA Day 1
Don’t panic!
Benefits for Library Users
More access points
More natural language
More controlled vocabularies
Less jargon
Few abbreviations
Finding
Identifying
Selecting
Obtaining
More content
Richer data
Clearer relationships
Understanding
Clarifying
Contextualizing
Benefits for Library Users
More access points
More natural language
More controlled vocabularies
Less jargon
Few abbreviations
Finding
Identifying
Selecting
Obtaining
More content
Richer data
More relationships
Understanding
Clarifying
Contextualizing
Benefits for Library Users
More access points
More natural language
More controlled vocabularies
Less jargon
Few abbreviations
Finding
Identifying
Selecting
Obtaining
More content
Richer data
Clearer relationships
Understanding
Clarifying
Contextualizing
Flexible,
not display oriented
Benefits for Library Users
More access points
More natural language
More controlled vocabularies
Less jargon
Few abbreviations
Finding
Identifying
Selecting
Obtaining
More content
Richer data
More relationships
Understanding
Clarifying
Contextualizing
Flexible,
not display oriented
Adaptable to
new types of resources
Benefits for Library Users
More access points
More natural language
More controlled vocabularies
Less jargon
Few abbreviations
More content
Richer data
More relationships
Finding
Identifying
Selecting
Obtaining
Flexible,
not display oriented
Adaptable to
new types of resources
Understanding
Clarifying
Contextualizing
Transitional,
works with legacy data
Benefits for Library Users
More access points
More natural language
More controlled vocabularies
Less jargon
Few abbreviations
More content
Richer data
More relationships
Finding
Identifying
Selecting
Obtaining
Flexible,
not display oriented
Adaptable to
new types of resources
Understanding
Clarifying
Contextualizing
Transitional,
works with legacy data
Metadata and Identifier
interoperability in
Linked Data environment
Ready for
Tomorrow…
Thank you
Christopher Carr
Hamilton Public Library
ccarr@hpl.ca
Links of Interest
• Joint Steering Committee http://www.rdajsc.org/rda.html
• The Library of Congress Announces Modeling
Initiative (May 22, 2012)
http://www.loc.gov/marc/transition/news/mo
deling-052212.html
• The RDA (Resource Description and Access)
Vocabularies http://rdvocab.info/