Implementation of RDA at the National Library

RDA Cataloguing Seminars

September 2012

RDA core elements

• NLNZ review of core elements

• Policies available on DescribeNZ wiki

NLNZ training

The National Library’s broad plan for RDA training for its cataloguers has 4 stages:

1. FRBR

2. Introducing RDA

3. RDA toolkit

4. Practical engagement with RDA

Stage 1: FRBR

• Readings

• Quizzes

• FrrrBrrr : a Scottish play

• Pride & prejudice meets FRBR

Stage 2: Introducing RDA

General overview material

– Key points about RDA

– Similarities/differences between AACR2 & RDA

– MARC changes & new fields

Stage 3: RDA toolkit

• Training video

• Exercises

Stage 4: Practical engagement

• Practical engagement with RDA– Description– Relationships

• Practice records on closed database

Material available on the DescribeNZ wiki www.describe.org.nz

Implementation

• NLNZ will implement RDA

• No earlier than end of March 2013

• Date to be announced…

• …soon…

• …watch this space

RDA in the NUC

• The NUC needs to be able to handle both AACR2 and RDA records

• Some RDA records already exist on the NUC

NUC policies - 1

• RDA will be the preferred cataloguing record standard

• AACR2 records will be acceptable where there is no existing RDA record

• Cannot have AACR2 and RDA record for same resource

NUC policies - 2

• Can upgrade AACR2 record to RDA

• Cannot downgrade full level RDA record to AACR2 on the NUC

• NUC minimum record standard

Data matching/merging

• Osmosis

• Batch loading

What is OCLC doing?

• Policy: Only one master record for a resource• Proposal: May update individual fields in pre-

RDA records to reflect RDA practices if it is considered useful

• Proposal: May re-catalogue a resource according to RDA if it is considered useful

• Proposal: Use access points as established in the authority file, whether those forms are coded as RDA or AACR2