Greetings, Michael :

Here at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, it's a very similar situation to Penn State as to the mixture of record quality between older AACR2 (and others) and the current RDA. If I come across an older record when I'm adding to or downloading new content from OCLC, I'll update (or overlay) the new record to conform to the latest RDA standards. But it's certainly the quality of the overall record that is paramount, be it AACR2 or RDA. An older record, as long as it accurately displays the information from the map, should work well.

I hope this helps! :)


William J. Fiedler, III

Senior Library Specialist and Supervisor, Map Library



Morris Library - Maps

Mail Code 6632

Southern Illinois University

605 Agriculture Drive

Carbondale, Illinois 62966



Office phone : (618) 453-2372

Map Library main phone : (618) 453-2705


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Michael,

At Penn State, at least for our maps records (haven't a clue about other format teams in my department) we always upgrade an AACR2 (or earlier standard) record to RDA standard, largely because we are PCC members in NACO and BIBCO programs that require that level of work. There's always a mixture of record quality on OCLC though, so in many cases accepting a high-quality or even better-quality AACR2 record without enhancement should be fine for institutions should they choose that path. I'll be interested to see what other responses to your question are, but in my opinion it is the quality of the record itself (accuracy, completeness, use of authorized access point headings) that is of more importance than choice between AACR2 and RDA.

Paige
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Hello,

For those of you who catalog maps or oversee those who do, do you allow/accept copy originally done using AACR2 to stay in AACR2, or do you require that any records you touch be made compliant w/ RDA? Either way, why?

We're reviewing our map cataloging practices and wondering what others do (and why).

Thanks for any input you've got.
mf
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