Purpose

The purpose of the Orbis Cascade Alliance’s Forming Creators & Contributors According to Resource Description and Access (RDA) is to:

• Assist institutions in doing optional metadata cleanup and enrichment according to the Alliance’s Dublin Core Best Practices
• Promote interoperability within Alliance institutions metadata records developed from diverse repositories
• Facilitate access to digital content by end users

This documentation is not intended to substitute for the full version of RDA, but provides a brief overview and examples.

Documentation

Forming Creators & Contributors According to Resource Description and Access (RDA) (PDF)

Background

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Configuration notes: n/a

Current phase: Phase 5 (Approved)

Written by: Theo Gerontakos, Digital Collections Working Group of the Content Creation & Dissemination Team

Approved by: Digital Collections Working Group

Last updated: 2017 March 10

Nature of last update: First version

Document History: Version 1.0