RDA in MARC Bibliographic Data

NEW for Update No. 24, May 2017

See the update for additions and changes.

Fields created or revised for RDA

Leader/06 Type of record - already indicates content type in coded form.

Leader/18 Descriptive cataloging form - coded i with RDA. (Update 12, 2010)

007 Physical Description Fixed Field

-- recording carrier characteristics in coded form

-- additional codes in various positions (Update 10, 2009)

007/00 Category of material - already indicates media type in coded form.

007/01 Specific material designation - already indicates carrier type in coded form.

008 Fixed-length Data Elements - additional codes in various positions (Update 9, 2008), (Update 10, 2009), (Update 11, 2010), (Update 15, 2012), (Update 16 2013)

015 National Bibliography Number - additional subfield for qualifying information (Update 17, 2013)

020 International Standard Book Number - additional subfield for qualifying information (Update 17, 2013)

024 Other Standard Identifier - additional subfield for qualifying information (Update 17, 2013)

027 Standard Technical Report Number - additional subfield for qualifying information (Update 17, 2013)

028 Publisher or Distributor Number - additional subfield for qualifying information (Update 15, 2012)

033 Date/Time and Place of an Event - additional subfields (Update 11, 2010)

037 Source of Acquisition

-- First indicator added (Update 20, 2015)

-- added subfields $3 and $5 (Update 20, 2015)

040 Cataloging Source - $e made repeatable and code "rda" added to the MARC code list for Description Convention Source Codes to indicate the use of the RDA rules for description. (Update 11, 2010) Leader/18 will be coded i with RDA.

046 Special Coded Dates

-- work and expression attributes (new subfields $k and $l)

-- added subfields $o and $p (Update 16 2013)

088 Report Number - Scope broadened.

1XX Main Entry Fields

-- already records name to resource relationships using relator terms ($e) or codes ($4); see MARC Code List for Relators and RDA Appendix I

-- subfield $g (Miscellaneous information) made repeatable (Update 19, 2014)

240 Uniform Title - subfield $g (Miscellaneous information) made repeatable (Update 19, 2014)

243 Collective Uniform Title - subfield $g (Miscellaneous information) made repeatable (Update 19, 2014)

246 Varying Form of Title - subfield $g (Miscellaneous information) made repeatable (Update 19, 2014)

247 Former Title - subfield $g (Miscellaneous information) made repeatable (Update 19, 2014)

250 Edition Statement - made repeatable in order to better accommodate edition statements for music and other resources cataloged according to RDA

264 Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice (new field, Update 13, 2011)

300 Physical Description - recording carrier characteristics and RDA carrier characteristic terms in textual form.

336 Content Type (new field, Update 10, 2009)

-- For MARC Leader/06--RDA terms ($a) and MARC codes for RDA terms ($b) relationship tables for content type, see Term and Code List for RDA Content Types

-- work and expression attributes

-- added subfields $0 (Update 21, 2015)

337 Media Type (new field, Update 10, 2009)

-- For MARC field 007/00--RDA terms ($a) and MARC codes for RDA terms ($b) relationship tables for media type, see Term and Code List for RDA Media Types

-- added subfields $0 (Update 21, 2015)

338 Carrier Type (new field, Update 10, 2009)

-- For MARC field 007/01--RDA terms ($a) and MARC codes for RDA terms ($b) relationship tables for carrier type, see Term and Code List for RDA Carrier Types

-- added subfields $0 (Update 21, 2015)

340 Physical Medium - recording carrier characteristics and RDA carrier characteristic terms in textual form. See the Content designator history for the new subfields. (Update 13, 2011)

344 Sound Characteristics - recording RDA carrier characteristic terms. (new field, Update 13, 2011)

345 Projection Characteristics of Moving Image - recording RDA carrier characteristic terms. (new field, Update 13, 2011)

346 Video Characteristics - recording RDA carrier characteristic terms. (new field, Update 13, 2011)

347 Digital File Characteristics - recording RDA carrier characteristic terms. (new field, Update 13, 2011)

348 Format of Notated Music (new field, Update 21, 2015)

370 Associated Place (new field, Update 19, 2014)

377 Associated Language - work and expression attributes (new field, Update 13, 2011)

380 Form of Work - work and expression attributes (new field, Update 11, 2010)

381 Other Distinguishing Characteristics of Work or Expression - work and expression attributes (new field, Update 11, 2010)

382 Medium of Performance - work and expression attributes (new field, Update 11, 2010)

-- indicators added (Update 14, 2012)

-- added subfields (Update 14, 2012), (Update 20, 2015), (Update 22, 2016)

383 Numeric Designation of Musical Work - work and expression attributes (new field, Update 11, 2010)

-- added subfields (Update 13, 2011)

384 Key - work and expression attributes (new field, Update 11, 2010)

385 Audience Characteristics (new field, Update 16 2013)

386 Creator/Contributor Characteristics (new field, Update 16 2013)

388 Time Period of Creation (new field, Update 19, 2014)

490 Series Statement - ISSN subfield made repeatable. (Update 10, 2009)

5XX Note Fields

-- recording carrier characteristics and RDA carrier characteristic notes in textual form.

