RDA in China. Kai Li RDA Worldwide, ALAMS 12 Anaheim, California June 24 th, 2012

Transcription

1 RDA in China Kai Li RDA Worldwide, ALAMS 12 Anaheim, California June 24 th, 2012

2 Questions How the Chinese cataloging community perceives RDA? What factors will influence the decision whether or not RDA will be implemented in China, and how? And, WILL RDA BE USED IN CHINA?

3 Methods Survey Interviews

4 Survey: How Chinese librarians perceive RDA? The design of this survey is largely based on the one conducted in 2010 (?) by Elaine Sanchez. Online survey in a Chinese survey platform Wenjuanxing ( 问卷星 ). Date: Feb. 28- Mar. 30, valid responses were received.

5 Participants general knowledge of RDA N=180; 1 being the least familiar, 5 being the most familiar How the participants rank their knowledge of RDA? How the participants rank their knowledge of the differences between RDA and AACR

6 Outline of the topics in this presentation Fragmented landscape of cataloging in China Translation of RDA into Chinese Localization: RDA and Chinese cataloging RDA and the semantic web RDA and ILS in China

7 Fragmented landscape of Chinese cataloging community

8 Different language/transcript materials are treated separately Chinese materials Western-language materials Cataloging rules: Chinese Cataloging Rules AACR2 or Descriptive Cataloguing Rules for Western Language Materials. Format: CNMARC MARC 21 Headings: In Chinese In English or other western languages Shelving: Cataloging staff: Materials in different languages are shelved separately in most of Chinese libraries. Catalogers in different groups have little communications.

9 NLC vs. CALIS As the two leading bibliographic institutions in China, cataloging policies of National Library of China and CALIS are inconsistent in many ways.

10 AACR2 vs. Descriptive Cataloguing Rules for Western Language Materials Descriptive Cataloguing Rules for Western Language Materials was developed for the community to catalog western materials. 1 st ed., 1985; Rev. ed., There will be certain difficulties of using international standard [AACR2] directly, especially in terms of how to describe Chinese personal and corporate names.

11 The translation of RDA into Chinese started in May, Based on a print version. Further works to be done: RDA Toolkit, registered vocabularies Translation

12 Have the participants ever used or known RDA Toolkit? N=179 0 Have you ever used or known RDA Toolkit? Used Known None above

13 N=180 Have the participants' institutions acquired RDA? Have the participants' institutions bought RDA? Have subscri bed RDA Toolkit Will subscri be RDA Toolkit Will not subscri be RDA Toolkit Have bought the print versio n of RDA Will buy the print versio n of RDA Will not buy the print versio n of RDA Unkno wn

14 RDA and Chinese cataloging practices

15 Authorized Access Point The concept of main entry / authrized access point is the major obstacle of RDA s implementation in China in terms of the cataloging practice, since this concept doesn t exist in the Chinese cataloging system.

16 RDA and the Chinese MARC format The community is concerned about when UNIMARC will be updated according with RDA. Only after that, can CNMARC be adapted to the new cataloging rules.

17 RDA and the semantic web

18 RDA and the semantic web Linked data is being paid attention to by a small, yet active group of librarians in China. This community is generally excited about RDA for its potential to link library data to a bigger world, however, much more top-down efforts should be invested in this area.

19 N=179 & 180 How the participants rank their knowledge of the semantic web? How the participants rank their knowledge of FRBR model? The participants knowledge of SW

20 Local ILS products are still dominant in the market, and will be a potential problem for RDA s implementation in China, given the low level of awareness of RDA in the whole community. RDA and ILS landscape in China

21 Other factors?

22 RDA s future in China?

23 Scenarios #1 RDA be used uniformly in both Chinese cataloging and Western cataloging communities; #2 RDA be used in Western cataloging, while another parallel standard be developed and used in Chinese cataloging; #3 Localized standards (based on FRBR and ICP) be developed and used in both Chinese cataloging and Western cataloging community; #4 No efforts be done in this area (at least in a short time).

24 Thanks! twitter.com/nalsi