RDA Toolkit Release

June 2026 RDA Toolkit Release

Like the February release, the June 2026 release is another light one. It includes a the addition of a few examples to guidance on normalized transcription. Updates and corrections were made to policy statements from the British Library, the U.S. Library of Congress - PCC, RMBS, OLAC, MLA, and the National Library of New Zealand.

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June 2026 RDA Toolkit Release

Like the February release, the June 2026 release is another light one. It includes a the addition of a few examples to guidance on normalized transcription. Updates and corrections were made to policy statements from the British Library, the U.S. Library of Congress - PCC, RMBS, OLAC, MLA, and the National Library of New Zealand.

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October 2025 RDA Toolkit Release

The latest release to RDA Toolkit took place on October 9 and includes changes the wording of authorized and preferred access points across all entities. There are corrections and fixes based on feedback submitted to RDA Toolkit and changes to the Guidance chapter on Aggregates.

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October 2025 RDA Toolkit Release

The latest release to RDA Toolkit took place on October 9 and includes to changes the wording of authorized and preferred access points across all entities. There are corrections and fixes based on feedback submitted to RDA Toolkit and changes to the Guidance chapter on Aggregates.

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June 2025 RDA Toolkit Release

The latest release to RDA Toolkit took place on June 6 and contains some modest changes to the standard. It includes corrections and fixes based on feedback submitted to RDA Toolkit and changes to the Guidance chapter on Aggregates. Policy statements have been added by the British Library, Library and Archives Canada, the New Zealand National Library, and U.S.

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February 2025 RDA Toolkit Release

The latest release to RDA Toolkit took place on February 9 and contains some modest changes to the standard. It includes corrections to the English version of the Toolkit. Policy statements have been added by the Library and Archives Canada and the New Zealand National Library, with significant additions from the British Library and U.S.

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September 2024 RDA Toolkit Release

The latest release to RDA Toolkit took place on September 29 and contains no significant changes to the standard. It does include corrections to the English, Finnish and French versions of the Toolkit. Policy statements have been added, with significant additions from Library and Archives Canada and the National Library of New Zealand.

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