Recruitment Underway for RSC Chair Elect
The RSC has opened the recruitment process for the next chair of the RDA Steering Committee. As set out in RSC/Operations/1:
News & Information
Michalis Gerolimos to Speak on Official RDA at the National Library of Greece
RSC Chair Renate Behrens is delighted that Dr Michalis Gerolimos (Head of the Cataloguing Department, National Library of Greece) has agreed to speak at the RSC's next Public Session on Tuesday 15 July 2025 at 6pm UTC (There is a handy time converter here).
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.
New Subscription Option
RDA Toolkit is introducing a new subscription level that provides permission to create and publish online cataloging manuals derived from the RDA standard. The RDA Companion Subscription will come with the following benefits.
Jessica Grzegorski Reappointed for a Second Term
RSC Chair Renate Behrens is delighted that Jessica Grzegorski has accepted the offer of a second term as RDA Examples Editor and Chair of the Examples Working Group.
A Joint Workshop with NARDAC and PCC SCT RDA Training Task Group: Monographs
ALA Annual Preconference Event. Friday 6/27, all day (8:00am-4:00pm) paid event.
** Participants should bring a laptop to participate in this pre-conference event.**
NARDAC Update Forum -- Spring 2025
The North American RDA Committee (NARDAC) Update Forum is a biannual event aimed at bringing together experts in the field of library and information science to present/discuss developments in RDA and RDA-related cataloging work.
Minutes of the January 2025 RSC Meeting Published
The Minutes of our January meeting (RSC/Minutes/500-507) have been published on the website and archived to ALAIR.
2do. Encuentro de Educación en Organización de la Información: “Retos y oportunidades en la enseñanza y aprendizaje de RDA Toolkit”
El Grupo RDA México, en conjunto con el Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas y de la Información (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), la Escuela de Bibliotecología, Documentación e Información (Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica) y el Colegio de Bibliotecología y Archivología (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), les extienden una cordial invitación para asistir al 2do Encu
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.