RDA Profile Statistics
Last Updated: June 9, 2015
Data Information
1.1 - Records Uploaded to Backstage
95% Website
5% FTP
43% MARC-8
57% UTF-8
1.2 - Records Delivered by Backstage
97% Website
3% FTP
42% MARC-8
58% UTF-8
1.3 - Records to Process
99% Enrich AACR2 records with RDA elements
99% Validate & upgrade existing RDA records
1.4 - Records to Deliver
69% All bibliographic records returned
31% Changed bibliographic records only
1.5 - Backstage Change Stamp
67% 005 update or add when missing
83% 040 $d UtOrBLW
22% 9XX MARS
37% 9XX RDA ENRICHED
2% Other
Validation Options
2.1 - 010, 020, 022, 034 Fields
100% Yes
2.2 - Leader & Fixed Field Updates
99% Yes
2.3 - Field Updates & Deletes
100% Yes
2.4 - Subfield Updates & Deletes
100% Yes
2.5 - Indicator Updates
99% Yes
2.6 - Field Conversions & Additions
97% Yes
2.7 - Initial Articles
90% Yes
GMD to CMC
3.1 - GMD Standardization
80% AACR2 standard terms table
7% Common practice terms table
14% Custom GMD list
80% Add brackets - $h [GMD term]
2% Remove brackets - $h GMD term
3.2 - GMD Processing
77% Retain 245 $h GMD term
30% Add missing 245 $h GMD
6%
AACR2 records only
12% Remove 245 $h GMD term
7%
Move to 500 note field
7%
Move to XXX field
3.3 - CMC Processing
98% Add 336 (Content)
2%
Add $a term
0%
Add $b code
98% Add 337 (Media)
2%
Add $a term
0%
Add $b code
98% Add 337 (Carrier)
2%
Add $a term
0%
Add $b code
Descriptive Fields
4.1 - Title Field (245)
63% All title field updates in 245 fields
5%
Delete terms in 245 $b based on LDR values
20%
245 [parallel title] > 246 31
13%
245 $b [noun phrase] $c by > moved to $c
36%
245 $c ... [et al.] > 245 $c [and others]
0%
245 $c [pseud.] > pseudonym
4.2 - Edition Fields (25X)
70% All abbreviations in 25X fields
0% Expand abbreviations in 250 fields
13% Expand abbreviations in 255 fields
4.3 - Imprint Fields (260)
52% All abbreviations & updates in 260 field
35% Separate brackets for each subfield
44% Expand Latin abbreviations in 260 (s.l., s.n., n.d.)
8% Create 500 field from 260 $a [i.e.]
21% Expand abbreviations in 260 $a, $e
19% Expand abbreviations in 260 $b, $f
-- Only the following should be updated in $c, $g
27%
Jan. > January, etc.
41%
ca. 1999 > 1999?
26%
1975 printing > [1975?]
41%
[197-] or [197-?] > [between 1970 and 1979]
37%
c1980 > ©1980
35%
p1980 > Ⓟ1980
-- Missing publication date in 260 $c
76%
Provide publication date from copyright date: ©2001 > [2001], ©2001
9%
Add [date of publication not identified]: ©2001 > [date of publication not identified], ©2001
4.4 - Convert 260 to 264
71% Yes
4.5 - Physical Description Field (300)
97% All 300 $a updates
97% All 300 $b updates
94% All 300 $c updates
34% Change SMDs to RDA terms
4.6 - Other Field Additions
26% Create 046 field
30% Add 382, medium of performance
31% Add 383, numeric desig of musical work
33% Add 384, key
4.7 - Note Fields (5XX)
41% All abbreviations expanded for 500, 504 fields
-- Expand abbreviations in the following fields only
3%
500 field
12%
504 field
3% Convert 502 dissertation note field
Access Points
5.1 - Conference Place Names
93% All X11 conference place names updates
5.3 - Dept to Department
91% Dept. to Department for all fields
5.2 - Date Abbreviations
99% All date changes for all fields
1% Only specific fields with dates changed
-- Make the following abbreviation changes
99%
b. 1945 > 194598%
d. 1945 > -1945
100% fl. 1945 > active 1945
5.4 - Uniform Title Updates
91% All changes in uniform title fields
6% $a Selections > $a Works. $k Selections
0% $t Selections > $t Works. $k Selections
1% Violoncello > Cello
1% acc. > accompanied
1% unacc. > unaccompanied
1% arr. > arranged
16% 240 $l (two) to separate 700 field
5.5 - Relator Terms
99% All relator term abbreviations expanded
0% Only specific fields with relator terms
2% Convert $e terms to $4 codes
55% Convert $4 codes to $e terms
6% Include both $e and $4
5.6 - Sacred Works
100% All X30 changes to sacred works
0% Only specific sacred works fields
3% N.T. $p Acts > $p Acts
0% O.T. > Old Testament
0% N.T. > New Testament
2% Koran > Qu'ran
5.7 - Update X00 $c
91% Yes