Excuse the cross-posting
Post-RDA Test Policies at the
National Library of Medicine and the National Agricultural Library
NAL and NLM will not create original RDA bibliographic records during
the interim period after the US RDA Test ends on December 31, 2010
through the announcement of any implementation decision. Some US RDA
Test participants who are PCC NACO participants will continue to create
RDA bibliographic records after Dec. 31, 2010. Other non-US RDA Test
participants are creating RDA records now and may/will continue to
create RDA records.
NLM/NAL will use RDA copy cataloging records, and will update any RDA
CIP records they created during the test period.
In both categories, the authorized access points on the bibliographic
records will be in RDA form. If the 1xx and 7xx fields on authority
records do not match, bibliographic records will not be coded "pcc."
For AACR2 original and copy cataloging NLM/NAL will follow their normal
cataloging procedures, with the following exception:
If the authorized access point on an AACR2 record is coded RDA, the RDA
form of the heading will be used in the bibliographic record. Records
will be coded PCC following normal practice.
Michael Esman
Head, Bibliographic Services Branch
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-504-7565 (phone)
301-504-5471 (fax)
[email protected]
