[Koha] Fwd: Converting MARC 21 from AACR2 to RDA

[Hernandez, Heather]

Forgot to also send this to the list!  --h2

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From: Hernandez, Heather <heather_hernandez at 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 at 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=36379

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 at nps.gov
http://www.nps.gov/safr/learn/historyculture/museum-collections.htm

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