RDA Toolkit EssentialsPresented by

James Hennelly ALA Digital Reference

American Library Association

Getting Started

• Ask questions via Questions box

• Report technical issues via Questions

• Q&A session at the end of presentation

What is RDA?

RDA: Resource Description and Access is …

• a standard for bibliographic description, not a display standard

• a standard based on the FRBR conceptual model

What is RDA?

FRBR Entities• Group 1: Work, Expression,

Manifestation, and Item• Group 2: Person, Family, and Corporate

Name

What is RDA?

Familiarize yourself with FRBR concepts and terminology.

ResourcesJSC - www.rda-jsc.org/rda.html

IFLA - http://www.ifla.org/en/frbr-rg

Also consult resources at your national library.

What is RDA Toolkit?

RDA Toolkit is an integrated, browser-based, online product that allows users to interact with a collection of cataloging-related documents and resources including RDA.

What is RDA Toolkit?

• RDA• RDA Update History• RDA Element Set• AACR2• LC-PCC Policy Statements• Examples of RDA Cataloging• RDA Mappings• User-Created Content

Free Content

At www.rdatoolkit.org• Subscription and pricing information• Blog• Development Blog• Training Material (Calendar and Archive)

Subscriptions

• Solo-User

• Institutional– Concurrent users

Logging In

Log in at http://access.rdatoolkit.org/

Solo-User Account

Institutional Account-IP authentication-Referring URL-Account ID authentication

Authentication

Profiles

Solo-User accounts are automatically logged into their profiles.

Members of an Institutional account must create a profile in order to take full advantage of RDA Toolkit’s content and functionality.

Profiles

Navigation

• Icons• Pages• Expandable/Collapsible Table of Contents• Print Table of Contents• Full/Core/Basic• Examples• Synch Table of Contents• Tabs• Links

Navigation

Navigation

Navigation

New Table of Content opens to chapter level for faster browse.

Navigation

Navigation

Search

• RDA Quick Search• Advanced Search (all documents)– Filters– Search RDA by AACR2 number– Save Search

• Search Results– Return to Results– Previous/Next Hit

Search

User-Created Content

• Workflows• Maps• Bookmarks

User-Created Content

User-Created Content

Where Do I Start?

• Other Documents– RDA Element Set– AACR2– RDA Mappings– Examples

• Workflows– Shared– Private

• Advanced Search

What Should I Do Now?

• Sign up for Free Trial (if you haven’t yet)• Study FRBR• Take a training class and ask for Post-Event

Access• Connect with the RDA Community through the

blog, Virtual User Group, RDA-L, etc.

Blogs

• http://www.rdatoolkit.org/blog• http://www.rdatoolkit.org/development

Q & A

Chat your questions and comments to us.

RDA Toolkit Essentials

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