Module 8: Changes to RDA

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-- in general and for serials

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Changes to RDA?

• Intent of the JSC to address “deferred issues” (http://www.rda-jsc.org/working2.html#sec-61) and accept proposals for new or revised instructions

• Easier to update an online tool (yes, RDA is an integrating resource!)– ALA Publishing considering update frequency

• Two approaches to updating RDA:– A wiki/email process for corrections and simple changes– Proposals for constituency review

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Changes being discussed now

• Discussion papers (step before proposals):– Categorization of content and carrier:

6JSC/ALA rep/1– Review of RDA vocabularies: extent terms:

6JSC/ALA rep/2– Clarification of “Selections”: 6JSC/LC rep/2– Adding subject entities and relationships to

RDA: 6JSC/LC rep/3

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Changes being discussed now

• Proposals so far:– Reports of one court: 6JSC/ALA/1– Appendix A revision: 6JSC/LC/1– Date of manufacture: 6JSC/LC/2

• Papers and proposals available on JSC site:http://www.rda-jsc.org/working1.html

• Deadline for proposals for this year’s JSC meeting: August 11; meeting in November

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Constituency review of proposals

• Two U.S. members of the JSC:– Barbara Tillett: the Library of Congress representative– John Attig: the American Library Association

representative (represents everyone else in the U.S.)

• Decisions on expansion of governance at August 2011 meeting of the Committee of Principals– Received comments from several non-Anglo-American

countries during RDA development

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LC’s list of possible changes

1. Removing corporate body as a “creator”2. Adding exception for serials to restrict use of

person as a creator3. Giving changes over time as repeated element

without specification to give changes as notes4. Addressing changes over time of expression

attributes5. Addressing use of date of copyright for

multipart monographs and serials

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Corporate body as a creator?

• RDA 19.2.1.1.1 is carryover of AACR2 21.1B2: not enough time for JSC to consider other approach (a “deferred issue”)

• Focus of that instruction: type of resource, not role played by the corporate body – but RDA is “all about” roles

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Corporate body as a creator?

• Impact of deletion of RDA 19.2.1.1.1: more works identified by person + preferred title or only by preferred title

• Complicated issue!– Will begin with a discussion paper– Will consult with CONSER, AALL, MLA, and

other constituencies represented by categories of resources in the list

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Person as creator of serial?

• LCRI for AACR2 21.1A2 to limit using a person as main entry of a serial

• No counterpart LCPS for Test period --not recommended by the PCC group studying LCRIs– But remember that LC/PCC will review,

change, and add LCPSs if PCC and LC implement RDA!

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Person as creator of serial?

• OR could propose the addition of an exception comparable to that for moving image resources in RDA 6.27.1.3 for collaborative works– A few serials are the works of personal creators

Serials. Generally, construct the authorized access pointrepresenting the work using the preferred title for the work, formulated according to the instructions given under 6.2.2.

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Changes as repeated elements

• Remember: RDA is not an encoding standard

• Yet, some instructions say to give a note rather than repeat the element when that attribute changes over time– Example: RDA 2.8.1.5 says to give a note

for changes in the publication statement -- but MARC 260 is repeatable

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Expression attributes: changes

• “Changes over time” instructions now are in chapters 2 and 3 (manifestations and items)

• Question: Does a change in an expression attribute (chapters 6 and 7) require a new description/record?

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Expression attributes: changes?

• Situations for new descriptions now for serials represent changes in the attributes of manifestations (1.6.3) and works (6.1.3.2)

• Expression attributes changing over time in serials, e.g.:– Language (6.11; 7.12) & script (7.13.2)– Illustrations (7.15) and Colour content (7.17)

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Changes in same expression

• Outcome desired: if same expression (not concurrent works/expressions), don’t create a new description

• Add wording in ch. 7 about changes and add wording in ch. 5 comparable to that at 1.10.2:

If it is known that the note does not apply to the entire resource, identify the applicable part or iteration.

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Copyright date

• RDA 2.11:– Refers to “a date”– Lacks instructions for multipart

monographs and serials– Expand coverage or restrict to single-part

monographs, multipart monographs with a single date of copyright, and integrating resources?

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Your suggestions for changes?

• If a CONSER participant, discuss with your PCC colleagues– CONSER discussing some CONSER

Standard Record topics with John Attig

• Send your ideas to John Attig (your ALA representative: jxa16@psu.edu) -- can also copy Barbara Tillett (use the LChelp4rda@loc.gov account)