Use by other communities
The use of the code by other resource description communities, and by non-English speaking countries, is also a key issue. RDA is being developed for use in English language communities, but other countries will continue to translate it and adjust its instructions for their language and script. A number of other countries, in particular Germany and France, are looking closely at whether RDA might be able to replace their national cataloguing codes, so anything that can be done to internationalise the code will have great benefits. By making RDA simpler, and covering a wider range of resources, it might also be possible to meet a broader range of resource description needs, and perhaps RDA might be used outside of the library sector.