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Join Robert Rendall from Columbia University as he shares his experiences reviewing Resource Description and Access (RDA) standards during a CRCC informal task force meeting on January 10, 2011. This session highlights the intricacies of RDA as written, explores CONSER standard record guidelines, and reviews Library of Congress policy statements. Gain insights into key topics such as punctuation, capitalization, field entry protocols, and continuing resource-specific issues, while understanding emerging challenges in the evolving landscape of cataloging standards.
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CRCC Informal RDA Testing Task Force: Experiences as a Reviewer Robert Rendall Columbia University Jan. 10, 2011
or, Desperately Trying to Stay One Step Ahead of the Testers
Options! • RDA as written • CONSER standard record guidelines • Library of Congress Policy Statements • whatever you can find on the Web
Things We’re Not Supposed to Worry About Any More • Punctuation • Capitalization • Wording of notes
Simple Changes • Leader/18: i • 040 $e rda • enter 33X fields– and don’t enter a 245 $h!
More Changes • Abbreviations • Frequency terms in conference headings • Which relationship designator? (if you enter one)
What We Didn’t Talk About(Much) • Continuing resource-specific issues • FRBR concepts
Comparison with the Official Test • No common set • No record-by-record questionnaires