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Consortia and Group Subscriptions

In working with consortia and central purchasing groups, we have found that there are so many different models and requirements that there is no one pricing model we can apply.

RDA-ohjeiden (Resource Description and Access) suomennos julkaistaan RDA Toolkit –palvelussa joulukuussa 2015.

Kansalliskirjasto suomensi englanninkielisen RDA-tekstin vuosien 2012-2015 aikana. Sopimus suomennoksen julkaisemisesta RDA Toolkitissa allekirjoitettiin Kansalliskirjaston ja RDAn julkaisijayhteisön (the RDA Co-Publishers) kesken marraskuussa 2014.

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Au nom des co-éditeurs de RDA, ALA Publishing a conclu en 2012 avec l’ASTED (Association pour l’avancement des sciences et des techniques de la documentation) un accord pour la traduction en langue française de RDA: Resource Description and Access.

Die deutsche Übersetzung von RDA: Resource Description and Access wurde von der Arbeitsstelle für Standardisierung der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek erstellt und am 14. Mai 2013 erstmals im RDA-Toolkit veröffentlicht.

In order to facilitate RDA education and training, the RDA Steering Committee (RSC) issued the examples of RDA cataloging in 2016. The links below will download PDF files of RDA cataloging examples based on Original RDA. Each document is bookmarked to allow for easy navigation between examples.

Nel 2014 è stato firmato l’accordo tra ALA Publishing, per conto dei co-editori di RDA, e l’Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico delle Biblioteche Italiane (ICCU) per i diritti di traduzione dello standard internazionale per la descrizione e l'accesso alle risorse RDA Resource Description and Access.

A new release of RDA Toolkit was published on August 9, 2016. Releases typically contain updates to content and metadata, enhancements to RDA Toolkit functionality, and fixes to existing bugs. You can subscribe to our RSS development feed to get notification of releases. The details of the August release follow.

The RDA Board and RDA Steering Committee (RSC) are seeking a qualified library professional with expertise in RDA and cataloging to take on the role of RSC Secretary. The purpose of the role is to support and coordinate processes which support the development and promotion of RDA.

In the past six months two new translations (Finnish and Italian) and a new set of policy statements (Finnish SKLs) have been added to RDA Toolkit, bringing the total of toolkit translations to five and policy statements documents to five. Of course this means more colorful icons popping up in the RDA display.