Lately I have been spending a lot of time thinking about RDA (Resource Description and Access). One area that has piqued my interest is the effect its implementation will have on catalogue displays (OPAC’s).

The National Library of Australia’s Committee on Cataloging has some interesting material posted from the Beyond the OPAC : future directions for Web-based catalogues seminar. Ann Huthwaite and Philip Hider in their presentation The potential impact of RDA on OPAC displays explain two key elements in the design of RDA…
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