RDA in Europe : Implementations and perceptions

Ducheva, Dilyana P and Pennington, Diane Rasmussen (2019) RDA in Europe : Implementations and perceptions. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 51 (2). pp. 387-402. ISSN 0961-0006 (https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000617709060)

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Abstract

This research explored the implementations and perceptions of the Resource Description and Access (RDA) cataloguing standard in Europe. It refers to the development and implementation of the standard among Anglo-American libraries and draws comparisons between them. It examines the spread and application of RDA throughout Europe both by analysing the available literature and by conducting interviews with professionals at 12 European national libraries. The results highlight the issues faced by the European institutions and the unique perspectives that emerge from implementing RDA in different languages and cultures. European institutions demonstrate a higher level of involvement and interest in the development of RDA and a stronger desire to work towards RDA interoperability and alignment with the cultural heritage sector. The European implementation drives forward the internationalisation of RDA by actively seeking solutions to the issues in the new standard arising from the cultural and linguistic diversity.

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Ducheva, Dilyana P and Pennington, Diane Rasmussen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1275-7054;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:59644
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    1 June 2019
    Published
    24 May 2017
    Published Online
    19 January 2016
    Accepted
    Keywords:RDA, national libraries, European librries, RDA implementation, cataloguing, library collaboration, resource description and access, cataloguing standards, interoperability, linguistic diversity, cultural diversity, Library Science. Information Science, Library and Information Sciences
    Subjects:Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Library Science. Information Science
    Department:Faculty of Science > Computer and Information Sciences
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:30 Jan 2017 15:31
    Last modified:04 Sep 2023 02:07
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/59644
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