Barbara said:
>That is not different from earlier cataloging codes.
RDA is *very* different from earlier codes in that:
1) The expense of consulting RDA is a recurring license fee, rather
than a one time capital expenditure.
2) Unlike the clear English of AAR2 (thanks to Michael Gorman), the
language is complex and difficult to comprehend.
3) The arrangement of RDA is not parallel to ISBD or MARC, but rather
according to FRBR/WEMI, which not even the proposed Bibframe (at
present) follows.
4) Although the "A" stands for access, there is not one word about
indexing or display.
5) Standareds which have evolved since Panizzi are abandoned (e.g,
srandardization of capitalization).
6) Practices seen as basic by Margaret Mann are abandoned (e.g.,
justification of entries).
7) Internationalization is abandoned (4.g., ISBD inclusions).
I've catalogued during the Red/Green books, AACR1, and AACR2. The
present situation is unprecidented.
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