Resource Description and Access - 7

Question 1

Resource Description and Access (RDA) is intended to replace the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2)
T or F?

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

Resource Description and Access (RDA) is a :

• Value Standard
• Content Standard
• Technical Standard
• Mechanical Standard

Answer 2

CONTENT STANDARD

Question 3

In Resource Description and Access (RDA), a “CARRIER” : (select all that apply)

• is the physical format of the work that contains the content
• has associated metadata elements, such as ‘‘media type” and “dimensions”
• replaces AACR2’s “physical description” metadata
• is the physical format of the manifestation that contains the content

Answer 3

• has associated metadata elements, such as ‘‘media type’ and “dimensions”
• replaces AACR2’s “physical description” metadata
• is the physical format of the manifestation that contains the content

NOT the physical format of the work

Question 4

With Resource Description and Access (RDA), “CORE ELEMENTS”

• are a feature carried forward from the AACR2
• comprise the elements that fulfill the user tasks of find, identify, and select
• should include all possible instances of an element
• define the usual number of metadata elements to include in a record

Answer 4

Comprise the elements that fulfill the user tasks of find, identify, and select.

Question 5

With RDA, three “types of description” are enumerated: these are _____________, analytical, and hierarchical.

Answer 5

COMPREHENSIVE

Question 6

________ is the process of recording exactly what is found on the resource.

Answer 6

TRANSCRIPTION

Question 7

RDA Appendix A provides guidelines for ____________.

Answer 7

CAPITALIZATION

Question 8

Library of Congress’ Program for Cooperative Cataloging provides policy statements that align with the contents of RDA Toolkit,
T or F?

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

In RDA, metadata captured for works and expressions should allow users to distinguish between those which are similarly named. This is called __________________.

Answer 9

DIFFERENTIATION

Question 10

The preferred title for a work should be the one most frequently used in resources containing the work in its original language.
T or F?

Answer 10

TRUE