RDA: What Do I Need to Know?

RDA is here, and many of you may be wondering what this means for your library, what changes need to be made, and what practices are best. RDA: Resource Description and Access (RDA), is the new cataloging standard that will replace AACR2. It offers libraries the potential to change significantly how bibliographic data is created and used.

To help you learn more about RDA, Amigos is planning an online conference, RDA @ Your Library, on February 4, 2011. This one-day, online event will cover both the theoretical and practical. We will announce the details in September.

Additionally, Amigos is collaborating with OCLC to connect you to resources and educational opportunities that can inform and help you through this transition. A wide range of RDA information is available through the OCLC RDA Resource page. There, you can find informational links to the OCLC policy with respect to RDA, training materials, a schedule of upcoming courses, and the RDA Toolkit, which was co-published by the American Library Association (ALA), Canadian Library Association (CLA), and Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).

For more information on RDA please visit the RDA Resource Page at OCLC.org.