Descriptive Cataloging Using RDA
| The table below contains the training materials for “Descriptive Cataloging Using RDA,” a 9-module curriculum created by the Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division (COIN) at the Library of Congress. The curriculum targets novice and beginning catalogers with little education or experience in cataloging. |
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| Module | Slides, Manuals, Exercises, Online Quizzes |
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| 1 - Introduction, Concepts, and Tools | Teaching Slides (PowerPoint : 1.2 MB) |
| 2 - Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) |
Teaching Slides (PowerPoint : 1.1 MB) |
| 3 - RDA Toolkit | Teaching Slides (PowerPoint : 100 KB) Using the RDA Toolkit (PDF : 1.22 MB) |
| 4 - RDA Introduction and Background; Identifying ManifestationsUsing the RDA Toolkit | Teaching Slides (PowerPoint : 3.9 MB) Ex. 1: Identifying Manifestations (PDF : 86 KB) Ex. 1: Answers (PDF : 88 KB) |
| 5 - Other Elements of Manifestations and Items; Describing Carriers; Describing Content | Teaching Slides (PowerPoint : 585 KB) Ex. 2: Describing Carriers (PDF : 83 KB) Ex. 2: Answers (PDF : 86 KB) Ex. 3: Describing Content (PDF : 84 KB) Ex. 3: Answers (PDF : 82 KB) |
| 6 - Identifying Works and Expressions | Teaching Slides (PowerPoint : 564 KB) Ex. 4: Identifying Works (PDF : 11 KB) Ex. 4: Answers (PDF : 14 KB) Ex. 5: Identifying Expressions (PDF : 11 KB) Ex. 5: Answers (PDF : 11 KB) |
| 7 - Relationships in RDA; Authority Control |
Teaching Slides (PowerPoint : 1.7 MB) Ex. 6: Creators and Contributors (PDF : 90 KB) Ex. 6: Answers (PDF : 91 KB) |
| 8 - Identifying Persons, Families, and Corporate Bodies | Teaching Slides (PowerPoint : 437 KB) Ex. 7: Relationships (PDF : 633 KB) Ex. 7: Answers (PDF : 40 KB) |
| 9 - Comprehensive Exercises | Teaching Slides (PowerPoint : 98 KB) Comprehensive Exercises (PDF : 145 KB) Comprehensive Exercises: Answers (PDF : 156 KB) |
| Supplemental Materials | Curriculum Outline (PDF : 54 KB) Bibliographic Record Practice Work Form (Word : 20 KB) “Legacy Records” (PDF : 1.2 MB) “Legacy Records” Answers (PDF : 1.2 MB) |
| Last Update: December 9, 2020 |
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