新RDA资源内容与载体类别探析

Analysis of Resource Content and Carrier Category in New RDA

内容与载体是划分资源类型的重要标准,对于识别资源有着重要意义。RDA十分重视资源内容与载体类别的划分,新RDA在继承原有规则的基础上,强调了RDA内容与载体类型术语的编制依据,对资源的内容和载体类型进行了扩展,增加了“扩展计划”元素,明确了在RDA中提交新的内容和载体类型术语的方法与流程,彰显了RDA的可扩展性。

Content and carrier are important criteria for classifying resource types and are of great significance for identifying resources.RDA attaches great importance to the division of resource content and carrier type.On the basis of inheriting the original rules,the new RDA emphasizes the compilation basis of RDA content and carrier type terms,expands the resource content and carrier type,adds the “extension plan” element,clarifies the method and process of submitting new content and carrier type terms in RDA,and highlights the scalability of RDA.