El-Sherbini, Magda.

Rda : Resource description & access : strategies for implementation / Magda El-Sherbini. - Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2013. - x, 394 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-377) and index.

From AACR2 to RDA -- Similarities and differences between AACR2 and RDA -- RDA implementation strategies -- FRBR and FRAD concepts -- Identifying manifestations and items -- Identifying works and expressions -- Tips for using the RDA online toolkit -- Examples of RDA records -- Checklists.

As the Internet emerged as a tool of accessing information, libraries were confronted with the need to examine their tools for description. New electronic and digital resources became increasingly difficult to catalog and classify. This book is a discussion of key issues related to RDA, to help prepare catalogers for its implementation.

9780838911686 (paper) 0838911684 (paper)

2012036380


Resource description & access.

Z694.15 R47 / E42 2013

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