An international standard for descriptive library cataloging. Initially released in 2010 in English for Anglo-American use, it has since been translated into several languages. 

Resource Description and Access (RDA)

Descriptive cataloging is the process of identifying, describing, and recording an information resource and the person or institution responsible for creating it. 

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- Descriptive Cataloging
- Subject Cataloging
- Controlled Vocabularies

Types of Cataloging

Joudrey, D. N. (2017). Cataloging. In Encyclopedia of library and information sciences (4th edition). Taylor & Francis.

Cataloging

Descriptive Cataloging

Subject cataloging is the process of determining what the information resource is about and assigning concepts that represent the work.  

Subject Cataloging

A list of subject headings that are used along with metadata to sort and organize resources in a library or archive. The collection of terms are used to describe documents and content objects.

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