News & Information

After a long absence related to the RDA Toolkit site migration in January, usage reporting is again available. The usage reports are available through the Administration link in the bottom banner of the official RDA Toolkit. Access to the usage data is dependent on the subscription administrator accepting an invite that will be sent out in the next 24 hours.

The subscription administration part of the site is now hosted by LibLynx and has changed significantly. Here are some major changes to be aware of. 

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

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.

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.

In October, Melissa Parent (State Library of Victoria, Australia) presented the ALA Digital Reference webinar RDA Application Profiles: A Practical Guide for the Perplexed.