The Implementing of The Cataloguers Resource Description and Access (RDA) Rules at the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization libraries from the Viewpoint of librarians

Subject Areas : Journal of Knowledge Studies

Tayebeh Shahmirzadi ¹ , Fatemeh Pazooki ² , Mohsen Haji Zeanolabedini ³

1 - Faculty Members of Agricultural Center for Information Technology and Services. Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO). Tehran, Iran.
2 - PhD. of Knowledge & Information Science. Head of Standard Office, Iran Public Libraries Foundation.
3 - Faculty Member of Shahid Beheshti University

Received: 2020-10-10 Accepted : 2020-12-09 Published : 2020-04-20

Keywords: Agricultural Research, librarian, Resource Description and Access (RDA), Education and Extension Organization,

Abstract :

Objective: The overall purpose of this study is to identify the status of familiarity and acceptance of the standard of description and access to the source (ARD) by librarians of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization. Method: In terms of purpose, the present study is an applied one that measured the familiarity of 18 librarians working in the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization with RDAs through a questionnaire before and after training and their acceptance of the rules. The validity of the questionnaire was determined by content validity method and its reliability was measured by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Descriptive and inferential statistics have been used to analyze the data. SPSS software was used to analyze the data and the results and findings of the research were presented in the form of tables and graphs (using Excel software). Results: The rate of familiarity of librarians with the meanings of cataloging in pre-training was average (43.65%) and then (23.23%) respectively. But after holding a one-day workshop, their awareness of these concepts changed to moderate (47.62%) and then high (23.81%). In general, librarians have agreed to accept RDA. Conclusion: The readiness and perspective for the acceptance of the rules of description and access to the source (RDA) by the catalogers working in the libraries of the organization is higher than the average level. The necessity of providing sufficient training to catalogers to take advantage of software based on new changes is a high priority and one of the main priorities.