Resource Description and Access - 7 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Resource Description and Access (RDA) is intended to replace the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2)
T or F?
TRUE
Resource Description and Access (RDA) is a :
- Value Standard
- Content Standard
- Technical Standard
- Mechanical Standard
CONTENT STANDARD
In Resource Description and Access (RDA), a “CARRIER” : (select all that apply)
- is the physical format of the work that contains the content
- has associated metadata elements, such as ‘‘media type” and “dimensions”
- replaces AACR2’s “physical description” metadata
- is the physical format of the manifestation that contains the content
- has associated metadata elements, such as ‘‘media type’ and “dimensions”
- replaces AACR2’s “physical description” metadata
- is the physical format of the manifestation that contains the content
NOT the physical format of the work
With Resource Description and Access (RDA), “CORE ELEMENTS”
- are a feature carried forward from the AACR2
- comprise the elements that fulfill the user tasks of find, identify, and select
- should include all possible instances of an element
- define the usual number of metadata elements to include in a record
Comprise the elements that fulfill the user tasks of find, identify, and select.
With RDA, three “types of description” are enumerated: these are _____________, analytical, and hierarchical.
COMPREHENSIVE
________ is the process of recording exactly what is found on the resource.
TRANSCRIPTION
RDA Appendix A provides guidelines for ____________.
CAPITALIZATION
Library of Congress’ Program for Cooperative Cataloging provides policy statements that align with the contents of RDA Toolkit,
T or F?
TRUE
In RDA, metadata captured for works and expressions should allow users to distinguish between those which are similarly named. This is called __________________.
DIFFERENTIATION
The preferred title for a work should be the one most frequently used in resources containing the work in its original language.
T or F?
TRUE
