LC reference staff briefing

Nov. 30, 2010

Judy Kuhagen

Policy and Standards Division

Library of Congress

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RDA records in OPAC now?

• From LC testers: bibliographic & authority records– Resources being added to LC’s collections– CIP materials

• From CIP partners: bibliographic records• From other libraries: bibliographic records LC

testers using for resources LC is acquiring

• From NACO participants: authority records

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MARC? ISBD?

• Encoding and display not part of RDA:

– MARC for now and immediate future

– ISBD for now -- but a Program for Cooperative Cataloging group is considering abandoning ISBD punctuation

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If LC doesn’t implement RDA?

• New RDA records will still be added to LC’s database and OPAC:

– From CIP partners: bibliographic records

– From other libraries: bibliographic records used for resources LC is acquiring

– From NACO participants: authority records

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Identifying RDA records?

MARC 040 $e = rda

040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $e rda

040 $a UPB $b eng $c UPB $e rda $d DLC

040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d DLC $e rda $d ICU $d DLC

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Difference: not abbreviating

On source: Third revised editionAACR2 = 250 $a 3rd rev. ed.RDA = 250 $a Third revised edition.

On source: Arlington, Virginia -- ABC Publishing CompanyAACR2 = 260 $a Arlington, Va. : $b ABC Pub. Co.RDA = 260 $a Arlington, Virginia : $b ABC

Publishing Company

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Fewer abbreviations: MARC 300

AACR2:– p.– v.– col.– ill.– port.– sd.– si.– b&w

RDA:– pages– volume(s)– color– illustration(s)– portrait(s)– sound– silent– black and white

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No Latin abbreviations

Source lacks place of publication & probable placenot given:

AACR2 = 260 $a [S.l.]RDA = $260 $a [Place of publication not identified]

Source lacks publisher:AACR2 = 260 $a _____ : $b [s.n.]RDA = 260 $a ______ : $b [publisher not identified]

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Found capitalization?

Accepting found capitalization:

245 10 $a Cairo : $b THE CITY VICTORIOUS / $c Max Rodenbeck.

250 ## $a FIRST VINTAGE DEPARTURES EDITION.

Changing found capitalization:

245 10 $a Cairo : $b the city victorious / $c Max Rodenbeck.

250 ## $a First Vintage Departures edition.

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Replacement of GMD

• 3 new elements developed with ONIX community using controlled vocabularies:

– Content type (MARC 336)– Media type (MARC 337)– Carrier type (MARC 338)

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336-338 examples

Book:336 $a text $2 rdacontent337 $a unmediated $2 rdamedia338 $a volume $2 rdacarrier

Music CD:336 $a performed music $2 rdacontent337 $a audio $2 rdamedia338 $a audio disc $2 rdacarrier

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336-338 examples

Score:336 $a notated music $2 rdacontent337 $a unmediated $2 rdamedia338 $a volume $2 rdacarrier

Map:336 $a cartographic image $2 rdacontent337 $a unmediated $2 rdamedia338 $a sheet $2 rdacarrier

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336-338 examples

DVD:336 $a two-dimensional moving image $2 rdacontent337 $a video $2 rdamedia338 $a video disc $2 rdacarrier

Online PDF:336 $a text $2 rdacontent337 $a computer $2 rdamedia338 $a online resource $2 rdacarrier

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336-338 examples

Website (with maps, text, and photographs):336 $a text $2 rdacontent336 $a cartographic image $2 rdacontent336 $a still image $2 rdacontent337 $a computer $2 rdamedia338 $a online resource $2 rdacarrier

Or subfield $a may be repeated in 336 field:336 $a text $a cartographic image $a still image $2 rdacontent

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OPAC full record display

[Placement of 336-338 content during the Test; will need to reconsider]

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Families -- not just as subjects

• Important for archival materials & collections

• Specific family in MARC 1XX/7XX fields

• General family name still as MARC 6XX

100 3# $a Andersson (Family : $d 1860-1903 : $c Hult, Sweden)

600 3# $a Anderson family(subject authority has reference from “Andersson family”)

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Identifying information in name authority records

• 046 = special coded dates

• 370 = associated place

• 371 = address

• 372 = field of activity

• 373 = affiliation

• 374 = occupation

• 375 = gender

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Identifying information in name authority records

• 376 = family information• 377 = associated language• 380 = form of work• 381 = other distinguishing characteristic

of work or expression• 382 = medium of performance• 383 = numeric designation (music)• 384 = key

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Identifying information: optional during US RDA Test

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Not “losing” responsible entities

RDA basic instruction:245 $a Physics / $c by Susan Brown,

Melanie Carlson, Stephen Lindell, Kevin Ott, and Janet Wilson.

AACR2:245 $a Physics / $c by Susan Brown ...

[et al.].

RDA option if TOO many:245 $a Biology / $c by Mary Green [and

sixteen others].

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1+ creators: always one in MARC 1XX

RDA:100 $a Brown, Susan.245 $a Physics / $c by Susan Brown, Melanie

Carlson, Stephen Lindell, Kevin Ott, and Janet Wilson.

AACR2: no 1XX field if more than three entities.

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Relationships important

• Relationship of person, family, or corporate body to resource being described

• Relationship between resources• Relationship between person, etc., and

another person, etc.

• Can identify type of relationship via designators -- terms in RDA appendices or in other vocabularies

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Examples: relationship terms• artist• etcher• sponsoring body• composer• translator• editor of compilation• interviewee• photographer• cartographer• director; producer• former owner• performer• enacting jurisdiction

• abstract of (work)• choreography for (work)• concordance to (work)• screenplay (work)• sequel• finding aid (expression)• libretto (expression)• mirror site• reproduced as

• descendants• founder• employer

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Parts of the Bible

• “O.T.” and “N.T.” spelled out when used

• Name of testament not used for book or groups of books

AACR2 = Bible. O.T. GenesisRDA = Bible. Genesis

AACR2 = Bible. N.T.RDA = Bible. New Testament

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Change in MARC 240 field

• No longer “Selections” alone as the conventional collective title; in RDA either:

– Works. Selections (if more than one form)

or– [Term for single form]. Selections

e.g., Plays. Selections

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Non-RDA records in database

• If LC implements RDA:

– update MARC 1XX, 7XX (& 8XX?) fields

– make decisions about changes in other fields (e.g., replace GMD)

– cataloging managers will consult with others at LC

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RDA forms in authority records

• 1XX fields in RDA authority records

• 7XX X4 fields in AACR2 authority records

100 1# $a Harriot, Thomas, $d 1560-1621700 14 $a Harriot, Thomas, $d 1560-1621

130 #0 $a Bible. $p O.T. $p Genesis. ...730 #4 $a Bible. $p Genesis. ...

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If LC doesn’t implement RDA

• RDA records will continue to be added to LC’s database

• Make decisions about changes to MARC bibliographic 1XX/7XX fields and to other parts of the records

• Cataloging managers will consult with others at LC

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Impact on reference service and OPAC

• Regardless of RDA implementation decision• Just some of the issues involved:

– labels used in OPAC displays– placement of new MARC fields– changes in searching strategies– non-collocation of 1XX, 240, 7XX until non-RDA

records updated– non-collocation when more than three creators: 1XX

in RDA records and no 1XX in non-RDA records– explanations for users

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Questions?

• Now?

• After today: send message to

LChelp4rda@loc.gov