Yesterday on the FRBR discussion list, Arlene Taylor writes:
Barbara Tillett has updated the RDA section of her chapter in the book _Understanding FRBR_ that I edited. Her updated section is now available at http://lu.com/FRBR/
Due to publishing schedules, the section published in the book reflected the way RDA was shaping up prior to the October changes that now more clearly show the relationship of RDA to FRBR.
You'll want to read Tillett's short, informative overview of RDA development and its relation to the FRBR model. Here's a section on the JSC work leading up to Resource Description and Access (RDA):
A "Format Variations Working Group" was formed to look at FRBR's relationship to the new rules. Jennifer Bowen chaired this group. One member, Pat Riva from Canada, took her sabbatical to analyze where FRBR terminology might be substituted in the AACR2 rules. Among the recommendations was to use the term resource to be an overarching word to express the materials in a library's collection or things that would be part of the greater bibliographic universe. Another recommendation was to use only the FRBR terms when they accurately reflected the intention of the rule. The Working Group also recommended a structure for uniform titles that builds on the identification of the work, then the expression, then the manifestation, and finally the item, through added data elements as needed. If one needs to cite a work, then only the work elements need be included. If one needs to point to a specific item, then the full string including elements to identify the specific item are included.
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