Cataloging expert Maxwell offers clear, concise explanations for every librarian interested in the next phase of access to their library's digital information. He answers such questions as
- What is FRBR and how does it work?
- How will FRBR affect libraries?
- Do all librarians need to be concerned, or just those doing cataloging?
- How do authority records fit into the picture?

"In this clear and comprehensive resource, cataloging expert Maxwell brings his trademark practical commentary to bear on the new, unified cataloging standard. Designed to interpret and explain RDA: Resource Description and Access, this handbook illustrates and applies the new cataloging rules in the MARC21 environment for every type of information format. From books to electronic materials to music and beyond, Maxwell Explains the conceptual grounding of RDA, including FRBR and FRAD Addresses the nuances of how cataloging will, and won't, change in the MARC21 environment Explores recording...

This title explains the RDA ruleset in familiar terms. It aids readers in understanding and becoming comfortable with the potentially forbidding new structure of RDA and contains appendices which discuss the treatment of specialised materials.