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Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the new cataloguing standard that will replace the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR). The 2010 release of RDA is not the release of a revised standard; it represents a shift in the understanding of the cataloguing process. Author Chris Oliver, Cataloguing and Authorities Coordinator at the McGill University Library and chair of the Canadian Committee on Cataloging, offers practical advice on how to make the transition. This indispensable Special Report helps catalogers by * Concisely explaining RDA and its expected benefits for users and cataloguers, presented through topics and questions * Placing RDA in context by examining its connection with its predecessor, AACR2, as well as looking at RDA's relationship to internationally accepted principles, standards and models * Detailing how RDA positions us to take advantage of newly emerging database structures, how RDA data enables improved resource discovery, and how we can get metadata out of library silos and make it more accessibleNo cataloger or library administrator will want to be without this straightforward guide to the changes ahead.

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Library Journal Review

While Resource Description and Access (RDA), the new cataloging standard, succeeding Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR), is finally a reality, a firm understanding of what it is and how it will affect our current cataloging practices is still an elusive dream for some. Oliver (cataloging & authorities coordinator, McGill Univ. Lib., Montreal), chair of the Canadian Committee on Cataloguing, has written a useful guide that provides a clear explanation of what RDA is all about. Through numerous examples, Oliver compares and contrasts RDA and AACR. He also discusses RDA background and its connection to the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) and Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD) models and international standards, changes in cataloging practice, the advantages of changing to RDA, and the factors involved in making the transition, e.g., the training involved. VERDICT Highly recommended for novice and experienced catalogers as well as library school faculty and students seeking basic information on RDA and its implementation.-Susan E. Ketcham, Long Island Univ. Lib., Brentwood, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Authored by the supervisor of cataloging at McGill University Library, this work provides an overview of the RDA (Resource Description and Access) standard intended to replace AACR2 and designed specifically for a digital environment. Rather than being a how-to-use-it handbook, the book is an introduction, presenting chapters that define RDA and discuss its alignment with international standards, its relationship to FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) and FRAD (Functional Requirements for Authority Data), its similarities with and differences from AACR2, its implementation, and its advantages. This is a technical book that assumes a basic understanding of cataloging theory and practice, and it is intended for anyone who wants to know more about the new RDA standards. A list of abbreviations that are used throughout the work, as well as an index and list of selected resources and readings by topic, are included.--Marcus, Sara Copyright 2010 Booklist