OCLC has issued the following statement (from their news of the day on
Connexion Client).
" With the release of the U.S. RDA test results, OCLC is
beginning a process to
determine how best to proceed in the integration of RDA practices into
WorldCat.
The current OCLC policy statement on RDA cataloging, which has been in
effect
since the publication of RDA in June 2010, is located here:
http://www.oclc.org/us/en/rda/policy.htm.
Later this year, OCLC will issue a discussion paper regarding the possible
future of bibliographic records with mixed practices in WorldCat. The
purpose
will be to generate the widest possible discussion among OCLC members in
order
to work toward a consensus about policies that will work best for the
cataloging
community and for library users. With a U.S. implementation date for RDA
of no
sooner than January 2013, there is time to consider what best practices
might
help to carry cooperative cataloging into the long term future. In the
meantime,
OCLC requests that libraries continue to abide by the policies outlined
in the
current policy statement. Please do not edit master records to change
them from
RDA to AACR2 or from AACR2 to RDA unless permitted under the policies
set forth."
http://www.oclc.org/us/en/rda/policy.htm
Mike McReynolds
Cataloging Librarian
Shook, Hardy & Bacon Law Library
2555 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64108
mmcreyno...@falconflight.com
