Here at Kent State University, we're on the verge of beginning to catalog originally in RDA. We have a semi-automated cataloging process in place for cataloging ETDs (electronic theses and dissertations), where a "cataloging bot" goes out and grabs student-supplied metadata from the OhioLINK ETD Center website, and populates a provisional record in MARC. Then a cataloger checks and fills in the parts manually that can't be done automatically. This provisional record template is in AACR2. I'm tasked with creating a provisional record template in RDA, so our systems librarian can make the necessary changes to the cataloging bot to provide future ETD provisional records in RDA.
I have created a rough-draft template for ETDs in RDA, and one practice ETD in RDA. Being new at original cataloging in RDA, though, I'd greatly appreciate it if one or two people familiar with both RDA and electronic resources would check it for errors and omissions. It would be icing on the cake if they could be reviewed by December 17th, so our systems librarian could make the changes before he leaves on extended vacation. Please contact me privately if you're willing. Thank you very much. (Ms.) Sevim McCutcheon Catalog Librarian, Asst. Prof. Kent State University Libraries 330-672-1703 [email protected]
