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!
J
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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