RDA Testing Comparison with AACR2 ( sess/on 1 Charlene Chou Columbia University at the Lingnan University Dec.6,2010
1 RDA Testing & Comparison with AACR2 (session 1) Charlene Chou Columbia University at the Lingnan University Dec. 6, 2010
Agenda ■ Background ■Goa|s a RDa testing in US(Oct -DeC 2010 Tester Group at Columbia ( July 1, 2010-) a What s new in RDA: comparison with AACR2 a MARC21: new and updated tags a Summary: initial observations
2 Agenda ◼ Background ◼ Goals ◼ RDA testing in US (Oct.-Dec. 2010) ◼ Tester Group at Columbia (July 1, 2010-) ◼ What’s new in RDA: comparison with AACR2 ◼ MARC21: new and updated tags ◼ Summary: initial observations
Background In response to concerns about RDa raised by the library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control, the three U.s. national libraries--the Library of Congress, the National Library of Medicine and the National Agricultural Library--made a commitment to the further development and completion of RDA. The three libraries agreed to make a joint decision on whether or not to implement rda, based on the results of a test of both rda and the Web product. The goal of the test is to assure the operational, technical, and economic feasibility of rDa Testers will include the three national libraries and the broader U.s. library community Columbia University is one of selected testing institutions More information on LC WG website at http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rdal
3 Background ◼ In response to concerns about RDA raised by the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control, the three U.S. national libraries—the Library of Congress, the National Library of Medicine and the National Agricultural Library—made a commitment to the further development and completion of RDA. The three libraries agreed to make a joint decision on whether or not to implement RDA, based on the results of a test of both RDA and the Web product. The goal of the test is to assure the operational, technical, and economic feasibility of RDA. Testers will include the three national libraries and the broader U.S. library community. ◼ Columbia University is one of selected testing institutions. ◼ More information on LC WG website at: http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/
Goals a RDA Resource Description Access) a The new, unified standard for resource description and access, designed for the digital world and an expanding universe of metadata users ■ Approach:pros&cons a Emphasis a Practical experiences and observations during testing orocess a Comparison between RDa and AACR2 口 CuK examples a This is not a training session but an informative session for the discussion of issues
4 Goals ◼ RDA (Resource Description & Access) The new, unified standard for resource description and access, designed for the digital world and an expanding universe of metadata users. ◼ Approach: pros & cons ◼ Emphasis: Practical experiences and observations during testing process Comparison between RDA and AACR2 CJK examples ◼ This is not a training session but an informative session for the discussion of issues!
RDA Testing RDA Test " rain the trainer on 1/15/10 a RDA Basecamp(Testers' website)with all related documents a Training manual and documents a Comparison between aacr2& RDa a RDA core elements(core core if.) a Choices in rda LC proposed practice for the rDa test 163 options and alternatives in RDA (alternative/optional omission/optional addition) 口 Exercises
5 RDA Testing ◼ RDA Test “Train the Trainer” on 1/15/10 ◼ RDA Basecamp (Testers’ website) with all related documents ◼ Training manual and documents: Comparison between AACR2 & RDA ◼ RDA core elements (core & core if…) Choices in RDA ◼ LC proposed practice for the RDA test ◼ 163 options and alternatives in RDA (alternative/optional omission/optional addition) Exercises