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THE LIBRARY STANDARD RDA: RESOURCE DESCRIPTION AND ACCESS

BY

MAURO GUERRINI AND CARLO BIANCHINI

MOSCOW, OCTOBER 6-8, 2015

RDA: RESOURCE DESCRIPTION AND ACCESS

ObjectivesIdentifyRelate

Content standard (not display)

TRADITIONAL CATALOGING

• Description following ISBD to produce catalog

• Authority work

RDA CATALOGINGIdentify (Describe entities)What data to record (register attributes)But not form and order of the data

Relate (Help user navigate)

Re-use of data in any environmentDisplay context appropriate dataCard catalog, online catalog, Web applications

NOT JUST “BIBLIOGRAPHICAL”

RDA’S USER FOCUS

Anyone, anywhere, any time

Designed for the Web/digital environmentOntologies

RDA AS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

International participationShare dataShare work methodsShare in the development and maintenance of the international standard

RDA TRAININGNew generation of

librarians and cultural operatorsAssist with development of IT systems and new tools for the future

HISTORIC STEP FOR THE CATALOGING

TRADITION

Entrance into the digital age

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