-- notes for resource to resource relationships that may exist between works, expressions, manifestations and items (RDA Appendix J)

500 General Note - recording carrier characteristics and RDA carrier characteristic notes in textual form.

502 Dissertation Note - additional subfield specificity (Update 9, 2008)

518 Date/Time and Place of an Event Note - additional subfields (Update 11, 2010)

6XX Subject Access Fields

-- already records name to resource relationships using relator terms ($e) or codes ($4); see MARC Code List for Relators and RDA Appendix I

-- subfield $g (Miscellaneous information) made repeatable in fields 600, 610, 611, 630 (Update 19, 2014)

647 Subject Added Entry - Named Event (new field, Update 23, 2016)

650 Subject Added Entry - Topical Term - added $g (Miscellaneous information) (Update 19, 2014)

651 Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name - added $g (Miscellaneous information) (Update 19, 2014)

700-75X Added Entry Fields (Update 10, 2009)

-- already records name to resource relationships using relator terms ($e) or codes ($4); see MARC Code List for Relators and RDA Appendix I

-- structured access points for resource to resource relationships that may exist between works, expressions, manifestations and items (RDA Appendix J)

-- subfield $i defined in MARC for the relationship term

-- subfield $g (Miscellaneous information) made repeatable in fields 700, 710, 711, 730 (Update 19, 2014)

76X-79X Linking Entry Fields (Update 10, 2009)

-- structured descriptions for resource to resource relationships that may exist between works, expressions, manifestations and items (RDA Appendix J)

-- renamed $g to Related parts

-- subfield $i defined in MARC for the relationship term

-- added $4 (Relationship code)

800-840 Series Added Entry Fields - already records name to resource relationships using relator terms ($e) or codes ($4); see MARC Code List for Relators and RDA Appendix I

-- added $x (International Standard Serial) and $3 (Materials specified) (Update 9, 2008)

-- added $5 (Institution to which field applies) (Update 11, 2010)

-- added $7 (Control subfield) (Update 17, 2013)

-- subfield $g (Miscellaneous information) made repeatable in fields 800, 810, 811, 830 (Update 19, 2014)

856 Electronic Location and Access - identifiers for resource to resource relationships that may exist between works, expressions, manifestations and items (RDA Appendix J)

883 Machine-generated Metadata Provenance (new field, Update 15, 2012)

884 Description Conversion Information (new field, Update 20, 2015)

885 Matching Information (new field, Update 23, 2016)

X10 Corporate Names - Subfield $c (Location of meeting) made repeatable for recording multiple location names in relation to conferences. (Update 18, 2014)

X11 Meeting Names - Subfield $c (Location of meeting) made repeatable for recording multiple location names in relation to conferences. (Update 18, 2014)

Many subfields $o, $u, $x, $w, and $0 - identifiers for resource to resource relationships that may exist between works, expressions, manifestations and items (RDA Appendix J)

Current with LC's web site changes through July 30, 2014.

RDA in MARC:

MARC 21 Updates 9-18 include all changes to MARC for use with RDA approved through June 2014.

CONTENT, MEDIA, and CARRIER TYPES and CHARACTERISTICS

RDA Content Types

MARC already indicates content type in LDR/06.

RDA contains a list of English language content types for which a new field 336 was provided in MARC Bibliographic and in MARC Authority.

Field 336 may contain the RDA term ($a) or a code ($b); codes were established in MARC Update 10.

For a table that relates the MARC LDR/06 to the corresponding RDA content terms and MARC codes for RDA content terms see: Term and Code List for RDA Content Types.

RDA Media Types

MARC already indicates media type in field 007/00.

RDA contains a list of English language media types for which a new field 337 is provided in MARC Bibliographic and in MARC Holdings.

Field 337 may contain the RDA term ($a) or a code ($b); codes were established in MARC Update 10.

For a table that relates the MARC 007/00 to the corresponding RDA media terms and MARC codes for RDA media terms see: Term and Code List for RDA Media Types.

RDA Carrier Types

MARC already indicates carrier type in field 007/01.

RDA contains a list of English language carrier types for which a new field 338 is provided in MARC Bibliographic and in MARC Holdings.

