Hi All,
D. Brooking asked: "Can anyone address the actual number of RDA test
records being created? . . ."
To which Mark Ehlert wrote: " 26 formal testing
institutions/consortia/funnels X 25 original RDA records (common set of
titles they all catalog x at least 25 original RDA records (extra set
of titles from each institution's acquisitions,mainly new works too)=
big number "
However, I think it's more like
26 x 25 = 650 (common set) PLUS 26 x 25 = 650 (extra set) = 1,300
or so for the test run.
If it is TIMES another 25 rather than plus, then the number is: 650 x
25 = 16,250
He did write that there are 3998 RDA bib records in that WorldCat
database, so perhaps the outcome is the expected to be the larger
number.
Daniel
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Daniel CannCasciato
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Central Washington University Brooks Library
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