RDA: Loss of GMD and Changes Regarding Type and Format
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Publication Date
4-28-2011
Abstract
The pending decision to move to RDA is still a few months away, but some libraries have already begun following RDA guidelines. AACR2’s general material designation (GMD) is not perpetuated in RDA guidelines. Instead, RDA records define the content of the expression, the medium of the manifestation, and the carrier of the manifestation. This session will discuss the changes that will occur with RDA vocabulary, the issues related to display of the vocabulary particularly as it relates to special formats, and the effect this change may have on the display in the Aleph OPAC and in MnPALS Plus.
Department
Library Services
Recommended Citation
Bothmann, Bobby. RDA: Loss of GMD and Changes Regarding Type and Format. Presented at the Consortium of MnPALS Libraries Cataloging Workday, April 28, 2011, St. Paul, Minn.
