Appendix B: Revision of PCC RDA Frequently Asked Questions Recommendations for changes to PCC RDA FAQs: 3.5 What does mean in phrases like environment”? “hybrid” “hybrid Consider incorporating definitions of record” and as found in the “hybrid “hybridization” introduction of the report: A non-RDA bibliographic record (i.e. a bibliographic record created Hybrid record. according to cataloging codes that existed prior to RDA (e.g. AACR2) or a bibliographic record not coded as cataloged according to RDA) to which RDA cataloging elements have been added, either manually or via machine manipulation. The resulting bibliographic record is a considered a hybrid record, as it blends elements of previous practices with the current RDA practices, not an RDA record. Hybridization. The process of adding RDA cataloging elements to a non-RDA bibliographic record (i.e. a bibliographic record created according to cataloging codes that existed prior to RDA (e.g. AACR2) or a bibliographic record not coded as cataloged according to RDA), either manually or via machine manipulation. The result of hybridization is a hybrid record, rather than an RDA record. 4.1 In a hybrid record as described in , won’t it be difficult to code the correct cataloging rules?” How will we know when a record crosses the line “descriptive from AACR2 to RDA? Suggested change: The Leader/18 in a record is not changed unless a cataloger is completely re-describing according to RDA. The final report of the PCC Post-Implementation Task Group on Hybrid Bibliographic Records provides guidelines for catalogers who wish to add or edit, either manually or via machine conversion, RDA elements in non-RDA bibliographic records for monographs and serials. For integrating resource records, the may also be consulted. 4.3 Should AACR2 PCC bibliographic records be re-cataloged to RDA? Suggested change:
Appendix B: Revision of PCC RDA Frequently Asked Questions Recommendations for changes to PCC RDA FAQs: 3.5 What does “hybrid” mean in phrases like “hybrid environment”? Consider incorporating definitions of “hybrid record” and “hybridization” as found in the introduction of the report: Hybrid record. A non-RDA bibliographic record (i.e. a bibliographic record created according to cataloging codes that existed prior to RDA (e.g. AACR2) or a bibliographic record not coded as cataloged according to RDA) to which RDA cataloging elements have been added, either manually or via machine manipulation. The resulting bibliographic record is a considered a hybrid record, as it blends elements of previous practices with the current RDA practices, not an RDA record. Hybridization. The process of adding RDA cataloging elements to a non-RDA bibliographic record (i.e. a bibliographic record created according to cataloging codes that existed prior to RDA (e.g. AACR2) or a bibliographic record not coded as cataloged according to RDA), either manually or via machine manipulation. The result of hybridization is a hybrid record, rather than an RDA record. 4.1 In a hybrid record as described in , won’t it be difficult to code the correct “descriptive cataloging rules?” How will we know when a record crosses the line from AACR2 to RDA? Suggested change: The Leader/18 in a record is not changed unless a cataloger is completely re-describing according to RDA. The final report of the PCC Post-Implementation Task Group on Hybrid Bibliographic Records provides guidelines for catalogers who wish to add or edit, either manually or via machine conversion, RDA elements in non-RDA bibliographic records for monographs and serials. For integrating resource records, the may also be consulted. 4.3 Should AACR2 PCC bibliographic records be re-cataloged to RDA? Suggested change:
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