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RDA Test : Law Catalogers’ Perspective

RDA Test : Law Catalogers’ Perspective. Patricia Sayre-McCoy Head of Law Cataloging and Serials D’Angelo Law Library University of Chicago. Preparations . Review AACR2 special rules for legal materials RDA available June 2010, so review special rules for legal materials

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RDA Test : Law Catalogers’ Perspective

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  1. RDA Test : Law Catalogers’ Perspective Patricia Sayre-McCoy Head of Law Cataloging and Serials D’Angelo Law Library University of Chicago

  2. Preparations • Review AACR2 special rules for legal materials • RDA available June 2010, so review special rules for legal materials • Hot links not yet available! • Hot links active August 2010

  3. Training • LC Training webinars • Catalogers met weekly to discuss issues • LC documentation • http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/RDAtest/rdatest.html • Our own local documentation • http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/staffweb/depts/cat/rda.html

  4. The test • Free access to RDA until the end of October 2010 for everyone • Chicago’s own test period before the official test • Test from October 1 to December 31, 2010 • Authority work included as part of test • Catalogers created Institutional Records for the test titles • Each tester recorded the time it took to create the bibliographic and authority records

  5. Testing at Chicago • Each library was to catalog 5 titles using AACR2 and RDA • Each cataloger was assigned some titles to catalog in AACR2 and different titles to catalog in RDA • All test materials were digital versions of print materials and included standard information sources ( t.p., verso t.p, sample pages) • Extra set of 25 original cataloging based on library receipts after test records were completed • Authority work done for all access points

  6. TEST BEGINS

  7. And the first title to catalog is

  8. In case that wasn’t enough

  9. Other titles to catalog:Library of America Mark Twain volume • Either a story in an electronic book OR the book itself (not sure which) • Website • A loose-leaf title—legal materials finally!

  10. My Impressions • RDA Toolkit—only access to RDA was online. At least the Hot Links worked. • Table of Contents arranged by FRBR entity (is this a work, a manifestation, an expression?) • Some rules applied only to certain FRBR entities—translations were extremely difficult, as were reprints • Key word access to rules but no INDEX!

  11. Using the Toolkit • What is this again—manifestation, expression? • MARC mapping • It’s not complete • Unfamiliar terminology • How do I get back to where I started? Why does the Back button only work sometimes?

  12. Workflow

  13. RDA Problems I found • “Record” but where? • Relator terms either very precise or not there (esp. “Publisher”) • Easy to get lost in the tabs and returning to the previous record was different depending on where I was in RDA • I really wanted an index!

  14. Problems with the Test • I lost my record! (Not really, but you can’t save Institutional records!) • This surrogate is really taking a long time to load • I forgot to write down when I started—I guess it was 6 minutes ago—I’m doing the authority record now, forgot again to record the time—can I put up a sign so staff don’t ask me questions (but that’s my job to answer them!)—forgot the time again…

  15. Authority Records • RDA is much more flexible about adding information to the authority record, even if it’s not needed to break a conflict • If possible, add all the information from the piece in hand to save future work for conflicts • Much easier to use a qualifier to distinguish an author

  16. And now what? • Chicago will continue to do RDA cataloging • Chicago will continue to do authority work following RDA if an RDA record needs authority work • But, if a heading is already established as AACR2, we will use it • We’ll be ready to adapt our cataloging as BIBCO and CONSER develop their standards for RDA records

  17. Questions? Patricia Sayre-McCoy p-mccoy@uchicago.edu OR psm1@uchicago.edu

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