The RDA training and implementation: looks and perspectives

Introduction: The RDA announces major changes in the cataloging process and a new way of representing information resources. The training and implementation of RDA in libraries requires great efforts from cataloguers. This article presents part of the results of a master's thesis. Objective: To...

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Autores: Holanda, Paulo Marcelo Carvalho, Lourenço, Cíntia de Azevedo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Revista Digital de Biblioteconomia e Ciência da Informação
Idioma:portugués
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8666140
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/rdbci/article/view/8666140
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cataloguing
AACR2
RDA
Training
Catalogação
Treinamento
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Sumario:Introduction: The RDA announces major changes in the cataloging process and a new way of representing information resources. The training and implementation of RDA in libraries requires great efforts from cataloguers. This article presents part of the results of a master's thesis. Objective: To point out the main training actions for the implementation of the RDA developed by the member countries that participated in its development, by the libraries of other countries and to identify the main preferences for programs, methods and content topics for training the RDA by the UFMG cataloguers. Method: It was used the methodology of exploratory and descriptive objectives and quantitative aspects, the bibliographical research, and also, as an instrument for data collection, the semi-structured interview. Results: They point out that face-to-face training is the preferred method by cataloguers and the preferred content for training are changes in relation to RDA and AACR2. Conclusion: It is noteworthy that training is an important step for the implementation of the RDA and that the identification of training preferences by the institutions is an essential step to define well which training instruments will be used and introduced to the staff of their communities of information.