Gorman identifies the essential principles of AACR2 and discusses how they can be applied to common cataloging problems. He emphasizes the unity of the code and

This essential new textbook provides cataloguers with the skills needed for transition to Resource Description and Access (RDA). The book builds on John Bowman'

Presents the more generally applicable aspects of the cataloging practice in simplified terms, based on the second edition of the Anglo-American cataloging rule

Contains complete text of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2d ed., 1998 rev., including all amendments, all appendices, a fully searchable table of contents