The data created using RDA to describe a resource are designed to assist users performing the following tasks:
(1)find—i.e., to find resources that correspond to the user's stated search criteria
(2)identify—i.e., to confirm that the resource described corresponds to the resource sought, or to distinguish between two or more resources with similar characteristics
(3)select—i.e., to select a resource that is appropriate to the user's needs
(4)obtain—i.e., to acquire or access the resource described.
來源：Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records: Final Report (1998)
The data created using RDA to describe an entity associated with a resource (a person, family, corporate body,concept, etc.) are designed to assist users performing the following tasks:
(1)find—i.e., to find information on that entity and on resources associated with the entity
(2)identify—i.e., to confirm that the entity described corresponds to the entity sought, or to distinguish between two or more entities with similar names, etc.
(3)clarify—i.e., to clarify the relationship between two or more such entities, or to clarify the relationship between the entity described and a name by which that entity is known
(4)understand—i.e., to understand why a particular name or title, or form of name or title, has been chosen as the preferred name or title for the entity.
來源：Functional Requirements for Authority Data (2009)
0.1 Key Features(特色)
data capture, storage, retrieval, and display made possible with new database technologies, but to be compatible as well with the legacy technologies still used in many resource discovery applications.
0.3 Conceptual Models Underlying RDA(概念模式)
(1)和FRBR之間的關係
(2)和FRAD之間的關係
- framework 框架
- MARC 21有五種
- RDA不會單獨存在，不是標準，要和其他標準合用。
