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MAJOR RDA CHANGES FROM AACR2 BY MARC FIELD           22 April 2010        

These changes will not be adopted by SLC  unless and until they begin 
appearing in derived national cataloguing agency (LAC/LC) records.

PART I.

  040$beng or $bfre 
  040$erda    

  100  RDA change: Entry under first author, regardless of number.  Cf.
     245$c.

     In older records, the title is the main entry if more than three
     authors, i.e., no  100.

  100$e relator term

  110 RDA change: Treaties are entered under the first country mentioned,
      regardless of number or alphabetical order, or in the case of a
      treaty between one country and a group of countries, enter under the
      one country.

  130 RDA change: "$pO.T." and "$pN.T." removed from  between  "Bible" 
      and $p name of the individual books.  For the whole Old  and New 
      Testaments, spelled out.

  2XX RDA change:  Use square brackets only for information not found in
      the item, regardless of source within the item. Leave brackets
      in older records.

      RDA change: "[sic]" or bracketed additional letters no longer
      used after typos.  Create 246 with corrected title spellings.
   
  245 RDA change: For compilations, use the RDA option of supplying a title
      in brackets, rather than using the title of the first work as title
      proper.  This allows SLC to continue creating only one bibliographic
      record per physical item, a requirement for many of our clients.

  245$h [gmd]  SEE 336-338 below.  SLC will export [338 : 336] as 245$h
      for those clients requiring that subfield.

  245$c RDA change: Transcribe all authors, regardless of number.  in
       the case of a compilation with supplied title, transcribe statements 
       of responsibilities after titles in 505.

       Abandonment of the Rules Of Three removes the need for "[et al.]" or
       "[and others]".

  250 RDA change: Transcribe rather than abbreviate, e.g., 250 $aSecond
      edition.

  260 RDA requires transcription in full and allows omitting
      [bracketed] jurisdiction if absent.  SLC will transcribe jurisdiction
      (or supply using AACR2 abbreviations).  SLC will not transcribe
      postal codes as jurisdictions, but substitute AACR2 abbreviations
      in square brackets.  Supplying missing information in a note does not 
      support clients' brief OPAC displays

      SLC will continue to use ISBD Latin abbreviations rather than
      English phrases, because of our international customer base.
      
      SlC will apply RDA's bracketing of  adjacent element in the same
      field, e.g., 260 $a[S.l. :$b[s.n.],$c[2010?].  
      
  300 Abbreviations such as "p.", "v.", "ill.", spelled out; cm without 
      period considered a symbol, not an abbreviation; "in." still
      allowed.

  336 Content type

  For systems requiring 245$h, field 336 is exported as second half of 
  compound GMD, e.g., 245$h[online resource : text]

  Follow each term with $2marccontent

  cartographic dataset                         }
  cartographic image                           } [SLC exports "cartographic"; 
  cartographic moving image                    } SMD is specific term.]
  cartographic tactile image                   }
  cartographic tactile three-dimensional form  } 
  cartographic three-dimensional form          }
  computer dataset
  computer program
  notated movement
  notated music 
  performed music
  sounds
  spoken word
  still image   [SMD is more specific term, e.g., "engraving", "painting".] 
  tactile image                                }
  tactile music                                }    [SLC exports "tactile";
  tactile notated movement                     }    SMD is specific term.]
  tactile text                                 }
  tactile three-dimensional form               }
  text  [Do not create 245$h if 338 is "volume" and 336 is "text".]
  three-dimensional form   [SLC exports "form".]
  three-dimensional moving image   [SLC exports "3-D moving image".]
  two-dimensional moving image   [SLC exports "moving image".]

  337 Media type

  Not exported unless requested.

  Follow each term with $2marcmedia, except electronic$2isbdarea0media.

  Not exported as part of 245$h.

  audio
  [electronic] [SLC uses ISBD Area 0 term. rather than RDA's "computer".]
  microform
  microscopic 
  projected
  stereographic
  unmediated  [SLC suppresses if 337 displayed.]
  video

  338 Carrier type

  For systems requiring 245$h, field 338 is exported as first half of 
  compound GMD, e.g., 245$h[online resource : text].

  Notice two additions at Unmediated.

  Follow each term with $2marccarrier, except equipment$2slccarrier, 
  object$2slccarrier.
                     

  1) Audio carriers

  audio cartridge
  audio cylinder 
  audio disc
  sound-track reel 
  audio roll 
  audiocassette
  audiotape reel
  
  2) Electronic carriers

  computer card
  computer chip cartridge
  computer disc
  computer disc cartridge
  computer tape cartridge
  computer tape cassette
  computer tape reel
  online resource 

  3) Microform carriers

  aperture card
  microfiche
  microfiche cassette
  microfilm cartridge
  microfilm cassette
  microfilm reel
  microfilm slip
  microopaque

  4) Microscopic carriers

  microscope slide

  5) Projected image carriers

  film cartridge
  film cassette
  film reel
  filmslip
  filmstrip
  filmstrip cartridge
  overhead transparency
  slide [Use for photographic slides only]

  5) Stereographic carriers

  stereograph card
  stereograph disc

  6) Unmediated carriers

  card
  [equipment]
  flipchart
  [object]
  roll
  sheet
  volume  [Do not export; do not create 245$h if 338 is "volume" and 336 
        is "text".]

  7) Video carriers

  video cartridge
  videocassette
  videodisc
  videotape reel

  502 Thesis note
     $aThesis or Dissertation
     $bDewgree
     $cInstitution
     $dyear

  588 Source of description

  630  see 130

  700 RDA change: Tracing all authors as opposed to only 2nd and 3rd.
      $erelator code

  710 RDA change:  For a treaty entered under title, change the first
      710 (first jurisdiction mentioned ) to 110, and the 245 1st indicator 
      to 1 if 0.  Change any 130 to 730.

      RDA change: Spell out "Dept", if LC/LAC accept this change.

  730   see 130

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PART II

Several good and bad ideas in earlier RDA drafts have been abandoned:

B.C.E. and C.E. substituted for B.C. and A.D.
  The faith neutral designations would have been a welcome change, and one which could be
  made retrospectively by global change.

Compilers of works by more than one author may be main entry, as they
were prior to AACR. ` This reversion to earlier practice would have
been in keeping with academic bibliographic practice, and patron
expectation.

Alternate title not a part of title proper. As long as GMDs are placed
after title proper, this is a vitally needed change.  Even after
carrier and content designations move elsewhere, alternate title has
much in common with parallel title, and should be treated the same
way;  ", or" can be handled in the same way as ", and" for items
without a collective title.

Statement of responsibility not a core element. It is good that the
JSC reversed this poor decision.  If non cast motion picture credits
were moved from 245$c to other such credits in 508, much of the
objection to statement of responsibly as a core element would vanish.

Place of publication not a core element.  It is good that the JSC
reversed this poor call.  The absence of place of publication from
some items such as websites, does not mean it is not needed where
known.  

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