ALA Digital Reference Publisher Troy Linker joined Amigos Library Services at "RDA @ Your Library: An Online Conference about Resource Description and Access" in early February to present "AACR2 to RDA: Using the RDA Toolkit." He offered background and tips for making a successful transition from AACR2 to RDA and how the RDA Toolkit can help

1. AACR2 to RDA Using the RDA Toolkit Presented byTroy LinkerPublisher, ALA Digital Reference American Library Association

2. Session Agenda Getting Started with RDA RDA Vocabulary RDA Organization Using the RDA Toolkit AACR2 RDA Mappings RDA: Element Set View User Contributed Workflows Future Enhancements Questions

3. How do RDA & RDA Toolkit differ? RDA Toolkit is an integrated, browser-based, online product that allows users to interact with a collection of cataloging-related documents and resources including RDA. RDA: Resource Description and Access is the most prominent document in the RDA Toolkit’s collection of cataloging-related documents.

4. Session Agenda Getting Started with RDA RDA Vocabulary RDA Organization Using the RDA Toolkit AACR2 RDA Mappings RDA: Element Set View User Contributed Workflows Future Enhancements Questions

5. RDA Vocabulary Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR; 1998) Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD; 2009) IFLA Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP; 2009)

7. RDA Vocabulary FRBR Entities Group 1 – Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item Group 2 – Person, Family, Corporate Body Group 3 – Concept, Object, Event, Place (not in RDA yet) User Tasks FRBR – Find, Indentify, Select, Obtain FRAD – Find, Identify, Contextualize, Justify RDA Redefines many AACR2 terms

8. RDA Vocabulary AACR2 Term Area Main Entry Added Entry Uniform Title Heading See Reference Author, Composer, etc. Physical Description RDA Term Element Authorized Access Point Access Point Preferred Title of Work Preferred Access Point Variant Access Point Creator Carrier Description

9. Session Agenda Getting Started with RDA RDA Vocabulary RDA Organization Using the RDA Toolkit AACR2 RDA Mappings RDA: Element Set View User Contributed Workflows Future Enhancements Questions

10. RDA Organization RDA is organized around user tasks to help users “identify” and “relate” resources. Identifying elements for each thing we describe are addressed separately in each chapter. Unlike AACR2 RDA is not organized by class of materials: no separate chapters for books, printed music, etc.

11. RDA’s Organization The first four sections of RDA deal with Recording Attributes of . . . Section 1: Manifestation & Item Section 2: Work & Expression Section 3: Person, Family, & Corporate Body Section 4: Concept, Object, Event & Place

13. RDA’s Organization The next section of RDA deals with Recording Primary Relationships . . . Section 5: Between Work, Expression, Manifestation, & Item

15. RDA’s Organization The next two sections of RDA deal with Recording Relationships to . . . Section 6: Persons, Families, & Corporate Bodies Section 7: Concepts, Objects, Events, & Places

17. RDA’s Organization The final three sections of RDA deal with Recording Relationships between . . . Section 8: Works, Expressions, Manifestations, & Items Section 9: Persons, Families, & Corporate Bodies Section 10: Concepts, Objects, Events, & Places

20. General guidelines chapters include functional objectives and principles.

22. Session Agenda Getting Started with RDA RDA Vocabulary RDA Organization Using the RDA Toolkit AACR2 RDA Mappings RDA: Element Set View User Contributed Workflows Future Enhancements Questions

23. Session Agenda Getting Started with RDA RDA Vocabulary RDA Organization Using the RDA Toolkit AACR2 RDA Mappings RDA: Element Set View User Contributed Workflows Future Enhancements Questions

24. AACR2 in the RDA Toolkit Full text of AACR2 (resources tab) is included as part of every RDA Toolkit subscription. AACR2 enhanced with links to RDA. Search RDA based on your knowledge of AACR2 rule numbers.

25. AACR2 Links to RDA Helps answer “Where do I begin with RDA?” Use your knowledge of AACR2 to help you navigate RDA Same results as AACR2 rule number advanced search

26. Subscription & Pricing Information

27. RDA Toolkit Training & Support

30. Session Agenda Getting Started with RDA RDA Vocabulary RDA Organization Using the RDA Toolkit AACR2 RDA Mappings RDA: Element Set View User Contributed Workflows Future Enhancements Questions

37. Session Agenda Getting Started with RDA RDA Vocabulary RDA Organization Using the RDA Toolkit AACR2 RDA Mappings RDA: Element Set View User Contributed Workflows Future Enhancements Questions

40. Session Agenda Getting Started with RDA RDA Vocabulary RDA Organization Using the RDA Toolkit AACR2 RDA Mappings RDA: Element Set View User Contributed Workflows Future Enhancements Questions

41. Using Workflows User-supplied content Powerful interlinking to other RDA Toolkit documents and external Web resources Shareable and customizable

42. RDA Toolkit Training & Support

43. RDA Toolkit Training & Support

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54. RDA Toolkit Training & Support

55. Session Agenda Getting Started with RDA RDA Vocabulary RDA Organization Using the RDA Toolkit AACR2 RDA Mappings RDA: Element Set View User Contributed Workflows Future Enhancements Questions

56. Future Enhancements Add RDA table of contents and index Simplify login and authentication Increase user-configurable preferences Improve interface design Improve Workflow sharing functionality Integrate new content Enhance communication with users

57. Session Agenda Getting Started with RDA RDA Vocabulary RDA Organization Using the RDA Toolkit AACR2 RDA Mappings RDA: Element Set View User Contributed Workflows Future Enhancements Questions

58. Questions? With the time left I will answer as many questions as possible during the live event. Our Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) page at www.rdatoolkit.org/faq.

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