The TMQ Cataloging Series. Series C: RDA


 

RUDIMENTARY RDA (1 day)

 

Don't panic. RDA is not here yet, it is still 'coming'. But it is now official: LC and the other U.S. national libraries, and the national libraries of a number of other countries (perhaps even yours) have announced that they will implement RDA in early 2013. So it is time to get you started on the road to learning 'something about RDA'.

 

Course description:

So, this is a start on learning about the basics (the 'rudiments') of RDA. In the course of the workshop, we intend to answer the following questions:

  • What is RDA, who is responsible for it, and when will we implement it?
  • Why do we need RDA, and how might it help the users of our OPACs? This section will also introduce you to four other very important initialisms/acronyms: FRBR, WEMI, FISO, and FRAD
  • What is the RDA Toolkit, and how might it and other RDA inspired software enhancements make it simpler for us to describe and provide access to resources?
  • What's really different about RDA, and what is this RIMMF thing?
  • While we wait for RDA, what should we do with RDA MARC records that we copy, and what should we do to make those records work ok in our OPACs?

 

Intended audience:

Catalogers

Anticipated goal:

At the conclusion of this workshop, you should understand the importance of RDA and how it will change the way we catalog, and the ways our catalogs work.

Recommended prerequisites:

As many cataloging worskhops as possible, especially the ones in the TMQ cataloging training series

Required text:

None; a detailed handout will be provided

Presenter:

D. Fritz

Schedule:

Check the schedule for Rudimentary RDA. Part 2

 

Note re: Required text:

This workshop and the handout is based on "Cataloging Correctly (Someday) Using RDA" by Deborah A. Fritz with Lynnette Fields, which is published as Chapter Five of "Cataloging Correctly for Kids". Chicago : American Library Association, 2011.

 

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There are two discrete parts to Rudimentary RDA:

 

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Rudimentary RDA. Part 1, What RDA is, When it Will Happen, and Why we Need it

This part of the workshop consists of a series of free webcasts (available 24/7)

 

Duration: approx. 105 min

 

Click here to access the Rudimentary RDA. Part 1 online modules

 

We will explain:

·        What RDA is

·        Who is responsible for developing and maintaining RDA

·        When we will implement it

·        Why we need to switch to it

 

Anticipated goal:

At the conclusion of Part 1 of this course, you should know enough about RDA (the replacement for AACR) to be ready for Part 2 of the course.

 

***It is strongly advised that you go through the Part 1 modules before attending Part 2 of this workshop***

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Rudimentary RDA. Part 2, How RDA Will Help, What's Different About it, and What we Should do About it Right Now

This part of the workshop may be provided as: a one-day, face-to-face, training session at a host site, with an option for broadcasting via GoToMeeting; or a one-day online training session, using GoToMeeting; or an OCLC webinar split over 2, three-hour sessions.

 

 

Total duration:  approx. 6 hrs

 

Duration—On-site + Online:

 

 

Duration—Online only:

1 live session (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) —in person (with, optional, broadcast via GoToMeeting)

 

1 live session (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)—online, using GoToMeeting

OR

2 live sessions (3 hrs each) — online, via an OCLC Webinar

Presenter:

D. Fritz

 

Click here to check the schedule for Rudimentary RDA. Part 2 (Live)

 

We will explain:

·        How RDA is intended to help the users of our OPACs.

·        What are FRBR, WEMI, FISO, and FRAD

·        What is really different about RDA

·        What is the RDA Toolkit

·        What is RIMMF

·        How the Toolkit and RDA-based cataloging software (such as RIMMF) will make it simpler for us to describe and provide access to resources

·        What we should do with RDAMARC records that we copy, to make those records work properly in our OPACs

 

Anticipated goal:

·        At the conclusion of Part 2 of this course, you should understand how different RDA thinking is from AACRMARC thinking, and how much more 'fun' RDA thinking might be to apply, than simply reading the new instructions would make us think.

 

Note for online attendees: The font size used on some screens in this webinar may not be suitable for viewing using an iPad or small laptop; we recommend that you use as large a monitor as possible, for optimum viewing.

 

 

 

RDA/MARC FOR COPYCATS: Searching, Matching & Essential Editing (in development)

 

Copy cataloging is becoming just a bit more complicated, as the various creators of MARC records gradually switch from following AACR rules to following RDA instructions for the records they make. RDA/MARC records look different, and they may also function slightly differently in your OPACs . Obviously, it is going to take longer than one day to teach you how to actually create RDA/MARC records, but this workshop will explain about the changes that RDA brings to our copy cataloging procedures.

 

This workshop may be provided as: a one-day, face-to-face, training session at a host site, with an option for broadcasting via GoToMeeting; or a one-day online training session; or an OCLC webinar split over two, three-hour sessions.

 

Duration: approx 6 hrs

 

Duration—On-site + Online:

 

 

Duration—Online only:

1 live session (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) —in person (with, optional, broadcast via GoToMeeting)

 

1 live session (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)—online, using GoToMeeting

OR

2 live sessions (3 hrs each) — online, via an OCLC Webinar

Presenter:

D. Fritz

 

Click here to check the schedule for RDA/MARC for Copy Cats.  (Live)

 

Strongly recommended prerequisites:

·        MARC21 in Your Library

·        Just for Copy Cats

·        Or a very good working knowledge of MARC21 and copy cataloging AACR/MARC records

 

We will explain:

·        How to identify potential problems when searching for RDA/MARC records to copy

·        How to match RDA/MARC records to the resources you are cataloging

·        How to do only the most essential editing of the RDA/MARC records that you copy

 

We will also provide practice in these steps.

 

Anticipated goal:

At the conclusion of this course, you should know enough about RDA/MARC to: find matching data in new MARC elements; refrain from editing things that simply look strange; and edit new data that you are not used to seeing.

 

Note for online attendees: The font size used on some screens in this webinar may not be suitable for viewing using an iPad or small laptop; we recommend that you use as large a monitor as possible, for optimum viewing.