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Cataloging Electronic Resources: RDA Guidelines for Accessing E-Books, Videos, and CD-ROMs

This guide focuses on cataloging electronic resources using the principles established by RDA (Resource Description and Access). It covers diverse formats including e-books, streaming video, audio resources, and CD-ROMs. The document outlines how to determine preferred sources of information as well as media and carrier types per RDA specifications. Key sections include identifying titles, recording attributes, and providing acquisition information. RDA encourages a standardized approach, ensuring clear and accessible catalog records for all electronic resources.

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Cataloging Electronic Resources: RDA Guidelines for Accessing E-Books, Videos, and CD-ROMs

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  1. Cataloging Electronic Resources using RDA

  2. Direct Access Resources • CD-ROMs

  3. Remote Access Resources • Streaming video • Streaming audio • E-books

  4. Sources of Information • RDA 2.2 • Resources Consisting of One or More Pages, Leaves, Sheets, or Cards (or Images of One or More Pages, Leaves Sheets or Cards) (This means e-books!) • “use the title pages, title sheet, or title card (or image thereof) as the preferred source of information.” (RDA 2.2.2.2) • Alternative - “use an eye-readable label that is permanently printed on or affixed to the resource.”

  5. Sources of Information • RDA 2.2 • Resources Consisting of Moving Images (This means streaming video!) • “use the title frame or frames, or title screen or screens.” (RDA 2.2.2.3)

  6. Sources of Information • RDA 2.2 • Other Resources (This means CD-ROMs!) • Use either “a label bearing a title that is permanently printed on or affixed to the resource” or “embedded metadata in textual form.” (RDA 2.2.2.4)

  7. Identifying Manifestations and Items - Chapter 2 • Media Type • Carrier Type • Notes

  8. Media Type • RDA 3.2 (In Section 1: Recording Attributes of Manifestation and Item) • Not a core element 337 _ _ $a computer $2 rdamedia

  9. Multiple MediaTypes 336 _ _ $a two-dimensional moving image $2 rdacontent 337 _ _ $a computer $2 rdamedia 337 _ _ $a video $2 rdamedia 338 _ _ $a online resource $2 rdacarrier

  10. Carrier Type • RDA 3.3 (In Section 1: Recording Attributes of Manifestation and Item) 338 _ _ $a online resource $2 rdacarrier 338 _ _ $a computer disc $2 rdacarrier

  11. Notes • Date of Viewing of an Online Resource (RDA 2.20.13.5)

  12. Describing Carriers - Chapter 3 • Extent (RDA 3.4 - terms found at 3.3.1.3) • Dimensions (RDA 3.5) • Equipment or system requirements (RDA 3.20)

  13. Providing Acquisition and Access Information - Chapter 4 • RDA 4.6 - Uniform Resource Locator • MARC field 856

  14. Identifying Works and Expressions - Chapter 6 • Content Type 336 field

  15. Content Type • RDA 6.9 (In Section 2: Recording Attributes of Work and Expression) 336 _ _ $a computer dataset $2 rdacontent 336 _ _ $a text $2 rda content 336 _ _ $a computer program $2 rdacontent

  16. Describing Content - Chapter 7 • Intended audience (RDA 7.7) • Summarization of the content (RDA 7.10)

  17. Recording Relationships Between Works, Expressions, Manifestations, and Items - Section 8 • 776 field - print version • “reproduction of (manifestation)”

  18. Provider-Neutral Records and RDA • Strictly speaking, RDA does not allow provider-neutral records. • NCSU (see link on wiki) has an ebook workform with provider-neutral adaptations

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