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Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA
RDA: Resource Description and Access
RDA: Resource Description and Access was developed by JSC as part of its strategic plan (2005-2009) to replace the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition Revised, which were first published in 1978.

RDA provides a set of guidelines and instructions on formulating data to support resource discovery. RDA provides a comprehensive set of guidelines and instructions covering all types of content and media.
For a brief summary of RDA see the RDA Brochure (PDF format). The text of the brochure is also available in the following languages: Arabic; Catalan; Chinese; German; French (Canada); French (France); Persian [Word format]; Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish; Swedish; Turkish. JSC also welcomes translations of RDA Supporting Documentation.

Work on the new standard began in 2004, and in the same year the Committee of Principals for AACR (CoP) appointed Tom Delsey as the Editor. In December 2004 a draft of part I of AACR3 was made available to the constituencies for review. In 2005 a new approach was agreed on, and the decision made to adopt the title: “RDA: Resource Description and Access”. In December 2005, the draft of RDA part I was made available for review. Further drafts of RDA chapters were issued in 2006 and 2007. At the October 2007 meeting, the JSC agreed on a new organization for RDA, see A New Organization for RDA. A full draft of RDA was issued in November 2008. JSC discussed the responses to the full draft at its meeting in April 2009 and the revised text was delivered to the publishers in June 2009. RDA was published in the RDA Toolkit in June 2010.

RDA: Resource Description and Access is developed in a collaborative process led by the Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA. JSC gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the many institutions and individuals who have generously given their time and energies to the creation of RDA.
CURRENT WORKING GROUPS

JSC Aggregates Working Group (2015– )
Chair [not yet named]
See terms of reference of the JSC Aggregates Working Group.
JSC Capitalization Instructions Working Group (2015– )
Chair
Pat Riva

See terms of reference and current membership/tasks of the JSC Capitalization Instructions Working Group.
JSC Fictitious Entities Working Group (2015– )
Chair [not yet named]
See terms of reference of the JSC Fictitious Entities Working Group.

A scope document has been developed which defines the scope and structure of RDA in relation to the conceptual models on which it is based, and in relation to models developed by other metadata initiatives. There are also supplementary documents: an RDA Element Analysis; and, FRBR and FRAD mappings.

The JSC is committed to ensuring that the metadata produced using RDA will be well-formed, i.e., instructions are provided on how to record the values of elements, controlled vocabularies are used where appropriate, and the overall structure is governed by a formal model. These documents have been issued for the JSC and Editor to refer to, in the process of developing RDA, to ensure this aim is met. In addition, we hope that these documents will be useful to the metadata and semantic web communities and in our ongoing discussions with these communities.

RDA Scope and Structure (July 2009) [PDF format].
RDA Element Analysis (July 2009) [PDF format].
RDA to FRBR mapping (July 2009) [PDF format].
RDA to FRAD mapping (July 2009) [PDF format].
FRBR to RDA mapping (July 2009) [PDF format].
FRAD to RDA mapping (July 2009) [PDF format].
RDA is being developed in line with a set of objectives and principles which are informed by the Statement of International Cataloguing Principles.

RDA Objectives and Principles (July 2009) [PDF format]
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Prospectus
An overview of RDA can be found in the Prospectus:

Prospectus
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RDA Drafts
The full draft of RDA was made available in November 2008. The comment period has closed, see the responses.

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RDA Discussion list
An RDA discussion list has been established:
RDA Discussion list
RDA FAQ
Frequently asked questions on RDA have been grouped into the following categories:

1. RDA Basics
2. RDA Organization and Governance
3. RDA Development
4. Details of RDA's Content
5. Submitting Comments on RDA
6. RDA's Effect on my Library
7. RDA Publication
8. RDA and MARC 21
9. Adopting RDA
10. Principles and Conceptual Models
11. Testing RDA
12. RDA Testing by the three United States National Libraries
Presentations
For a calendar of past and future presentations, see Presentations on RDA. Where possible, links are made to presentation slides.

Ongoing activities
There are a number of ongoing activities of the JSC that will be incorporated into the work on RDA.