Cataloging Law Materials with RDA

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59 min video·en·May 15, 2026·5 views

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This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of cataloging legal materials using RDA, detailing its foundational principles, specific rules for various legal works, and key differences from AACR2.

Key Points

—The webinar introduces RDA's foundational principles, which are based on IFLA's functional requirements conceptual models like FRBR and FRAD, defining entities and relationships crucial for cataloging.
—RDA differs from AACR2 by focusing on preferred titles and authorized access points for legal works, with specific instructions organized by type of work in section 6.29.
—Core elements in RDA include the principal or first-named creator, and other associated persons or corporate bodies are core if they are used to construct the authorized access point for the work.
—For laws governing a single jurisdiction, the authorized access point begins with the jurisdiction, followed by the preferred title for the law, a practice largely consistent with AACR2 uniform titles.
—Administrative regulations in countries where they are not considered laws are cataloged using the promulgating agency as the access point, combined with the preferred title for the regulations.
—A significant change in RDA for treaties is that the authorized access point starts with the first-named party in the resource, rather than following English alphabetical order as in AACR2, and uses "Treaties, etc." as the preferred title.
—Ongoing discussions within the Joint Steering Committee include standardizing treaty dates and simplifying rules for court reports, indicating potential future changes to RDA.
—Criminal proceedings are entered under the defendant's access point, and non-criminal proceedings under the plaintiff's access point, both combined with the preferred title for the proceedings.
—Rules governing a single court are cataloged under the court's access point combined with the preferred title for the rules, while judicial decisions combine the court's access point with the decision's preferred title.
—While transitioning to RDA presents challenges for ILS vendors and libraries in adapting systems and display, RDA's framework of entities and relationships is a step towards creating linked data for better web sharing and data utilization.

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Cataloging Law Materials with RDA

This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of cataloging legal materials using RDA, detailing its foundational principles, specific rules for various legal works, and key differences from AACR2.

Key Points

—The webinar introduces RDA's foundational principles, which are based on IFLA's functional requirements conceptual models like FRBR and FRAD, defining entities and relationships crucial for cataloging.

—RDA differs from AACR2 by focusing on preferred titles and authorized access points for legal works, with specific instructions organized by type of work in section 6.29.

—Core elements in RDA include the principal or first-named creator, and other associated persons or corporate bodies are core if they are used to construct the authorized access point for the work.

—For laws governing a single jurisdiction, the authorized access point begins with the jurisdiction, followed by the preferred title for the law, a practice largely consistent with AACR2 uniform titles.

—Administrative regulations in countries where they are not considered laws are cataloged using the promulgating agency as the access point, combined with the preferred title for the regulations.

—A significant change in RDA for treaties is that the authorized access point starts with the first-named party in the resource, rather than following English alphabetical order as in AACR2, and uses "Treaties, etc." as the preferred title.

—Ongoing discussions within the Joint Steering Committee include standardizing treaty dates and simplifying rules for court reports, indicating potential future changes to RDA.

—Criminal proceedings are entered under the defendant's access point, and non-criminal proceedings under the plaintiff's access point, both combined with the preferred title for the proceedings.

—Rules governing a single court are cataloged under the court's access point combined with the preferred title for the rules, while judicial decisions combine the court's access point with the decision's preferred title.

—While transitioning to RDA presents challenges for ILS vendors and libraries in adapting systems and display, RDA's framework of entities and relationships is a step towards creating linked data for better web sharing and data utilization.

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