RDA in the wild: taking RDA into the global

Gordon DunsirePresented at the RDA Forum “RDA in the

wild”, ALA Midwinter, 1 February 2015

Overview

… how the JSC is meeting the challenges of internationalization, linked data, and the evolution of the FRBR models.

Environmental factors

Committee of Principals’Governance Review

FRBR/FRAD/FRSADconsolidation

ISBD strategyreview

RDA Toolkit &RDA Registrystructure andcontent

RDA2015+

Governance and strategy

Expansion of JSC representation

International communities

Linked Data communities

Cultural heritage (GLAM) communities

FRBR consolidation (expectations)

Deprecation of Group 3 entities as subjects

Addition of some Group 3 and FRSAD entities beyond context of subjects

Replacement of attributes with relationships

Example: Place of publication as relationship between Manifestation and Place

ISBD strategy review

Continuing and improved alignment with RDA

Review of consolidated edition 2015-2016

Punctuation of aggregations of RDA elements (aggregated statements; e.g. publication statement)

RDA Toolkit structure

JSC proposals on Appendix D and Books of the Bible

Layout of cross-entity designators

RDA Development Team work on Element set view and navigation

Working principle

Some areas of RDA will require overall review and amendment as a result of these developments.

JSC will allocate resources as effectively as possible: minimize extensive wording and numbering changes in these areas.

Working Groups

Places

RDA/ONIX Framework

Technical

Aggregates

Relationship designators

Instructions on capitalization

Fictitious entities

Thank you!

jscchair@rdatoolkit.orgPresentations from the RDA Forum will be

made available: Watch out for an announcement on the JSC website

Outcomes of the 2014 JSC Meetinghttp://www.rda-jsc.org/2014JSCmeetingoutcomes.html