Abstract:

A new cataloging code, Resource, Description and Access (RDA) was published in June 2010 and has been undergoing tests at selected libraries. RDA is a departure from its predecessor, the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, Second Edition (AACR2). It was designed for cataloging by implementing the RDA Toolkit via online. RDA is more principles-based and better accommodates formats other than print. Hence, this research investigates the effectiveness of RDA as a new transformation in cataloging process. The research also will look into the RDA impact for libraries. Survey will be sent to some of the selected government and private libraries in Malaysia where RDA was implemented. The respondents will be the catalogers and librarians. The research will give some insights of librarians regarding the effectiveness of RDA in cataloging process as a whole.