Brenndorfer, Thomas
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:32:40 -0700
I would also like to recommend Adam L. Schiff's presentations on the changes from AACR2 in RDA at http://faculty.washington.edu/aschiff/ His PowerPoint presentations from 2010 provide examples of MARC fields where the most important content differences are displayed side-by-side. The content differences derive from the RDA changes to AACR2, as well as the recent changes to ISBD which are listed in RDA Appendix D. MARC tags with RDA content still have to carry the grit and gristle of ISBD punctuation. Thomas Brenndorfer Guelph Public Library ________________________________________ From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [rd...@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] On Behalf Of Brenndorfer, Thomas [tbrenndor...@library.guelph.on.ca] Sent: September-01-10 7:31 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Time and effort MARC Updates 9, 10, and 11 include all the changes to accommodate RDA. The number of changes is not burdensome. I found doing format integration in the 1990s daunting, and these changes appear to be less difficult: http://www.loc.gov/marc/RDAinMARC29.html Our ILS vendor has indicated it will support all new RDA elements in upcoming maintenance upgrades, at least at the MARC validation level. Display and search filter issues need to be sorted out, but that seems like a neverending process for many library system software providers anyways. I view the RDA-related authorized access point updates to be part and parcel of regular maintenance, such as the Cookery--Cooking subject heading changeover. For those who want some immediate FRBR-like benefits, there are solutions like LibraryThing for Libraries, Syndetics Indexed Content Enrichment with Aquabrowser (http://www2.serialssolutions.com/aquabrowser/index.html), and VTLS FRBR SaaS to look at. Two years ago, I compared searching on an Aquabrower catalog and my library's catalog, and our lack of FRBRization was painfully self-evident. For those who want a brief history of how FRBR fits in the continuum of cataloging, William Denton's FRBR and the History of Cataloging is an excellent primer: http://pi.library.yorku.ca/dspace/bitstream/handle/10315/1250/denton-frbr-and-the-history-of-cataloging.pdf?sequence=1 Thomas Brenndorfer Guelph Public Library ________________________________________ From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [rd...@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] On Behalf Of Brenda Parris Parker [...@calhoun.edu] Sent: September-01-10 3:22 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Time and effort This is true--it's what I've been wondering about. Some have they aren't implementing RDA, some have said there is time, or that there is a choice to do so or not, but how can we not if we are pulling records from OCLC? A cataloger AND reference librarian, Brenda Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access <RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA> writes: >What is worrisome is that we may need to work it out sooner than later >if as in October RDA records from test libraries will be showing up in >the OCLC without OCLC allowing the option of parallel AACR2 record - >there are going to be a lot of catalogers in a tough position without >the backup of the full library team. Brenda Parris Parker Technical Services/Reference Librarian Brewer Library Calhoun Community College Decatur, AL