News & Information

RDA Examples Editor Jessica Grzegorski (pictured) has introduced a proposal on which feedback is requested ahead of the Public Session of the RSC in July. 

The Countdown Clock

• On May 11, 2026 a Countdown Clock appeared in the top blue banner of the Original RDA Toolkit.
• This clock will count the final 365 days that the Original Toolkit will be available online and serve as a daily reminder that your institution needs to prepare for the transition to the Official RDA Toolkit.

At yesterday's RSC Public Session, voting members of the RSC approved RSC/TechnicalWG/2026/1 (with amendments proposed by RSC/TechnicalWG/2026/1/NARDAC) and RSC/TechnicalWG/2026/2 (with amendments proposed by RSC/TechnicalWG/2026/2/ORDAC).

As shared in yesterday's Public Session, the Archives Working Group is conducting a survey of Archives to gain an understanding of their awareness and use (or otherwise) of RDA. 

RSC Chair Renate Behrens (pictured) is happy to welcome RSC members and observers to the Public Session of the April Meeting. 

We are grateful to Camilla Riise Petersen (Bibliographic Consultant, DBC Digital) for her presentation on RDA Implementation in Denmark. The recording of Camilla's presentation will be shared as soon as possible after the meeting. 

In the Joint Meeting of the RDA Board and RDA Steering Committee yesterday, National Institution Representative to the RDA Board Ángela Quiroz Ubierna and RSC Representative to Latin America and the Caribbean Felipe Martinez (pictured) shared news of a range of events in Latin America, some organised by ALyC and others organised by the wider range of cataloguing organizations in the Region.&nbs

At yesterday's Joint Meeting of the RDA Board and RDA Steering Committee, Hannes Lowagie, the National Institution Representative for Europe to the RDA Board, provided an overview of his initial analysis of EURIG's survey.

A very warm welcome to our April Meeting from RSC Chair Renate Behrens (pictured). 

RSC Chair Renate Behrens is looking forward to welcoming Camilla Riis Petersen, Bibliographic Consultant, DBC Digital (pictured), to speak at the next Public Session of the RSC, on Tuesday 28 April at 18:00 - 20:00 UTC (There is a handy time converter here).

The latest release to RDA Toolkit took place on February 6. It is a relatively small release in terms of changes made by the RSC, but there are new examples and the introduction OLAC(On-line Audiovisual Catalogers) Best Practices.