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RDA Resources and Training

This guide is used by the cataloging department of Mississippi State University for internal RDA training. It includes resources and local policies that will be of interest to the Mississippi Library Partnership.

Core Elements

When recording data identifying and describing a manifestation or item, include as a minimum all the following elements that are applicable and readily ascertainable.
 
Title (245 $a)
 
Title Proper
 
Statement of Responsibility (245 $c)
 
Statement of responsibility relating to title proper (if more than one, only the first recorded is required)
 
Edition statement (250)
 
Designation of edition
Designation of a named revision of an edition
 
Numbering of serials (245 $n)
 
Numeric and/or alphabetic designation of first issue or part of sequence (for first or only sequence)
Chronological designation of first issue or part of sequence (for first or only sequence)
Numeric and/or alphabetic designation of last issue or part of sequence (for last or only sequence)
Chronological designation of last issue or part of sequence (for last or only sequence)
 
Production statement (264 #0)
 
Date of production (for a resource in an unpublished form)
 
Publication statement (264 #1)
 
Place of publication (if more than one, only the first recorded is required)
Publisher's name (if more than one, only the first recorded is required)
Date of publication
 
Distribution statement (264 #2)
 
Place of distribution (for a published resource, if place of publication not identified; if more than one, only the first recorded is required)
Distributor's name (for a published resource, if publisher not identified; if more than one, only the first recorded is required)
Date of distribution (for a published resource, if date of publication not identified)
 
Manufacture statement (264 #3)
 
Place of manufacture (for a published resource, if neither place of publication nor place of distribution identified; if more than one, only the first recorded is required)
Manufacturer's name (for a published resource, if neither publisher nor distributor identified; if more than one, only the first recorded is required)
Date of manufacture (for a published resource, if neither date of publication, date of distribution, nor copyright date identified)
 
Copyright date (264 #4)
 
Copyright date (if neither date of publication nor date of distribution identified)
 
Series statement (490)
 
Title proper of series
Numbering within series
Title proper of subseries
Numbering within subseries
 
Identifier for the manifestation (020)
 
Identifier for the manifestation (if more than one, prefer an internationally recognized identifier if applicable)
 
Carrier type (338)
 
Carrier type
 
Extent
 
Extent (only if the resource is complete or if the total extent is known)