If ISBD will no longer be mandatory, will RDA provide instructions for the order of descriptive cataloguing data elements?
RDA identifies the data elements used for descriptive cataloguing and lists them in an order similar to that found in AACR2. RDA does not provide instructions on the order the elements are to be given in the record (this is governed by encoding standard use); or the order in which they appear in a catalogue display. However, if a library, consortium, or metadata community decides to continue to use ISBD, it most certainly has the option to do so. Each section of RDA will contain a listing of the core elements for that section, and the General Introduction will contain a full list.
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