This guide provides an introduction to the history, structure, rules, and future of the new cataloging code Resource Description and Access (RDA) that will be invaluable to general librarians and catalogers.
Five-page bibliography cites works and provides links to source documents and reference works
Includes chapters on the conceptual models on which RDA is based.
A comprehensive index offers direct access to key terms and concepts of RDA
18 graphs, figures, and screenshots illustrate concepts for FRBR and FRAD, RDA's structure and vocabulary, and linked data on the Semantic Web
