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Subject:        QC Tip of the Month / October 2010: OCLC and RDA
Date:   Mon, 4 Oct 2010 10:11:05 -0400
From:   Goodson,Luanne <[log in to unmask]>
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This message is being widely cross-posted.


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OCLC and RDA _http://www.oclc.org/us/en/rda/default.htm_


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. OCLC is
committed to supporting members who wish to implement RDA in their
libraries, but will not require that libraries adopt RDA.

Last October OCLC offered an informative online session on RDA and more
sessions are under consideration. Now, many of our Partners (Amigos,
LYRASIS, MCLS, Minitex, MLNC, and OHIONET) are making their RDA
information and educational offerings available to you.


There is a wide range of RDA information available through the OCLC RDA
Resource page <_http://www.oclc.org/us/en/rda/about.htm_>. There you can
find informational links to the OCLC policy with respect to RDA,
training materials
<_http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/RDAtest/rdatraining2.html_>, a schedule
of upcoming courses from our Partners, 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 Partner classes on RDA visit the OCLC Training Portal:
<_http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=2213958&l=80282&ctl=3239CE6:7F4AD1DD63DD6B729A5C1DFF51892DA9AB211475F9D6EDD4&_
<http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=2213958&l=80282&ctl=3239CE6:7F4AD1DD63DD6B729A5C1DFF51892DA9AB211475F9D6EDD4&>>


The libraries participating in the national test of RDA have been asked
to not add RDA records to WorldCat until October 1, 2010.  For
guidelines on what to do if you come across RDA records in WorldCat,
please see <_http://www.oclc.org/us/en/rda/policy.htm_>.

We ask that you do not add RDA records to WorldCat until you have gained
a fair understanding of the new process.


Please send any questions or concerns to: [log in to unmask]





Luanne Goodson
Consulting Database Specialist
OCLC Quality Control Section
6565 Kilgour Place MC 139
Dublin, Ohio, USA 43017-3395