Dear colleagues,

for your information attached to this e-mail the Comments on RDA-Resource Description and Access by the Office for Library Standards at Die Deutsche Bibliothek.

Kind regards,
Christine Frodl
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Christine Frodl
Die Deutsche Bibliothek
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> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: DC-Libraries Working Group 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von Clayphan, Robina
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 6. Oktober 2005 18:13
> An: [log in to unmask]
> Betreff: RDA and DC - Content level developments
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> Invitation to Participate in the development of Resource 
> Description and Access (RDA)
> 
> Rules for creating the content of metadata descriptions 
> constitute an important aspect of interoperability. 
> Content-level agreements exist within specific communities 
> but interpretation of the content can become problematic when 
> data is moved between domains.
> 
> RDA is a new content standard for resource description being 
> developed on the foundations of library cataloguing practice 
> established in the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR). 
> The governing authorities of AACR elected to reassess the 
> principles behind the rules and develop a standard that is 
> applicable to a wider set of resources than traditional 
> library materials and designed for use in a digital environment.
> 
> In the light of their new direction RDA are seeking to 
> broaden the base of input by seeking participation from a 
> range of metadata communities - DC being one of these. At our 
> meeting last month, DC Libraries agreed to participate and 
> the invitation will be extended to representatives from other 
> DC domains as well.  The work will entail reviewing the 
> successive drafts of the standard and it will be a decidedly 
> non-trivial undertaking - as will be evident from an 
> examination of the Prospectus (1). For commercial reasons 
> access to the drafts will be limited to members of a 
> sub-group and the numbers will be limited.  This is the same 
> model as employed earlier in the year when a sub-group from 
> DC Libraries reviewed earlier documents.
> 
> Please look at the presentation Matthew Beacom gave to the WG 
> meeting for more background information and the timeline (2) 
> and the meeting report itself(3).  
> 
> 1) Official RDA Prospectus:
> http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rdaprospectus.html.  
> 2) Matthew's presentation: 
> http://www.britishlibrary.net/RDAandDCMI.ppt
> 3) DC Libraries meeting report:
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/DC-LIBRARIES/DC_Libraries_-_me
> eting_repo
> rt_2.doc
> 
> Repsonses to me via the list or privately if you prefer.
> 
> Regards,
> Robina
> 
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> Co-ordinator of Bibliographic Standards
> The British Library
> Boston Spa, Wetherby
> West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ UK
> Tel: +44 (0)1937 546969
> Fax: +44(0)1937 546586
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