In the morning of the 22nd November 2017, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) solemnly hold the launching ceremony of the cataloguing rules “Resource Description and Access” – Vietnamese edition.
Attending the ceremony were Ms. Vu Duong Thuy Nga – Director of the Library Department, Mr. Nguyen Huu Gioi – President of Vietnamese Library Association, Mr. Hoang Quoc Tri – Vice President of Vietnamese Scientific and Technological Information Association, Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga – Director of the NLV, advisory board members, representatives of the Training Department, the Science, Technology and Environment Department – Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, representatives of public libraries, special libraries, LIS training institutions…
The cataloguing rules Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the successor to Anglo-American Cataloguing rules, second edition (AACR2) and is designed for the digital environment in response to the changes and developments of the information resources. The birth of RDA marks a significant change, is an advance in cataloguing activity in particular and in the library science in general. It has therefore been officially applied in many major libraries in the world. The project translation and printing of RDA derives from the requirement to modernize the library-information activities, and for the purposes of enhancing the exchange and sharing of information, integrating into the world library community, and especially for the standardization of the technical processing activity.
Meeting the actual needs, and with the approval of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the NLV has signed an official agreement with the American Library Association, as the representative of the Co-Publishers for RDA, to translate the full version of RDA into Vietnamese. In July 2010, RDA was published, officially replaced AACR2. Since November 2013, after the extensive testing in a number of major libraries in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, the RDA 2013 revision, then RDA 2014 revision and RDA 2015 revision have been published. The RDA-Vietnamese edition is translated from the RDA 2015 revision web-based update.
Together with DDC 23, MARC 21, the RDA cataloguing rules will make a major change in the professional activity, and is the key for Vietnamese libraries to open the door for integrating into the world library community. With outstanding advantages in science, flexibility, adaptability to the digital environment, constant update, the RDA cataloguing rules will surely best meet the expectations of Vietnamese libraries.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga, NLV director hoped that this important technical material would bring the chance for a significant change in the creation and using of bibliographic data in the libraries, contributing to boosting the efficiency of information exchange and international integration of the Vietnamese library sector.
During the year 2018, the NLV is planning to organize 4 training courses of using the RDA cataloguing rules for representative of libraries, library-information centers, special libraries and some library training institutions nationwide.
Photos of the same event:
A panoramic view of the Cataloguing Rules “Resource Description and Access” (Vietnamese edition) Launching Ceremony
Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga – NLV director, Project manager, delivers speech at the Launching ceremony
Ms. Vu Duong Thuy Nga – Director of the Library Department gives remarks at the ceremony
Ms. Le Thi Hanh – Director of Ha Noi University of Law speaks at the ceremony
Ms. Vu Thi Kim Dung – Director of Quang Ninh Public Province Library speaks at the ceremony
Mr. Nguyen Van Thien – Acting Dean of the Library – Information Faculty, Ha Noi University of Culture speaks at the ceremony
Mr. Nguyen Huu Gioi – Vietnamese Library Association speaks at the ceremony
Rite of launching the cataloguing rules “Resource Description and Access” (Vietnamese edition)
Reception of the cataloguing rules “Resource Description and Access” (Vietnamese edition)
NLV leaders and RDA Editorial board
RDA Advisory board
RDA Translation Team
Delegates taking joint photo
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News: Thanh Ha; photos: Dang Dung