Forgot to also send this to the list! --h2 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Hernandez, Heather <heather_hernandez@nps.gov> Date: Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [Koha] Converting MARC 21 from AACR2 to RDA To: Elaine Bradtke <eb@efdss.org> Hi, Elaine-- Cataloging rules change, and IMNSHO, "old" doesn't mean "wrong." We have records in our catalog that are perfectly correct ISBD, AACR, AACR2 and now RDA, and they all seem to exist together happily! Retroactively trying to change catalog records from one cataloging rule set to another could be problematic, since the rules for what data must be transcribed from the item, and how, can differ greatly. We are a museum library, though, and so may be paying greater attention to visualizing the exact nature of the item from the cataloging record than most libraries! We're creating all new cataloging records according to RDA--there is a sound recording here: http://keys.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=36... And a list of some RDA records here: http://keys.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-shelves.pl?viewshelf=52&sortfield= Hope this helps! Cheerio, h2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heather Hernandez Technical Services Librarian San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Research Center 415-561-7032, heather_hernandez@nps.gov http://www.nps.gov/safr/learn/historyculture/museum-collections.htm "The sailor does not pray for wind, he learns to sail."--Gustaf Lindborg