Why RDA after AACR2 (not AACR3)

RDA: Resource Description and Access

WHY IT WAS NECESSARY TO ISSUE A BRAND NEW CATALOGING STANDARD? WHY RDA: RESOURCE DESCRIPTION AND ACCESS AFTER AACR2: ANGLO-AMERICAN CATALOGUING RULES (NOT AACR3)?



AACR2 was first published in 1978. Although it has been updated many times, it is largely designed for an environment dominated by the card catalog. The International Conference on the