> Jewish Public Library of Montreal to become the first public library in the > world to adopt RDA/FRBR > > Jan 12, 2012 > > VTLS Inc. (USA) > Blacksburg, VA. - In February 2012, Jewish Public Library/ Bibliothèque > publique juive (JPL), in Montreal, Quebec will become the first public > library in the world to adopt the RDA/FRBR standard by implementing the > FRBR/RDA capabilities of their Virtua ILS. JPL joined VTLS in 1994, and > implemented the Chamo Social OPAC in 2011. The FRBR/RDA implementation in > Virtua extends the functions of the traditional bibliographic record, which > will make it easier for patrons of JPL to find and obtain information. Virtua > is currently the only ILS offering full FRBR and RDA Scenario 1 support. > > As stated by Eddie Paul, Head of Bibliographic and Information Services at > JPL: > "> JPL turns 100 in 2014, and as a kind of birthday gift to ourselves, > we are adamantly expressing our youthful ambition to remain contemporary and > on the cutting edge of integrated library services technology, while at the > same time, trying to balance precarious budgets and the rapidly shifting ways > in which people read and incorporate information. Imagine linking the oldest > book in the collection (The Antiquities of the Jews, Flavius Josephus, 1481) > written in Latin, with the newest edition in the collection (Iudeiskaia > voina. Moscow: Gerashim, 1996). It becomes a map where work, expression, > manifestation, and item are four exits off the main highway that all lead you > to similar but not identical places." > > The JPL> '> s circulating and reference collections consist of books and > audiovisual material on the humanities, social sciences, the arts, language, > science, and material dealing with Jewish intellectual thought. The > collection is in five principal languages: English, French, Hebrew, Yiddish, > and Russian, though their special collection consists of additional material > in Polish, German, Spanish, Ladino, Aramaic, and dozens of other languages. > > "> The user related functions of find, navigate, identify and select are > greatly enhanced by the relationships that are possible through the use of > the RDA/FRBR model. Its implementation will surely enhance the user > experience in visualizing and selecting from the rich collection of materials > at the Jewish Public Library> "> said Vinod Chachra, President and CEO of > VTLS Inc. > > Eddie Paul encouraged the adoption of FRBR and RDA to break free of the > imposed restrictions of AACR2: > "> We have in the collection multiple works > of the Bible, Talmud, and other core Jewish canonical works in various forms, > subsections, editions, portions, and translations. Based on their respective > cultural backgrounds, our constituents frequently ask for these works by > different names, and it becomes difficult for them to find the works by > themselves without the mediation of a reference librarian. By > bibliographically linking many of these works, I> '> m hoping this will > empower users to a point where they will be able to find these works much > more easily and with much less frustration.> "> > > About FRBR/RDA: RDA is built on the foundations established by the > Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR). It will provide a comprehensive set > of guidelines and instructions on resource description and access covering > all types of content and media. The new standard is being developed for use > primarily in libraries, but consultations are being undertaken with other > communities (archives, museums, publishers, educators, book dealers, ILS > vendors, etc.) in an effort to attain effective levels of alignment between > RDA and the metadata standards used in those communities. > > FRBR is used in reference to the entity-relationship model which defines the > characteristics of works, expressions, manifestations, and items in a > catalogue record. > > About JPL: Since 1914, the Jewish Public Library has been serving > Montrealers> '> diverse recreational, informational, educational, and > cultural needs. Whether it> '> s a rare 16th century Bible, children> '> s > magazines, or our computer centre, we keep past, present and future in mind > with every aspect of our collections and services in 5 languages: English, > French, Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian. In addition, the Library also presents > numerous lectures, cultural events, and concerts year-round. > > Eddie Paul > Bibliographic & Information Services > T : 514.345.2627 (3004) > @ : [email protected] > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Jewish Public Library > 5151 ch. de la Côte-Ste-Catherine > Montréal, QC H3W 1M6 > F : 514.345.6477 >
__ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
