Maxwell's handbook for RDA : explaining and illustrating RDA: resource description and access using MARC21 / Robert L. Maxwell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Describing manifestations and items -- Describing persons -- Describing families -- Describing corporate bodies -- Describing geographic entities -- Describing works -- Describing expressions -- Recording relationships -- Appendix A. Printed books and sheets -- Appendix B. Cartographic resources -- Appendix C. Unpublished manuscripts and manuscript collections -- Appendix D. Notated music -- Appendix E. Audio recordings -- Appendix F. Moving image resources -- Appendix G. Two-dimensional graphic resources -- Appendix H. Three-dimensional resources and objects -- Appendix I. Digital resources -- Appendix J. Microform resources -- Appendix K. Bibliographic records serials and integrating resources -- Appendix L. Analytical description.

Illustrates and applies the new cataloging rules in the MARC environment for every type of information format. Explains the conceptual grounding of RDA, including FRBR and FRAD, addresses the nuances of how cataloging will and won't change in the MARC 21 environment. Explores recording relationships, working with records of manifestations and items , and provides numerous sample records to illustrate RDA principles.