RDA is still a moving target, with ongoing revisions taking place in addition to the evolution of how MARC and environments like WorldCat accommodate RDA. Throw into the mix developing data carriers outside of MARC, and it becomes clear why a book on RDA must be able to speak to many perspectives all at once. Making the Move to RDA: A Self-Study Primer for Catalogers takes on this challenge effectively, providing context on RDA's structure and scope, explaining RDA's instructions for cataloging materials of all formats, and comparing its application in MARC to that of AACR2 in clearly defined sections that allow catalogers and administrators of all levels of expertise to easily find the chapters that address their specific needs. . . .Beyond the thorough and clearly explained treatment of RDA in this book, it is perhaps the flexibility it offers that is one of its greatest strengths. Catalogers from all types of institutions and of all types of learning styles will find the information in this book neatly organized, allowing them to read through the book in the order they prefer and later revisit the book's specifics without getting lost. Combined with other training resources and the ongoing monitoring of changes in RDA, catalogers will be prepared with this book to navigate the changing cataloging environment we face today; it is a thorough and versatile resource that will remain of continued use to catalogers for years to come.

Olac Newsletter

[T]his book is clearly written and is a fantastic resource for catalog librarians and students looking to acquire knowledge about how to catalog using RDA. The careful organization of this book, as well as its detailed index, make this volume a highly useful tool.

Technical Services Quarterly

The goal of this book is to provide a practical and immediately usable guide for catalogers to creating bibliographic and authority records using RDA, even if they have little or no previous training in RDA. Kincy and Layne do an admirable job of meeting this goal. . . .Making the Move to RDA is an excellent primer for catalogers who are looking to change over to the new code. The book provides practical guidance for getting started, and has a thorough 13-page index with many entries for specific MARC fields and specific RDA instructions that make navigating the chapters for quick reference easy. I recommend the book to any cataloger interested in RDA, especially experienced catalogers who are well-versed in AACR2, but are not familiar with RDA.

Technicalities

Making the Move to RDA will be useful to new and experienced catalogers alike who lack an understanding of RDA, especially those working in a MARC environment. The book is a strong reference guide that will help catalogers navigate the current mixture of RDA and AACR2 records that coexist in today’s catalogs.

Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS)

This title’s thorough examination of RDA explains much for cataloguers. This title is highly recommended as a work which supports transition to this new cataloguing environment, offering very full and deep discussion and many examples to explain the benefits of change.

Australian Library Journal

Finally, an RDA primer that is useful for practicing catalogers and cataloging students alike! Kincy and Lane’s book is like having a conversation with two expert catalogers as they walk you step-by-step through the intricacies of the conceptual models of FRBR, FRAD, and FRASAD that serve as a foundation for RDA and then guide your hand through comparisons between AACR2 records to those created applying RDA. The text includes a multitude of useful examples for cataloging book and nonbook resources, along with explanations of the differences between AACR2 and RDA when creating the records for each format. The chapters on authority record elements provide the reader with detailed explanations of the changes as well as new RDA elements present in authority records and their connections to the conceptual models. This logically organized and accessible self-study primer is a necessity for all cataloging departments as they ‘make the move’ to RDA and for beginning and advanced cataloging students who are just learning about the potentials of RDA.

June Abbas, Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, The University of Oklahoma