3R Project

News from the RSC Meeting jhennelly Fri, 11/30/2018 - 15:15

The RDA Steering Committee (RSC) met in October on the campus of McGill University in Montréal, Québec. This week the RSC posted key documents describing the events and outcomes of that meeting. The most important outcome of the meeting is the announcement that  the English language version of the revised RDA standard will stabilize in April 2019. Learn more about the RDA stabilization and the RSC meeting in the following documents. 

Statement on Instruction Numbering

The publishers of RDA Toolkit and the RDA Steering Committee have been closely monitoring feedback on the new RDA Toolkit beta site. Based on comments provided via the online form, public forums, and various discussion lists, it has become clear that the absence of instruction numbers is challenging for some users, especially those involved in cataloging training and education. This issue does not come as a surprise to those of us involved in the 3R Project. It is one we have been discussing and debating for the last two years.

Where Did It Go?

The new beta Toolkit includes some significant differences in how the instructions are organized and arranged. Some may have trouble locating where some instructions have moved to. Linda Barnhart, the RSC Secretary, and Kate James, the RDA Examples Editor, prepared the document linked to below contains a partial list of elements and instructions that have changed from the original Toolkit to the beta Toolkit. Download this document as an introduction to how the instructions have been reorganized.

Demo of the RDA Toolkit Beta Site jhennelly Sat, 06/16/2018 - 10:46

Watch a demo of the RDA Toolkit beta site by James Hennelly, director of RDA Toolkit. For a fullscreen version of the demo click here.

 

RDA Toolkit Beta Site is Here jhennelly Wed, 06/13/2018 - 09:58

Welcome to the RDA Toolkit Beta Site

The beta site marks an important milestone in the progress of the 3R Project, but it does not represent the completion of the 3R Project.

What to Expect from the RDA Toolkit Beta Site jhennelly Wed, 06/06/2018 - 15:44

The RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign Project, also known as the 3R Project, will accomplish a major milestone on June 13th with the release of a beta version of the redesigned RDA Toolkit. The release of the beta version will take place during the evening in North America, so most users should expect to get their first glimpse of the website on June 14th. The beta site will be accessible through a linked button on the current Toolkit site at rdatoolkit.org.

3R Project Status Report #5 jhennelly Tue, 04/24/2018 - 22:52

This is the fifth status report for the RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign Project (3R) project.

3R Project Status Report #4 jhennelly Wed, 02/14/2018 - 11:02

This is the fourth status report for the RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign Project (3R) project. Since the last status report in September the 3R Project team has accomplished the following...

3R Project Status Report #2

This is the second status report for the RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign Project. The 3R project has been proceeding with an extended string of discussions with developers as well as with the RDA Steering Committee (RSC). These discussions have led to decisions in some cases and further questions in others. And it is important to note that real work is underway.