Experience RDA Events at #ALAAC22 This Month
RDA educational programs sponsored by the American Library Association will be presented at ALA Annual in Washington, DC June 24th through June 27th.
News & Information
View Our May 25th Ask Us Anything (Zoom)
rrobinson
Fri, 06/24/2022 - 12:35
ALA Digital Reference and the RSC presented Ask the RDA Steering Committee Anything about RDA Wednesday, May 25, 2022 from 10 AM to 11 AM Chicago time.
Kate James presents "Use Cases for Official RDA"
rrobinson
Sun, 04/24/2022 - 22:33
The following article was written in April 2022 by Kate James, instructor for the 2022 RDA Lab Series - which commences virtually this month. Learn more about the series here.
Use Cases for Official RDA
by Kate James
Purchase the 2022 RDA Lab Series and Join Live
This year's RDA Lab Series will consist of six modules, each consisting of four 60-minute sessions. Sessions will take place on Thursdays at 12:00pm Eastern/11:00am Central/10:00am Mountain/9:00am Pacific starting on April 28, 2022.
The RDA Lab Series is designed to help participants understand how to apply the new RDA and RDA Toolkit created by the 3R Project. This series will provide hands-on experience using the new RDA and RDA Toolkit with an RDA Lab application profile.
Application Profiles: A Deeper Dive (and How Not to Drown)
The webinar presented by Melissa Parent Thursday, March 3, 2022 from 6 PM to 7 PM Chicago time can now be viewed here. Webinar description follows:
Important New Login Information
jhennelly
Mon, 02/07/2022 - 08:07
Due to changes related to the recent site migration, we have encountered a major issue related to profile logins. In order to resolve this issue we have had to make a change to how IP authentication works. Users will no longer be instantly logged into their account with IP authentication. Going forward, to access both the official RDA Toolkit and the original site via IP authentication, you will have to click the login button without filling in a username or password. Here's a quick breakdown on how to login into RDA Toolkit.
Watch the RDA Roundtable on Policy Statements
On Tuesday, January 18th, ALA Digital Reference presented the RDA Roundtable on Policy Statements as its latest free virtual event.
Server Migration Update
UPDATE: As of 3pm CST on January 14th, the migration is complete.
UPDATE: The migration process is underway. You may encounter a brief disruption to service as the change propagates across the internet. Simply clear your browser cache and refresh. Contact us at rdatoolkit@ala.org if you experience an access issue that lasts longer than an hour.
UPDATE: The migration has been postponed to Friday, January 14th.
Watch Free RDA Toolkit Demos in French and Spanish
In December 2021 and January 2022, the American Library Association offered free RDA Toolkit demos in the French and Spanish languages respectively.
A Primer on RDA Application Profiles by Melissa Parent
In October, Melissa Parent (State Library of Victoria, Australia) presented the ALA Digital Reference webinar RDA Application Profiles: A Practical Guide for the Perplexed.