 |
 |
Hi We implemented RDA at Glasgow earlier in 2014. I used all of the materials mentioned below in familiarising myself with RDA and for compiling training for our staff. In particular the Cambridge, Oxford, & LC training materials were invaluable and saved me a huge amount of time. Like most who have implemented, we still catalogue with AACR2 when we cannot get a good quality RDA record, but increasingly cataloguers are converting these records to RDA. I included a presentation on FRBR for our cataloguers, but I’m not convinced that 6 -9 months down the line they have retained this background or find it helpful in their cataloguing. However they have adapted very quickly to RDA, much more quickly than I anticipated. Problems that have arisen for mainstream materials tended to be problems that cropped up even when using AACR2. We have used the transition to RDA to address some cataloguing practices. We have moved on now from mainstream materials to e-resources, videorecordings, and are looking currently at music scores and sound recordings. Interestingly when doing some cataloguing of e-videos, we found it easier to catalogue with RDA than AACR2. As to training still in AACR2. This is a difficult one, but since cataloguers have still to deal with AACR2 for different types of resources as well as retro cataloguing, we still have to cover both. We had a new member of staff just around the time we implemented, and I found that there really was no option but to do this. She coped very well. Cataloguers, on the whole, are not using the toolkit, they find it is difficult to navigate and to get answers for even simple questions. We did our own simplified instructions and have also found some materials on the web from other institutions helpful, particularly for non-book materials, e.g Stanford & Yale produce good documentation. Regards Rosemary Rosemary Stenson Head of Metadata Services Direct Line: +44 (0)141 330 6777 Fax: +44 (0)141 330 4952 University of Glasgow Library Hillhead Street Glasgow G12 8QE http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/library/ http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/library/mobile/ The University of Glasgow, Charity no. SC004401 From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Esther Arens Sent: 25 November 2014 13:59 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [CIG-E-FORUM] Training with RDA/AACR2 and MARC21 for mainstream materials Hi all, I hope everyone feels refreshed after their lunch break and ready for our second session of Getting into cataloguing: Training with RDA/AACR2 and MARC21 for mainstream materials. The following links to training material (RDA in particular) and references were already mention this morning, so I compile them here: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/our-work/cataloguing https://cambridgerda.wordpress.com/ http://www.slainte.org.uk/aacr/training.htm http://www.cilip.org.uk/cataloguing-and-indexing-group/professional-tools-and-resources John Bowman's 'Essential Cataloguing' Ed Jones' 'RDA and serials cataloguing' Stephen Miller's 'Metadata for digital resources' Anne Welsh's 'Practical Cataloguing' Anything else you'd like to add? Also, some more questions for us to ponder: - What has proven most effective for you and/or your trainees? - Do you still train in AACR2? Or know of anyone? - If you have implemented RDA, how much time do you spent on FRBR principles? - Do you think RDA itself a manageable resource for new cataloguers? If you think not, how do you find or provide simplified materials? -- Esther Arens MCLIP The Precentory 23 St Martins Leicester LE1 5DE