RDA: End of the World Postponed?

Randall, Kevin M.

doi:10.1080/0361526x.2011.617297

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“…Thus, a unique opportunity presented itself to observe discourse around the current process of further refinement, illuminating cataloguers’ experiences with cataloguing in RDA. Previous publications have considered the suitability and usability of both AACR2 and RDA, sometimes in very specific areas (McGarry and Yee, 1990; Sheridan 1979; Tosaka and Park, 2013), and while opinion pieces on both from the cataloguing community have been plentiful (Martell, 1981; Randall, 2011; Sanchez, 2011), it has not been possible previously to witness in ‘real time’ the engagement of the community in the ongoing development of a code. AACR was presented, in all its editions and revisions, as a ‘fait accompli’.…”

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An investigation into cataloguers’ experiences with RDA

MacLennan

Walicka

2019

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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Cataloguing has been undergoing significant transformation for the last several years in order to keep up with the changing world of digital technologies, dramatically increasing the number of resources to be catalogued and data to be managed in such a way that would satisfy library users’ needs and expectations. Cataloguers had to face a shift in thinking about bibliographic data and consequently a shift in practice to the new cataloguing standard of Resource Description and Access. This research investigated cataloguers’ experiences with using RDA and the current issues they encounter and discuss while RDA is still being reviewed and shaped. It also documented and explored their opinions and concerns regarding understanding of theoretical concepts behind RDA and the new Library Reference Model. The investigation took place in a virtual environment of two of the most popular listservs dedicated to cataloguing and, in this way, allowed a direct and immediate access to opinions expressed by cataloguers around the world. In order to explore their experiences, a qualitative, based on elements of grounded theory, content analysis of archive and most recent posts was conducted and compared with the literature on the research done in the initial period after RDA implementation. The research results indicated some strong divisions among cataloguers and different levels of understanding of the changes being introduced. It also showed a potential paradigm shift in cataloguing, professional knowledge and mental flexibility required of cataloguers. Moreover, the significant amount of learning that cataloguers have had to and will have to undertake in the nearest future, suggests an inordinately important need for adequate training and dialogue between them and the RDA Steering Committee that would be led in a more comprehensible way to enable those who call themselves ‘average cataloguers’ understand the model better and become confident, rather than confused, practitioners.

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An investigation into cataloguers’ experiences with RDA

MacLennan

Walicka

2019

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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“…When AACR2 was published, controversies in the library community surrounding the new cataloging code were once described as the "war of AACR 2" (Martell, 1981, p. 4). Apparently, the reception of RDA has not reached the same level of criticism and acrimony that characterized the previous cataloging code revision (Randall, 2011). Compared with end-user research, however, a larger (if still relatively small) number of studies have been conducted on practitioners' views on the new cataloging code-if only to gather information about the technical, operational, and financial implications of RDA implementation.…”

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RDA: Resource description & access—a survey of the current state of the art

Tosaka

Park

2013

J Am Soc Inf Sci Tec

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Resource Description & Access (RDA) is intended to provide a flexible and extensible framework that can accommodate all types of content and media within rapidly evolving digital environments while also maintaining compatibility with the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition (AACR2). The cataloging community is grappling with practical issues in navigating the transition from AACR2 to RDA; there is a definite need to evaluate major subject areas and broader themes in information organization under the new RDA paradigm. This article aims to accomplish this task through a thorough and critical review of the emerging RDA literature published from 2005 to 2011. The review mostly concerns key areas of difference between RDA and AACR2, the relationship of the new cataloging code to metadata standards, the impact on encoding standards such as Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC), end user considerations, and practitioners' views on RDA implementation and training. Future research will require more in-depth studies of RDA's expected benefits and the manner in which the new cataloging code will improve resource retrieval and bibliographic control for users and catalogers alike over AACR2. The question as to how the cataloging community can best move forward to the post-AACR2/MARC environment must be addressed carefully so as to chart the future of bibliographic control in the evolving environment of information production, management, and use.

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RDA in Perspective: How to Use the Library Literature to Your Advantage

Loesch

2013

Technical Services Quarterly

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RDA: End of the World Postponed?

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An investigation into cataloguers’ experiences with RDA

An investigation into cataloguers’ experiences with RDA

RDA: Resource description & access—a survey of the current state of the art

RDA in Perspective: How to Use the Library Literature to Your Advantage

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