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Getting Ready for RDA: What You Need to Know

Getting Ready for RDA: What You Need to Know. RDA Implementation Task Force ALCTS/CCS American Library Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, California June 28, 2008. Welcome!. Speakers Barbara Tillett, Chief, Cataloging Policy and Support Office

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Getting Ready for RDA: What You Need to Know

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  1. Getting Ready for RDA: What You Need to Know RDA Implementation Task Force ALCTS/CCS American Library Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, California June 28, 2008

  2. Welcome! • Speakers • Barbara Tillett, Chief, Cataloging Policy and Support Office • Glenn Patton, Director, WorldCat Quality Management, OCLC • Barbara Bushman, Head Unit IV Cataloging Section, National Library of Medicine (replacing Shawne Miksa)

  3. RDA Implementation Task Force • Formed under the Cataloging and Classification Section, ALCTS • http://www.ala.org/ala/alctscontent/CCS/groups/rda.cfm

  4. Task Force Composition • 19 members • Broad spectrum of cataloging community • Catalogers, library educators, library administrators • All types of libraries, bibliographic agencies and service providers

  5. Task Force Charge Develop a plan for the implementation of RDA: Resource Description and Access in the United States

  6. Educational Activities • Development of continuing education programs • Development of training materials • Identification of speakers/trainers

  7. Consultation/Collaboration • Colleagues involved in the implementation of AACR2 • OCLC Regional Service Providers • State library associations and regional technical services organizations

  8. Communication • OCLC • Library of Congress • May 1 Joint Statement from LC, NLM, NAL • http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/news/RDA_Letter_050108.pdf

  9. Joint Testing of RDA • Testing RDA • Technical feasibility • Operational feasibility • Financial feasibility

  10. Joint Testing of RDA • Participation • U.S. National Libraries • PCC Libraries (including funnel project) • Archival Community • LIS Instructor • Commercial Vendors creating catalog records • ILS Vendors • OCLC

  11. Building Awareness • Emphasize preparing for RDA • Identify types of mechanisms for training/continuing education • Utilize existing infrastructure

  12. Looking ahead to 2009 • Website and/or blog for end of 2008 • Serve as point of communication • Working on programs for ALA 2009 • Pre-conference in collaboration with other associations

  13. Comments/Questions? Shawne Miksa Chair, RDA Implementation Task Force SMiksa@unt.edu

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