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RDA perceptions among Malaysian catalogers
Yushiana Mansor,Emilia Ramdzan +1 more
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Though Malaysian catalogers were aware of the RDA, they were only familiar with the basics of RDA and its related topics, and indicated low understanding of other topics, such as Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), related to RDA.Abstract:
Purpose – This study aims to investigate Malaysian catalogers’ awareness, familiarity and understanding of the new bibliographic content standard, i.e. Resource Description and Access (RDA). Design/methodology/approach – The survey method was adopted in this study. Questionnaires were used to gather data from respondents. The study included catalogers from higher education institutions in the area of Klang Valley, Malaysia. Purposive sampling method was used to identify the respondents. Findings – The results revealed that, in general, though Malaysian catalogers were aware of the RDA, they were only familiar with the basics of RDA and its related topics. They were mainly aware of topics regarding the overview and development of RDA, and indicated low understanding of other topics, such as Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), related to RDA. The study found that respondents acknowledged the inadequacy of their basic understanding of RDA. The study also identified the catalogers’ needs...read more
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