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RDA: Development, Implementation and Application
British Library Perspectives
Alan Danskin Metadata Standards Manager
OVERVIEW
• From AACR2 to RDA
• How RDA is managed
• International Perspectives
• BL Implementation
• Outcomes
• Links
From AACR2 to RDA
3
1978 1988 1998 2002
1997 Toronto
Conference
[AACR3]
2004 2010
Editor
appointed
Tom Delsey
2005
New Title FRBR
Published
RDA Constituencies
National Associations
American Library Association
Canadian Library Association
CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals)
National Libraries
British Library
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Library & Archives Canada
Library of Congress
National Library of Australia
RDA Business Model and Management Structure
COP (Committee of Principals)
ALA,CLA,CILIP BL,DNB,LAC, LC, NLA
Co-publishers (ALA, CILIP, CLA)
JSC (Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA)
ACOC, CCC, CILIP, BL, DNB, LC
Fund (Trustees)
(ALA, CILIP, CLA)
Australian Committee on Cataloguing
Canadian Committee on Cataloguing
Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA
…with a virtual Gordon Dunsire
Revision Process
AUGUST Proposals by constituencies or RDA Community OCTOBER Responses by constituencies NOVEMBER JSC meets (annually) to approve (or not) APRIL Update published Discussion Papers: to build consensus Fast Track: low impact; full review not required.
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
IMPLEMENTATIONS
British Library
Brigham Young University
Cambridge University Library
OLIS/Bodleian Library
Library of Congress
National Library of Australia
University of Chicago
National Library Board of Singapore
National Agricultural Library
National Library of Medicine
Trinity College Dublin
University of Warwick
Stanford University
Universidade de Caxias do Sul (Brazil)
2013 2014-
Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Library and Archives Canada
National Library of New Zealand
Philippines
Courtauld Institute of Art (UK)
London School of Economic
National Library of Scotland
German Speaking Library
Community (2013-2015)
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
National Library of Finland
(2015)
EURIG
• 2013 Survey
• 31 members (15 responses)
• 8 had made decision to implement RDA
• 4 more than last year
RDA TRANSLATIONS
May 14th Toolkit Release
• French translation
• German translation
Official translations in progress
• Chinese (print only) early 2014?
• Spanish (online and print)
RDA Updates
Annual Updates
• RDA first update April 2012
• RDA second update 9 July 2013
• Content history
Forthcoming changes listed on JSC Website
Implementation is only the beginning…
Regular toolkit releases
– 11 December 2012: rewording
– 14 May 2013 release: rewording
– 9 July 2013 release
– 12 November 2013 release
Fast track changes
Releases are announced in the Toolkit Development Blog
http://www.rdatoolkit.org/development
British Library Implementation
British Library is..
National Library of the United Kingdom
1,500 staff operating on two main sites
120 cataloguers (full and part time)
London
Boston Spa
British Library is..
One of 5 Legal Deposit libraries in UK
Legal Deposit Intake*
• 122,873 Monographs
• 35,516 Serial titles
• 1,652 Maps
• 917 Music Scores
*Annual Report 2012/13
RDA BUSINESS CASE: COSTS
Development (JSC)
Planning
Lost production (estimated 20,000 items)
Subscription
BUSINESS CASE: BENEFITS
Infrastructure
Strategic Continuity
International partners
Linked data
Better Cataloguing
– Consistency
– Authority Control
– Electronic resources
– Content / Carrier
SYSTEMS IMPACTED
• Aleph ILS: acquisition and cataloguing
• PRIMO: search interface
• Catalogue Bridge
– Computers and utilities
– Managing and manipulating MARC data
– Imports & exports
• MARC Report: Validation
SYSTEMS ISSUES
Import/Export profiles
Batch Upgrade (automatching)
MARC changes implemented on Aleph (95 change requests)
Most changes affect authority records
New indexes
Shared configurations with UK community
Templates / Macros
MARC Report
Very little change to PRIMO
LEGACY DATA
LC NACO re-distribution of authority data Additional clean-up
Metadata enhancement has other drivers Long term enhancement:
Identification of works and expression Enrichment of attributes
Hybrid records are a fact of life
TRAINING
• Training c. 227 staff
Train the trainer approach
Documentation based on LC modules
Cataloguers: (121)
Classroom + hands on practice + review period
Support staff: (106)
Job specific
TRAINING PROGRAMME: CATALOGUERS
Principles and changes from AACR2
Introductory FRBR/ RDA Seminar (2 hours)
Toolkit 2 hours
RDA Training: 6 modules over 5 days
classroom and hands on practice
RDA Review (5-10 days)
+ additional sessions for specialists
TRAINING MODULES: CATALOGUERS
• Mandatory – Identifying manifestations and items – Describing Carriers – Identifying Works – Identifying Expressions and describing content – Relationships – Authority Control
• Optional – FRBR for the Terrified – RIMMF
Training programme: other roles
• Acquisitions, Copy Cataloguing, Finishing
–Job focused
–Classroom (2 sessions)
–Team based training
–Managers attended cataloguer training and have toolkit access
RDA TRAINING 2012-13
Total RDA training days = 951.3
or
4.5 FTE (full time equivalent)
OUTCOMES
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1102 |a Research Information Network (Organization), |e author.
24512 |a A new direction for the Research Information Network.
264 1 |a London : |b Research Information Network, |c December
2011.
300 |a 19 pages : |b illustrations (colour) ; |c 25 cm
336 |a text |2 rdacontent
337 |a unmediated |2 rdamedia
338 |a volume |2 rdacarrier
500 |a Title from cover.
61020 |a Research Information Network (Organization)
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WORKFLOWS
Narrative for application
•Monographs
•Scores
•Serials
•Name Authorities
Links
RDA Records
RDA Bibliographic Records in
production Db (July 2013)
42,622
Created by BL 18,015
RDA Authority Records in
LC/NACO
467,085*
Created/amended BL 16,605
* Post RDA Phase II
headings update
PRODUCTIVITY
• Individual productivity targets suspended
• Production hit was 25k records
• Mitigation strategies kept output on target at end of year (31/3/2013)
PRODUCTIVITY
No impact on cataloguers’ productivity:
BUT
More names established for certain types of material:
– Conference proceedings
– Collaborations
– Compilations
Revised guidance issued to staff to limit impact
Cataloguing issues • High Level
– Change to well established policies and procedures
– Realising the benefits/deferral of gratification
– Quality Assurance
• Cataloguing
– Compilations / Collaborations
– Cataloguer Judgement – “unduly onerous”
– Authority Control productivity/demands
Links • Joint Steering Committee for the
Development of RDA
• http://www.rda-jsc.org/
• RDA Toolkit http://www.rdatoolkit.org/
• Open Metadata Registry http://metadataregistry.org/
• RDA namespace http://rdvocab.info/
• Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative
• http://www.loc.gov/marc/transition/