ALA Publishing announced that Chris Oliver will serve as copy editor for RDA. In this role, Ms. Oliver, a librarian at McGill University, will address the concerns described in last June’s "Report and Recommendations of the U.S. RDA Test Coordinating Committee." The official announcement can be read on the RDA Toolkit blog.

At its August 24 meeting, the Committee of Principals requested that ALA Publishing on behalf of the Co-Publishers of RDA: Resource Description and Access work with the JSC and the U.S Test Committee to formulate a plan for the rewording of RDA and to define the role of the copy editor.

Our most recent webinar, RDA Checkpoint -- Where We Are and Where We're Heading, is now available for viewing at your convenience. The webinar was presented by Troy Linker, publisher of ALA Digital Reference, and covers the impact of the recent reccommendations from the U.S. Test Committee, as well as the latest enhancements to RDA Toolkit. Beacher Wiggins, a co-chair of the US Test Committee, was on hand to answer questions.

Join publisher Troy Linker and the ALA Digital Reference staff for a free RDA Toolkit webinar July 12th at 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Central time (UTC – 5). The webinar, entitled RDA Toolkit Checkpoint: Where We Are and Where We’re Heading, will include a discussion of the results of the U.S. National RDA Test and its impact on RDA and RDA Toolkit and much more. Learn More.