Presentations and Outreach 2026
RSC members deliver presentations across the world, in person or online. You can find out about current members on their individual About pages, each of which is linked from the RSC Members page.
Here is a list of this year's presentations and outreach, in reverse chronological order:
| Presentation / Publication Date | Title | Presenter / Author | Sponsor / Venue | Notes | Date Posted |
| 19 May | What to Know About the Countdown Clock | Renate Behrens, James Hennelly and Robert L. Maxwell | The first of several webinars to support cataloguers during the Countdown Clock year | Slides available here | 20 May |
| 14 May | Breve presentación: Reloj de Cuenta Regresiva = Brief Presentation: Countdown Clock | Felipe Martínez | Grupo RDA México | 18 May | |
| 28 April | The Danish Implementation | Camilla Riis Petersen (invited speaker) | Public Session of the RSC April Meeting | 5 May | |
| 27 April | Survey on RDA Implementation Organised by EURIG | Hannes Lowagie | Joint RDA Board / RSC Meeting, 27 April | In the Meeting, Hannes Lowagie, the National Institution Representative for Europe to the RDA Board, provided an overview of his initial analysis of EURIG's survey. He will share more in the EURIG Meeting in May | 27 April |
| 13 April | NARDAC Spring Forum | Thomas Brenndorfer, Hong Cui, Trina Soderquist and Adam Baron | NARDAC | Recording of the Forum, at which there were presentations on implementation of Official RDA at Library and Archives Canada and the Library of Congress as well as news on the Extent proposals. | 27 April |
| 13 April | RDA Implementation at the Library of Congress | Trina Soderquist | NARDAC Spring Update Forum | Presentation starts at 22:00 | Slides also available | 28 April |
| 31 March | RDA in Central (and Eastern Europe) | Szabolcs Dancs | Knižnica 1: 51-55 | The full issue is also available here. | 19 May |
| 13 March | Removing the Barrier: the Language of RDA | Anne Welsh | CILIP Metadata and Discovery Group Conference. RDA Day | Notes and worksheet | 17 April |
| 13 March | Using the Toolkit as a Toolkit | James Hennelly | CILIP Metadata and Discovery Group Conference. RDA Day | Slides | 17 April, 26 April |
| 13 March | RDA in an Hour: the Countdown Clock | Renate Behrens | CILIP Metadata and Discovery Group Conference. RDA Day | Slides | 17 April, 26 April |
| 26 February | RDA and Choreographic Works | Robert L. Maxwell | Music Library Association Annual Meeting 2026, Salt Lake City, Utah, 25-26 February | 26 April | |
| 12 February | Why Metadata Matters: The Role of Standards and Models in Resource Discovery and Access | Getaneh Alemu | ECA Library Capacity Building Workshop, Addis Ababa, 12-13 February | 28 April | |
| 10 February | An Introduction to Using RDA for Cataloguing | Elisa Sze | Webinar for the Southeast Asian Cataloguers Community of Practice | 17 April | |
| 2 February | EURIG: First Among Equals | Ahava Cohen | RDA in Europe and the World, RSC/RDA Toolkit YouTube | Presentation starts at 1:32:13 | 4 February |
| 2 February | How to Join the RDA Community | James Hennelly | RDA in Europe and the World, RSC/RDA Toolkit YouTube | Presentation starts at 1:19:37 | 4 February |
| 2 February | Switching from Original RDA to Official RDA | Marja-Liisa Seppala (invited speaker) | RDA in Europe and the World, RSC/RDA Toolkit YouTube | Presentation starts at 1:07:48 | 4 February |
| 2 February | Transitioning to Official RDA Without Fear: Myths, Misconceptions and Lessons from the National Library of Greece | Michalis Gerolimos (invited speaker) | RDA in Europe and the World, RSC/RDA Toolkit YouTube | Presentation starts at 48:36 | 4 February |
| 2 February | Benefits of Translation and Implementation | Szabolcs Dancs | RDA in Europe and the World, RSC/RDA Toolkit YouTube | Presentation starts at 35:50 | 4 February |
| 2 February | Introduction to RDA: General Information About the Standard | Elisa Sze | RDA in Europe and the World, RSC/RDA Toolkit YouTube | Presentation starts at 15:03 | 4 February |
| 2 February | State of RDA in Europe and the World | Renate Behrens | RDA in Europe and the World, RSC/RDA Toolkit YouTube | Presentation starts at 2:57 | 4 February |
| 2 February | RDA in Europe and the World | Renate Behrens, Szabolcs Dancs, Elisa Sze, James Hennelly, Ahava Cohen, and invited speakers | RSC / RDA Toolkit YouTube | This is the link to the whole event recording. See above for individual start times. | 4 February |
| 28 January 2026 | Cataloguing with Official RDA from Toolkit to Record: Breaking Down the Workflow | Thomas Brenndorfer, Susie Jones, Elisa Sze, Ellen Wright | Ontario Library Association Super Conference 2026 | 28 April | |
| 12 January | News from the RDA Steering Committee (RSC) | Anne Welsh | IFLA Metadata Newsletter 11(2): 28-34 | 26 April |
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