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Training for RDA @ LOC. Judith Cannan, Chief Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division Library of Congress June, 2012. Overview. LC RDA Training Plans Day 1 at LC Core curriculum Overseas Offices training Methods of instruction Accessibility of training materials
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Training for RDA @ LOC Judith Cannan, ChiefCooperative and Instructional Programs DivisionLibrary of CongressJune, 2012
Overview • LC RDA Training Plans • Day 1 at LC • Core curriculum • Overseas Offices training • Methods of instruction • Accessibility of training materials • PCC and Global training materials
LC RDA Training Plans • LC RDA training plan for LC staff on Capitol Hill, and local campuses • RDA_Long-Range_Training_Plan.pdf • http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/rda/RDA%20Resources.html • LC RDA Training Plan for Overseas Offices
Day 1 for LC • What does it mean? • All records, authority and bibliographic, will be created in accordance with RDA beginning March 31, 2013 • Catalogers of special format materials not following RDA on March 31, 2013, must nevertheless create all authority records in accordance with RDA
Core Curriculum • RDA: Using the RDA Toolkit • RDA: Module 1 -- Introduction to RDA; Attributes of Manifestations and Items • RDA: Module 2 – Attributes of Works and Expressions • RDA: Module 3 -- Relationships • RDA: Module 4 -- Authorities I: MARC Fields for NARs; NARs for Personal Names • RDA: Module 5 -- Authorities II: Family, Corporate, Geographic, Work/Expression
Core Curriculum • RDA: Guided Practice • RDA: Practice with Workplace Resources • RDA: Special Situations, Formats, or Audiences • RDA: FRBR and Toolkit Q and A • RDA: FRBR Fundamental Concepts • RDA: FRBR Practicum -- Applying the Concepts • RDA: FRBR, RDA, and MARC
Core Curriculum • Taken from the LC RDA Training Plan where there are descriptions of the various courses.
Overseas Offices Training Plan • Staff will primarily get their instruction through self-paced eLearning • No face-to-face classroom instruction • Live webinars conducted when all staff in an office have completed a given course • Time frame for their training
Scope of LC Onsite RDA Training • October 2011- about 40 staff members assisting with the test received refresher training to function as RDA catalogers • June and July 2012- additional RDA resource staff, division chiefs, and section heads trained • September 2012-March 30, 2013 - 60 staff members will receive RDA training each month
Scope of RDA Training for Overseas • June –September 2012, Phase 1, staff will train themselves in the Toolkit, FRBR, and Authorities • October 2012-March 2013, each of the six offices will be assigned a certain month to work with RDA instructors to learn the descriptive elements
Methods of Instruction • Hands-on classroom (LC Hill campus only) • Handouts (Word, PDF) • Demonstrations using Captivate • Exercises using Captivate • Quizzes using Captivate • Videos • iCohere (Overseas Offices site for their eLearning) • Webinars using iCohere
Reviewing RDA Records • Experienced RDA catalogers in the cataloging and acquisitions divisions will review the records of staff newly trained in RDA
Accessibility of Training Materials • LC’ training materials are found on the Catalogers Learning Workshop page. • http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/RDA%20training%20materials/LC%20RDA%20Training/LC%20RDA%20course%20table.html or • http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/training_modules.html
Training Materials for PCC & the World • Located on Catalogers Learning Workshop website in two areas PCC and LC RDA: http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/RDA%20training%20materials/index.html • RDA for NACO Catalogers course now in the Library's iTunes U site. It is 42 components in all. (25 webcasts and 17 slide shows, quizzes, and exercises.) http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=528274103
