Implementing RDA: One Institution’s Evolving Experience, Two Years Later
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Implementing RDA: One Institution’s Evolving Experience, Two Years Later American Library Association Annual Conference ALCTS CaMMS Copy Cataloging Interest Group Anaheim, CA / 23 June 2012 Christopher Cronin Director of Technical Services University of Chicago
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Implementing RDA:One Institution’s Evolving
Experience, Two Years Later
American Library Association Annual ConferenceALCTS CaMMS Copy Cataloging Interest Group
Anaheim, CA / 23 June 2012
Christopher CroninDirector of Technical Services
University of Chicago
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Discussion Points
Reorganization of UChicago’s Technical Services
RDA @ UChicago
Next Steps for UChicago
Next Steps for You
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Reorganization of Technical Services
at the University of Chicago
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ACQUISITIONS DEPARTMENT
Budget & Reporting
Electronic Resources Operations
Orders
Receiving
Before May 2012
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CATALOGING DEPARTMENT
Original Monographic
Cataloging
Serials & Digital
Resources Cataloging
Database Management
& Copy Cataloging
Before May 2012
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TECHNICAL SERVICES
Acquisitions & Rapid
Cataloging
Monographic Orders
Receiving & Rapid
Cataloging
Monographic Cataloging
Continuing Resources
Data Management
Services
Reorganized Technical Services
Budget & Reporting
Electronic Resources
Management
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Original Catalogers
Copy Catalogers Students
Technical Services (Acq/Cat/DBM)
811
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+ 17 ACQ assistants
1 __________________________________________________________
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+ 6.5 FTE for ACQ students
Maps Collection 1 1 2
East Asia Collection 4 2 3
Law Library 2 1 1
UChicago Cataloging Capacity
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Mid-1990s through 2012: called “MARC for Acquisitions” Gets resources with “good enough” cataloging to the
shelf ASAP Frees up copy cataloger time for clearing backlogs, and
attending to hidden and special collections Criteria for what can be finished in Acquisitions has been
continually broadened: 2007/08: 38,923 records were finalized in Acquisitions 2010/11: 60,002 records were finalized in Acquisitions
Why “Rapid Cataloging”?
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Easier to say what it isn’t. The criteria excludes: Foreign language records 9 specific call number ranges (music, atlases, kids lit, etc.) Elvl 8 and Elvl M Absence of or incomplete 050 or 090 Absence of at least one LCSH
Does not treat RDA any differently than AACR2 OCLC validation will provide some degree of assurance that
core RDA elements are populated
Criteria currently functions like a checklist This summer, refocusing training on assessing the quality of the
metadata, not just the presence or absence of MARC fields.
What is “Rapid Cataloging”?
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RDA @ UChicago
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Pre-test RDA training in summer 2010 – included original and copy cataloging
Post-test BIBCO and NACO “refresher” in February 2011 Regular monthly meetings of original catalogers to
discuss RDA issues June 2012: formal NACO RDA training via PCC
Training
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Cumulative Total of UChicago’sRDA Bibliographic Records
Dec 31, 2010 Sept 15, 2011 Nov 21, 2011 June 15, 2012
Original CGU recs 1,301 6,517 8,001 11,379
Changed from AACR2 to RDA
N/A4,099
2,113 3,163
RDA copy N/A 2,584 4,456
TOTAL 1,301 10,616 12,698 18,998
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Cumulative Total of UChicago’sRDA Authority Records
Dec 31, 2010 Sept 15, 2011 Nov 21, 2011 June 15, 2012
Original CGU NACO records
1,202 2,810 3,493 5,230
Non-CGU NACO records
N/A 16 305 671
TOTAL 1,202 2,826 3,798 5,901
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Next Steps for UChicago
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Developing user testing on RDA reproduction records. Relationships between RDA data and our faceted catalog
interface: Content, Media and Carrier Types & their potential for integration into facets
Reciprocal learning for catalogers and assessment colleagues
Building a Culture of Assessment for Metadata
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October 2010-May 2011: all RDA copy reviewed by Original Cataloging
May 2011-present: accept RDA copy as-is
Impact on Copy Cataloging
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Re-think impact on copy cataloging July 2012: training copy catalogers on creating RDA records for
new editions and some no-copy literary works
Evaluate impact on authorities processing and DBM generally
Evaluate impact on systems design for Kuali-OLE (http://www.kuali.org/ole) and VuFind
Continuing learning about Semantic Web, linked data, alternatives to MARC Formats
Share expertise by contributing to formal PCC reviews of new RDA institutions
Next Steps for UChicago
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Next Steps for You
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• Start training NOW
• Do it together
• Institute peer review for RDA records
• Learn as much as possible about linked data, and the future of our metadata infrastructures
