Transcript Resource Description and Access Setting a new standard Deirdre

New directions in cataloguing
Deirdre Kiorgaard
Libraries Australia Forum 2007
Outline
• More efficient metadata creation (NLA)
• IFLA cataloguing activities
• Resource Description and Access
(RDA)
More efficient metadata creation
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Obtain catalogue records from new sources
Use other sources of metadata
Streamline the creation of catalogue records
Simplify cataloguing process
IFLA activities (1)
ISBD: International Standard Bibliographic Description
– preliminary consolidated edition
International Cataloguing Principles
Europe & English speakers 2003
Latin America & Caribbean 2004
Middle East 2005
Asia 2006
Africa 2007
http://www.loc.gov/loc/ifla/imeicc/pdf/statementdraft3_apr06cleancopy.pdf
IFLA activities (2)
FRBR (bibliographic)
http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/frbr/frbr.pdf
FRAD (authority)
http://www.ifla.org/VII/d4/FRANARConceptualModel-2ndReview.pdf
FRSAR (subject)
http://www.ifla.org/VII/s29/wgfrsar.htm
IFLA FRBR webliography
http://www.ifla.org/VII/s13/wgfrbr/FRBR_bibli
ography.pdf
Towards RDA
AACR
• 1967 – 1st ed.
• 1978 – 2nd ed.
1988 – Rev.
1998 – Rev.
2002 – Rev.
2003-5 – Updates
RDA
1997 Conference
2003 AACR3 draft
2005 Move to RDA
2009 RDA release
Benefits for libraries
• http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/stratplan.html
• Principles-based and easy to use
• RDA Online – a web product
• Coverage of a broader range of resources
• Resource categorisations
• Web based resource discovery
Who’s developing RDA?
Committee
of
Principals
AACR Fund
Trustees/
Co-Publishers
ACOC
ALA
CC:DA
Joint Steering
Committee ...
BL
CCC
CILIP
LC
RDA timeline
• March-June 2007:
• July-Sept. 2007:
• Dec. 07-Mar. 2008:
• July-Sept. 2008:
• Dec. 2008:
• March 2009:
• June 2009:
Review of revised
chapter 3
Review of revised
chapters 6-7
Review of part B
Review of complete
draft of RDA
RDA text finalised
Release of RDA
Implementation?
Preparing for 2009 (1)
• Learning about RDA
– RDA website:
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rda.html
– Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rda.html#faq
• Affect on MARC & library systems
Preparing for 2009 (2)
• Preparing to implement RDA
– Decisions (data standards & options)
– Training
– Documentation (local, LCRI, LA)
– Purchase of RDA
To find out more
RDA website:
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rda.html
ACOC website:
http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/index.html
***Thank-you***