Awareness, Perceptions, and Expectations of Academic Librarians in Turkey about Resource Description and Access (RDA)

Resource Description and Access (RDA), as a new cataloging standard, supports libraries in their bibliographic description processes by increasing access points. The increasing importance of RDA implementation requires adaptation to a new bibliographic universe. Furthermore, many initiatives have be...

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Published in:Cataloging & classification quarterly 2014-08, Vol.52 (6-7), p.660-676
Main Authors: Atilgan, Dogan, Oezel, Nevzat, Cakmak, Tolga
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AACR2
academic libraries
Adaptation
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Bibliographies
catalogers
cataloging standards
Classification
Libraries
Library cataloguing
Library staff
Perception
Perceptions
Resource Description & Access-RDA
Resource Description and Access (RDA)
Second Edition (AACR2)
Turkey
Universe
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Summary:Resource Description and Access (RDA), as a new cataloging standard, supports libraries in their bibliographic description processes by increasing access points. The increasing importance of RDA implementation requires adaptation to a new bibliographic universe. Furthermore, many initiatives have been launched by countries who would like to keep themselves up-to-date by using and implementing RDA in their library catalogs. This study points out the awareness and expectations of catalogers in academic libraries in Turkey about the transition from Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition (AACR2) to RDA and their potential problems in adapting RDA. The situation in Turkey in terms of academic libraries is evaluated and reported.
ISSN:0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI:10.1080/01639374.2014.945023