Standards Update Resource Description and Access Kevin Marsh Team Leader | Liaison, Acquisition and Description (Original Materials) State Library of Western Australia Australian Committee on Cataloguing, Incoming Representative to the Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA

Outline Value of RDA US national libraries testing RDA revision process RDA implementation Training and materials Policy changes MARC21 changes and systems changes Libraries Australia RDA Toolkit and subscriptions ACOC RDA website and rdaaust Keeping in touch with RDA developments

Value of RDA Resource Description and Access or RDA is the standard that replaces the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR) is a web-based tool RDA offers Improved description of digital resources, unpublished resources and resources with multiple characteristics More guidance on the creation of authority headings Compatibility with a range of encoding schema Clearly defined data elements and improved granularity Opportunities for better catalogue displays and navigation Opportunities for more efficient data creation

US testing of RDA’s goals Goals that were met Provide a consistent, flexible and extensible framework for all types of resources and all types of content Be independent of the format, medium, or system used to store or communicate the data Goals that were mostly or partially met Be compatible with internationally established principles and standards Enable users to find, identify, select, and obtain resources appropriate to their information needs Be compatible with descriptions and access points in existing catalogues and databases Be readily adaptable to newly emerging database structures

Outcomes of the test ‘We believe that the long-term benefits of adopting RDA will be worth the short term anxieties and costs… [You may ask] if this is the time to make a dramatic change in cataloging. Our collective answer is that libraries must create linkages to all other information resources in this Web environment. We must begin now. Indefinite delay in implementation simply means a delay in our effective relationships with the broader information community.’ Extract from Statement from the Executives of the Three National Libraries Final Report and Recommendations Summary of Progress on US RDA Test Recommendations to JSC Bibliographic Transition Initiative

RDA revision process

2010 JuneRDA Toolkit published July-DecemberU.S. National Libraries RDA Test Mid 2011The Library of Congress releases the RDA Test Report End 2011MARC21 changes expected to be available on Libraries Australia Mid 2012 NLA conducts train-the-trainer sessions for Australian training agencies Late 2012Expected rollout of training to Australian libraries by training agencies Early 2013Expected implementation period RDA implementation plan

NLA RDA implementation team Catherine Argus Manager, Standards & training Jenny Stephens RDA Implementation officer Contact by

Training Training needs survey Australia New Zealand Library context; Levels of current knowledge; Content of training; Training methods; Time for training ; Training locations Request for Expressions of Interest in providing RDA training Trainers to provide Comprehensive face to face training courses for cataloguers Shorter courses, e.g. for library managers or reference staff Training Australia-wide National Library’s role

Sample NLA training materials

Training courses and seminars in Australia

Policy changes Library of Congress Policy Statements Accessible via the RDA Toolkit or Cataloguer’s Desktop and listed at Shorter and fewer than the Library of Congress Rule Interpretations More cataloguer’s judgement Libraries Australia International policies

MARC21 changes Content Types, Media Types and Carrier Types Attributes of Entities (Names and Resources) Relationships between Entities Other changes to MARC Bibliographic Indicating the use of RDA rules and ISBD punctuation

Systems changes Questions relating to systems changes What changes do I need to make to my local library system ahead of RDA implementation? Will I need to convert our existing records? What relationship will there be between RDA Toolkit and my library system? Will changes to catalogue displays be required? How do I keep informed? FAQ RDA implementation team

Libraries Australia Support creation and exchange of RDA data from date of implementation Update policies and system documentation Provide a pre-implementation training system Continue to support AACR records while these are supported in MARC21 Issue policy guidelines about upgrading records Investigate global changes

RDA Toolkit Released 23 June 2010 Instructions are part of an online package Instructions also available via Cataloger’s Desktop and in loose leaf print via Facet Publishing

RDA Toolkit subscriptions Solo user and site subscriptions are available at fixed prices Consortia and group purchase can be negotiated Access for training and classroom use is available at special pricing Double-user offer for subscribers before 31 August 2012 Prices are quoted in a range of currencies including Australian $ There are no plans for an Australia national license for RDA ALA Publishing manage subscriptions Contact ALA Publishing to be placed on their list

ACOC RDA website

Rdaaust The Australian discussion list on RDA Discuss RDA implementation in an Australian context Keep informed Share information Raise issues It’s your list!

Publications on RDA Describing electronic, digital and other media using AACR and RDA : a how-to- do-it manual / Mary Beth Weber and Fay A Austin Introducing RDA: a guide to the basics / Chris Oliver Introduction to Resource Description and Access: cataloguing and classification in the digital era / Shawne D Miksa Practical cataloguing: AACR, RDA and MARC21 / Anne Welsh and Sue Batley Library technology reports: understanding the semantic web and RDA vocabularies / Karen Coyle The RDA primer : a guide for the occasional cataloguer / Amy Hart

Keeping in touch with RDA developments Online producthttp:// Print producthttp:// JSC website US national RDA test / / LC websitehttp:// ACOC websitehttp:// rdaaust discussion list via ACOC RDA site RDA team NZ Cataloguer’s wiki Incite (ALIA) Gateways (NLA)