RDA : next generation cataloguing standard
Presenters
Deirdre Kiorgaard
Biographical Information: Deirdre Kiorgaard is the Director of Bibliographic Standards and Strategy at the National Library of Australia and represents the Library on a variety of standards-related groups. She is also a member of the Australian Committee on Cataloguing (ACOC) and has represented ACOC on the Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA (JSC) since 2004. Deirdre has been the Chair of the JSC since October 2005.
Abstract of Presentation
Title: Designing metadata for resource discovery
Abstract:.The cataloguing community is now preparing for a future beyond AACR, MARC, LCSH, DDC/LCC and local catalogue-based resource discovery. The focus is no longer limited to cataloguing and the use of common library standards. The resource description horizon now encompasses data re-use and interoperability with standards used in publishing, on the web, and in other resource description communities such as museums, archives and galleries. Resource Description and Access (RDA) will be an important building block in the creation of both better catalogues and other resource discovery services.
Title: Vale main entry
Abstract: Although RDA aims to replace AACR as cataloguing's core descriptive standard, it is much more than simply an update. The advent of RDA will bring with it a number of welcome changes from AACR, including principles-based changes to specific rules as well as new terminology and concepts. This presentation highlights not only key changes in the rules, but also fundamental differences in approach and structure.
Ann Huthwaite
Biographical Information: Ann Huthwaite is the Library Resource Services Manager at the QUT Library. Ann has been a member of the Australian Committee on Cataloguing since 1992. From 1995 to 2003 she was the Australian representative on the Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR (JSC), and was the chair of this committee from 1999 until the end of her term in 2003.
Abstract of Presentation
Title: History and background
Abstract: The genesis of RDA can be traced back to the International Conference on the Principles and Future Development of AACR, held in Toronto in 1997, at which the underlying principles of AACR were examined and the need for fundamental change was evaluated. A program of work was set in train that led to the decision to develop a new set of instructions and guidelines, going far beyond a new edition of AACR.
This presentation outlines the development of RDA and the various factors that have influenced the process. In particular, it describes the impact of the conceptual models FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) and FRAD (Functional Requirements for Authority Data) on the new standard.
Philip Hider
Biographical Information: Philip Hider is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University. He holds a Master of Librarianship degree from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and a PhD from City University, London. Philip worked at the British Library from 1995-1997, and in Singapore from 1997-2003. He is an ALIA representative on the Australian Committee on Cataloguing, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
Abstract of Presentation
Title: Relationship to and differences from AACR
Abstract: Although RDA aims to replace AACR as cataloguing’s core descriptive standard, it is much more than simply an update. This presentation highlights not only key changes in the rules, but also fundamental differences in approach and structure.
Title: Towards a semantic web
Abstract: The Semantic Web is a vision of the a Web in which information is coded in a systematic and standard way so that software can retrieve very specific and complex information that will allow users to reap maximum rewards from the wealth of online products and services on offer. RDA aims to bring library resources, and other resources attached to RDA-based metadata, into the centre this Semantic Web by aligning itself with those standards on which the Semantic Web concept is based. This presentation outlines the ideas behind the Semantic Web, its methodology, and where RDA fits into this picture.
Ebe Kartus
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Abstract of Presentation
Title: Vocabularies and relationships
Abstract: RDA will include a number of vocabularies for various elements. This presentation will look at some of these concentrating on those for content and carrier, the "old" SMD and GMD. It will also discuss the designation of roles and relationships. JSC has undertaken a joint project with DCMI to define an RDA element vocabulary and to work out a way of encoding this for use on the web and with semantic web technologies. An overview of this work will be given.
Rob Walls
Biographical Information: Rob Walls is the Director of Libraries Australia Database Services. He has many years experience in the National Library of Australia's resource sharing division where his responsibilities have included system development, database management, customer support and marketing.
Rob has been a member of the Australian Committee on Cataloguing since 2003.
Abstract of Presentation
Title: Implementation scenarios, encoding structures & display
Abstract: This presentation will focus on the initial implementation of RDA in bibliographic systems including library management systems, Libraries Australia and WorldCat. The implementation of RDA in MARC 21 and Dublin Core will also be discussed. The presentation will conclude with consideration of the additional systems support for RDA that could be developed in the future.
Catherine Argus
Biographical Information: Catherine Argus is the Manager, Special Materials Cataloguing, Standards & Training at the National Library of Australia. Catherine has an extensive background in cataloguing a wide range of materials and has been contributing to cataloguing standards development for several years. She is currently a corresponding member to the IFLA Cataloguing Section.
Chris Todd
Biographical Information: Chris Todd is a cataloguing team leader at the National Library of New Zealand. Chris's responsibilities include working with other team leaders on cataloguing standards and she has taken a particular interest in both FRBR and RDA. Prior to joining the National Library as a team leader in 2000, Chris worked in library education, mainly teaching cataloguing.
Abstract of Presentation
Title: Implementation, Training & Documentation: What happens now?
Abstract: The presentation will focus on planning and preparation for RDA implementation at the national and local level. Topics such as testing, training and documentation will be covered. Issues that individual libraries will need to consider when planning their own implementation of RDA will also be explored.


