Abstract:

Resource Description and Access (RDA) is a new standard for description and access designed for the international context, which will replace the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules. RDA designates a number of guidelines and instructions as alternatives, options and exceptions for agencies to make decisions in local policy statements. As one of the first national libraries committed to the implementation of RDA, the Library of Congress (LC) decided to “adopt RDA with certain conditions” based on the RDA test. LC made local decisions in LC-PCC PS, which is practical for localization of RDA. By studying the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of LC-PCC PS, we could guide our cataloguing practices and make local policies.

Key words: RDA, LC-PCC PS, Policy statements, Localization