RDA and Serials: Theoretical and Practical Applications

Abstract

This preconference examined Resource Description and Access (RDA) and the cataloging of serials from both theoretical and practical points of view. It focused on the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) and the Functional Requirements for Authority Data, the conceptual models upon which RDA is based. It discussed the RDA elements applicable to the FRBR entities work, expression, manifestation, and item, as well as the roles played by entities, persons, families, and corporate bodies in connection with serials. It studied the relationship between the entities that are common to serials.