Recent announcement regarding the RDA Toolkit
Now available in the RDA Toolkit!
* ALA Digital Reference Publisher Troy Linker joined Amigos Library Services at "RDA @ Your Library: An Online Conference about Resource Description and Access" in early February to present "AACR2 to RDA: Using the RDA Toolkit." He offered background and tips for making a successful transition from AACR2 to RDA and how the RDA Toolkit can help. The presentation is now archived and free on the RDA Toolkit website. Watch the presentation now !
Summary of the presentation:
* An overview of the new vocabulary, organization, functions, and resources in the RDA Toolkit that can help AACR2 users quickly interact with RDA.
* Support built into the RDA Toolkit that helps in migrating from AACR2 to the RDA Toolkit.
* How AACR2 is integrated into the RDA Toolkit.
* RDA Mappings and Workflows, Element Set, and the "three-tab" concept.
* Enhancements including improved searching of RDA by AACR2 rule number.
* Links to more in-depth resources on the FRBR and FRAD conceptual models.
* Also available on the RDA Toolkit website are free archives of all previous RDA Toolkit webinars.
* And did you know that the Library of Congress Policy Statements (LCPS) are now freely available in the RDA Toolkit? You don't need an RDA Toolkit subscription to access the LCPS.
* Purchase your RDA Toolkit subscriptions online from anywhere in the world! Note that the online store calculates for you the double-user offer* through August 31, 2011. Check out how easy it is to subscribe online.
*What's the double-user offer? During the evaluation and initial implementation of RDA when you are likely to need more frequent concurrent access, you receive double the purchased number of concurrent users of the RDA Toolkit at no additional charge for your first subscription period. (For example, buy a 2-user site license and get a 4-user license for no additional cost.)
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Resource Description and Access (RDA) and the RDA Toolkit are published by the Co-Publishers for RDA (the American Library Association, the Canadian Library Association, and Facet Publishing, the publishing arm of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals).
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10 May 2011
30 July 2010
RDA Toolkit demonstration available on the ACOC website
The RDA Toolkit has been released and is available for a free open-access period until August 31, 2010!
A demonstration of the RDA Toolkit has been made available on the ACOC website to help libraries get the most out of the open-access period.
Background:
RDA is the new standard that will replace AACR2 (implementation expected in mid 2011). The RDA instructions are part of an integrated web-based online package called the RDA Toolkit. As well as instructions, the RDA Toolkit also includes a variety of tools and links that help you use and interpret the RDA instructions.
Access to the Toolkit:
The contents of the RDA Toolkit are open at no charge for everyone to try in a free trial period from the RDA launch on June 23, 2010 through to August 31, 2010. If you have not already signed up then you can sign up now at http://www.rdatoolkit.org/openaccess. The open-access period is also an important opportunity to provide comments and feedback to the publishers before implementation. Report issues with the RDA Toolkit to the RDA Toolkit Support Center http://www.rdatoolkit.org/support/.
For other information about the RDA Toolkit including pricing, an updated FAQ, and web videos of the RDA Toolkit see the Co-Publishers website at http://www.rdatoolkit.org
Demonstration of the Toolkit:
The ACOC website has information and resources relating to the implementation of RDA in Australia. Just added is a National Library presentation using the RDA Toolkit This demonstration of the Toolkit includes an introduction to its basic features and some tips on how to make the best of the trial period to become familiar with the Toolkit.
More information relating to the Australian implementation of RD, including training on cataloguing with RDA, will progressively be made available on the ACOC website
Sally Manning
RDA Implementation | National Library of Australia
ph 02 6262 1670 | nlarda@nla.gov.au
Find out about RDA on the ACOC website http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/rda.html
A demonstration of the RDA Toolkit has been made available on the ACOC website to help libraries get the most out of the open-access period.
Background:
RDA is the new standard that will replace AACR2 (implementation expected in mid 2011). The RDA instructions are part of an integrated web-based online package called the RDA Toolkit. As well as instructions, the RDA Toolkit also includes a variety of tools and links that help you use and interpret the RDA instructions.
Access to the Toolkit:
The contents of the RDA Toolkit are open at no charge for everyone to try in a free trial period from the RDA launch on June 23, 2010 through to August 31, 2010. If you have not already signed up then you can sign up now at http://www.rdatoolkit.org/openaccess. The open-access period is also an important opportunity to provide comments and feedback to the publishers before implementation. Report issues with the RDA Toolkit to the RDA Toolkit Support Center http://www.rdatoolkit.org/support/.
For other information about the RDA Toolkit including pricing, an updated FAQ, and web videos of the RDA Toolkit see the Co-Publishers website at http://www.rdatoolkit.org
Demonstration of the Toolkit:
The ACOC website has information and resources relating to the implementation of RDA in Australia. Just added is a National Library presentation using the RDA Toolkit This demonstration of the Toolkit includes an introduction to its basic features and some tips on how to make the best of the trial period to become familiar with the Toolkit.
More information relating to the Australian implementation of RD, including training on cataloguing with RDA, will progressively be made available on the ACOC website
Sally Manning
RDA Implementation | National Library of Australia
ph 02 6262 1670 | nlarda@nla.gov.au
Find out about RDA on the ACOC website http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/rda.html
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