Practical cataloguing : AACR2, RDA and MARC 21 / Anne Welsh and Sue Batley.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Catalogues and cataloguing standards;
2 The FRBRization of the catalogue;
3 Bibliographic elements;
4 Access points and headings;
5 RDA: resource description and access;
6 AACR and RDA;
7 MARC 21;
8 Practical cataloguing: bringing it all together;
9 The birth of RDA and the death of MARC? ;
10 Examples;
References;
Index.

Written at a time of transition in international cataloguing, this book provides cataloguers and students with a background in general cataloguing principles, the code (AACR2) and format (MARC 21) and the new standard (RDA). It provides library managers with an overview of the development of RDA in order to equip them to make the transition.