RDA Implementation in Large US Public Libraries

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  • Chris Evin Long

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.62n3.98

Abstract

This survey sought to investigate how the transition to the new cataloging standard, Resource Description and Access (RDA), has been handled in one hundred of the largest US public libraries, specifically examining whether catalogers believe that some of RDA’s major goals have been met, and how some of the anticipated impacts of RDA implementation have been handled. A large majority of these libraries have implemented RDA for original cataloging, but respondents also generally believe that RDA has failed to meet some of its most important goals, primarily ease of use and cost-effectiveness.

Author Biography

Chris Evin Long

Chris Evin Long (chris.long@colorado.edu) is the Head of Monographic and Special Materials Cataloging at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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Published

2018-07-02

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