Field 338 may contain the RDA term ($a) or a code ($b); codes were established in MARC Update 10.

For a table that relates the MARC 007/01 to the corresponding RDA carrier terms and MARC codes for RDA carrier terms see: Term and Code List for RDA Carrier Types.

RDA Carrier Characteristics

MARC provides for recording carrier characteristics in textual form in Bibliographic fields 300, 340, and 5XX and in coded form in Bibliographic and Holdings field 007.

RDA contains lists of English language terms that can be used to express carrier characteristics and also allows expression via notes.

RDA carrier characteristic notes – MARC Bibliographic fields 500 and other 5XX

RDA carrier characteristic terms in MARC Bibliographic format

-- Field 300 Physical Description

-- Field 340 Physical Medium (new subfields)

-- New Bibliographic format fields

344 Sound Characteristics (R)

345 Projection Characteristics of Moving Image (R)

346 Video Characteristics (R)

347 Digital File Characteristics (R)

ATTRIBUTES of NAMES and RESOURCES

Attributes of names and titles are typically information that has been recorded in name headings (e.g., date of birth) or in uniform title headings (e.g., key for music) -- or they may have been included in a note in an Authority record for the name or title. With RDA they may be recorded separately from the heading or as part of the heading (or both). New fields for these attributes have been established for names and for resources (works and expressions).

New MARC Authority fields for name attributes:

046 Special Coded Dates (R)

368 Other Attributes of Person or Corporate Body (R)

371 Address (R)

372 Field of Activity (R)

373 Associated Group (R)

374 Occupation (R)

375 Gender (R)

376 Family Information (R)

378 Fuller Form of Personal Name (NR)

New MARC Authority and Bibliographic fields for work and expression attributes:

046 Special Coded Dates (new subfields only)

370 Associated Place (R)

377 Associated Language (R)

380 Form of Work (R)

381 Other Distinguishing Characteristics of Work or Expression (R)

382 Medium of Performance (R)

383 Numeric Designation of Musical Work (R)

384 Key (NR)

RELATIONSHIPS

Name to resource

RDA Appendix I lists possible relationships between a resource and persons, families and corporate bodies, e.g., author, artist, cartographer.

MARC already records these types of relationships using relator terms ($e) or codes ($4) in 1XX, 6XX, 7XX, and 8XX in MARC Bibliographic and 1XX, 4XX, and 5XX in MARC Authority.

MARC Code List for Relators is being augmented with RDA relationships that are not already in the list.

Resource to resource

RDA Appendix J lists over 400 relationships that may exist between works, expressions, manifestations and items, e.g., dramatized as (work), indexed in (work), sequel, digest of (expression), filmed with (manifestation), reproduction of (item).

RDA identifies several methods for specifying these relationships:

-- identifiers - e.g., many $o, $u, $x, $w, and $0 subfields, and field 856

-- notes - 5XX Bibliographic and 667-68X Authority

-- structured descriptions - 76X-78X Bibliographic

-- structured access points - 700-75X Bibliographic and 4XX, and 5XX Authority

MARC addition: $i defined for the relationship term - in Bibliographic 700-75X (see specific field) and 76X-78X (subfield $i) and in Authority 4XX and 5XX (subfield $i).

Name to name

RDA Appendix K lists possible relationships between persons, families and corporate bodies, e.g., employee, sponsor, descendent family, employer, predecessor.

MARC subfield $i added to 4XX and 5XX Authority is also used to specify these types of relationships.

MISCELLANEOUS OTHER CHANGES to MARC for RDA

Additional subfield specificity in field 502 (Dissertation Note)

Additional subfield for qualifying information in 015 (National Bibliography Number), 020 (International Standard Book Number), 024 (Other Standard Identifier), 027 (Standard Technical Report Number), 028 (Publisher or Distributor Number)

ISSN subfield made repeatable in field 490 (Series Statement)

Additional codes in various 007 and 008 character positions

Additional subfields in 033 (Date/Time and Place of an Event) and 518 (Date/Time and Place of an Event Note)

Field 040 $e made repeatable and code "rda" added to the MARC code list for Description Convention Source Codes to indicate the use of the RDA rules for description. Leader/18 will be coded i with RDA.

Field 250 made repeatable in order to better accommodate edition statements for music and other resources cataloged according to RDA.

New Bibliographic format field: 264 Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice (R)

Subfield $c (Location of meeting) made repeatable in X10 (Corporate Names) and X11 (Meeting Names) fields for recording multiple location names in relation to conferences.

Experimentation with a technique for including URIs for values (no MARC content designation change). (See Discussion Paper 2010-DP02 for general description.)

SOURCE: RDA in MARC - July 30, 2014