[DCRM-L] DCRM and RDA

[Manon Theroux]

Thanks, Bob and John.

I've been creating some test records myself this month (as one of the
"unofficial testers" - we're contributing records to the test file but
not to OCLC). I've been confused about how I should code my records
though. Since an RDA-ized version of DCRM(B) doesn't exist yet, it
doesn't seem "right" to code them $e dcrmb. Since RDA doesn't follow
some DCRM(B) practices, it doesn't seem right to code them "rda". I
guess a combination of the two $e codes at this point means you can
pretty much do whatever you want- pick and choose which instructions
to follow for which elements. The LCPS seemed like an easy way out!

-Manon

On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Robert Maxwell <robert_maxwell at byu.edu> wrote:
> LC has been careful to say that their decisions apply to LC alone (including the decision about when to use DCRM vs. when to use RDA), and during the RDA test we've been pretty free to experiment. At BYU we've been trying to see how RDA might be adapted to DCRM (and vice versa), so we've been coding some records with both $e rda and $e dcrmb. These records include RDA headings, but also follow RDA (for format) and DCRM (for content) in other parts of the record such as 300. For most of the description RDA is pretty compatible with the principles of DCRMB (at least I think so). The major places where the descriptive portion of records looks different is in 300 and the addition of the RDA "type" fields in 336-338.
>
> To see these records, do a command line search "dx:dcrmb rda". I found 61 records this evening. Most of the results are from BYU, but there are also some records from LC; I'm not sure if anyone else has contributed any. Be sure you have your search settings set to display institution records and include institution records when searching WorldCat (see the "settings" button in the "search WorldCat" screen). I don't guarantee that you'll all agree with what we've done, but remember we're trying things out and experimenting. We're trying to stay within the spirit of DCRM while adding some of the formatting of RDA.
>
> Bob
>
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>
> MARC21 has this example:
> Leader/18       i
> 040     ##$aDLC$cDLC$erda$edcrmb
> http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd040.html
>
> Is this how LC is coding records created according to LCPS 0.2? (DCRM
> rules + RDA access points)?
>
> It seems like such a strange mix of standards ... the $e rda would
> only apply to the access points and the $e dcrmb would apply to the
> rest of the record.
>
> Does it mean we don't need to worry about "RDA-izing" the DCRM rules?
> We can just keep creating DCRM records, code them as above, and update
> the access points to new forms as needed? And even though LC is making
> the cut-off at 1801, we don't necessarily have to follow suit?
>
> -Manon
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Manon Theroux <manon.theroux at gmail.com> wrote:
>> =======================
>> LCPS for 0.2
>> RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER STANDARDS FOR RESOURCE DESCRIPTION AND ACCESS
>> LC practice: The Library of Congress uses the descriptive standards
>> listed below instead of RDA for its cataloging of certain resources.
>> Access points are constructed according to RDA instructions.
>>
>> Archival Moving Image Materials: a Cataloging Manual, 2nd ed.
>> (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution
>> Service, 2000).
>>
>> Cataloging Cultural Objects: a Guide to Describing Cultural Works and
>> Their Images (Chicago: American Library Association, 2006).
>>
>> Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) (Washington, D.C.:
>> Cataloging Distribution Service, 2007).
>>
>> Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Serials) (Washington, D.C.:
>> Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 2008).
>>
>> Parker, Elisabeth Betz, Graphic Materials: Rules for Describing
>> Original Items and Historical Collections (Washington, D.C.: Library
>> of Congress, 1982- ).
>>
>> Society of American Archivists, Describing Archives: a Content
>> Standard (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, ©2004).
>>
>>  =====================
>>
>> LCPS for 0.9
>> EXCEPTIONS
>> The Library of Congress will apply the guidelines in Descriptive
>> Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) for books published before 1801
>> instead of the RDA exceptions for early printed resources.
>
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