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Touring the RDA Toolkit with MSEL Technical Services
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Touring the RDA Toolkit
Milton S. Eisenhower Library
Technical Services Department
July 20, 2010
Overview
• What is RDA?
• What is the RDA Toolkit?
• Ways of Accessing RDA
• Structure of the RDA Toolkit
What is RDA?
• Resource Description and Access
• Replacement for AACR2
• Emphasis on users (Find, Identify, Select, Obtain)
• Emphasis on relationships
• NOT a display standard
RDA Timeline
• Now – October 1, 2010:– RDA testing group question and answer/familiarize with
RDA
• October 1 – December 31, 2010:– Formal RDA test
• January 2 – March 31, 2011:– Test assessment leading to a report of recommendations
• April – June 2011:– Decision making by LC, hopefully to be announced at
ALA Annual.
What is the RDA Toolkit?
• Integrated, online, browser-based product
• Collection of cataloging-related documents and resources:– RDA– RDA Element Set View– Full text of AACR2– Other documents
Accessing RDA
• RDA Toolkit– access.rdatoolkit.org– Open access period (ends 8/31/10)
• Cataloger’s Desktop– Need to enter institutional username and
password in Cat Desktop settings– Just RDA, not Mappings, Workflows, etc.
Structure of the Toolkit
• User Bar– My Profile:
• Passwords, saved searches, bookmarks, etc.
– Support:• Like JIRA for RDA (ticket-based help)
• Tabs– RDA– Tools– Resources
Getting Started
• Select “Create” from the User Bar and create your profile
User Bar
• Search (Quick Search and Advanced)• My Profile• Support• Log Out
Support
Tabs
• RDA• Tools• Resources
Browse RDA
• Navigation tree
• Collapse and Explode
Document Bar
Tools
• RDA Element Set View– FRBR/FRAD– Restructuring of the text of
RDA by element• RDA Mappings
– To and from MARC– Will be expanded later
• Workflows/Mappings– Shareable
• Entity Relationship Diagram and Schemas
Resources
Quick Search
Advanced Search
Questions?