Cataloging Electronic Resources using RDA

Direct Access Resources

• CD-ROMs

Remote Access Resources

• Streaming video• Streaming audio• E-books

Sources of Information

• RDA 2.2• Resources Consisting of One or More Pages, Leaves,

Sheets, or Cards (or Images of One or More Pages, Leaves Sheets or Cards) (This means e-books!)

• “use the title pages, title sheet, or title card (or image thereof) as the preferred source of information.” (RDA 2.2.2.2)

• Alternative - “use an eye-readable label that is permanently printed on or affixed to the resource.”

Sources of Information

• RDA 2.2• Resources Consisting of Moving Images (This

means streaming video!)• “use the title frame or frames, or title screen

or screens.” (RDA 2.2.2.3)

Sources of Information

• RDA 2.2• Other Resources (This means CD-ROMs!)• Use either “a label bearing a title that is

permanently printed on or affixed to the resource” or “embedded metadata in textual form.” (RDA 2.2.2.4)

Identifying Manifestations and Items - Chapter 2

• Media Type • Carrier Type• Notes

Media Type

• RDA 3.2 (In Section 1: Recording Attributes of Manifestation and Item)

• Not a core element

337 _ _ $a computer $2 rdamedia

Multiple Media Types

336 _ _ $a two-dimensional moving image $2 rdacontent337 _ _ $a computer $2 rdamedia337 _ _ $a video $2 rdamedia338 _ _ $a online resource $2 rdacarrier

Carrier Type

• RDA 3.3 (In Section 1: Recording Attributes of Manifestation and Item)

338 _ _ $a online resource $2 rdacarrier338 _ _ $a computer disc $2 rdacarrier

Notes

• Date of Viewing of an Online Resource (RDA 2.20.13.5)

Describing Carriers - Chapter 3

• Extent (RDA 3.4 - terms found at 3.3.1.3)• Dimensions (RDA 3.5)• Equipment or system requirements (RDA 3.20)

Providing Acquisition and Access Information - Chapter 4

• RDA 4.6 - Uniform Resource Locator• MARC field 856

Identifying Works and Expressions - Chapter 6

• Content Type 336 field

Content Type

• RDA 6.9 (In Section 2: Recording Attributes of Work and Expression)

336 _ _ $a computer dataset $2 rdacontent336 _ _ $a text $2 rda content336 _ _ $a computer program $2 rdacontent

Describing Content - Chapter 7

• Intended audience (RDA 7.7)• Summarization of the content (RDA 7.10)

Recording Relationships Between Works, Expressions, Manifestations, and Items - Section 8

• 776 field - print version

• “reproduction of (manifestation)”

Provider-Neutral Records and RDA

• Strictly speaking, RDA does not allow provider-neutral records.

• NCSU (see link on wiki) has an ebook workform with provider-neutral adaptations