Module 7:RDA Toolkit Features

Library of Congress RDA Preconference for MLA/DLA May 4, 2011

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RDA Publishers Permission

• RDA instructions and RDA Toolkit screen images used by permission of the Co-Publishers for RDA (ALA,CLA, and CILIP)

www.rdatoolkit.org

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RDA Toolkit Web Page

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Tabs

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Entity-Relationship Diagrams

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Resources

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Searching RDA

• Quick search– Keyword

• Advanced search– Boolean

– Filters

– Save searches

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Quick Search

• Enter keywords

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Advanced Search

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Search box

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Sources to Search

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Search Limits

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All Content TypesCartographic OnlyMovement OnlyMoving Images OnlyMusic Only

Still Images OnlyTactile OnlyText OnlyThree-dimensional Images Only

Music Only

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All Media TypesAudio OnlyComputer OnlyMicroform OnlyProjected OnlyStereographic Only Unmediated OnlyVideo Only

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All Issuance TypesIntegrating Resources Only Multipart Monographs OnlySerials OnlySingle Units Only

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All Work TypesLegal Only Musical OnlyOfficial Communications Only Religious Only

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Help with RDA instructions

LChelp4rda@loc.gov