RDA 3R and RDA Toolkit

Charge and time frame for PCC development of application profiles. BIBFRAME will be the initial base data model.
•1 October 2021: Provisional profiles available for test use and a test plan drawing from PCC membership
• 1 May 2022: Standard profiles available for production use

Report of the RDASC; RDA/PS Project &Metadata Guidance Documentation Update (LC); Update from ALA Digital Reference; RDA and Mapping : Beyond Others; Curator in RDA; Recent RDA Developments.

Members of the North American RDA Committee (NARDAC) and of the RDA Steering Committee (RSC) provide a livean update on the continuing evolution of RDA (Resource Description and Access) as an international standard for cataloging. Speakers include Robert Maxwell, Thomas Brenndorfer, Kathy Glennan, Melanie Polutta, Clara Liao, James Hennelly, and Stephen Hearn. Topics include new the review process at RSC, recent and upcoming RDA proposals, development of content for RDA's Community Resources, the server migration for RDA Toolkit, describing collections in RDA with an update on NARDAC's curator of work proposal, and looking beyond mapping toward combining element vocabularies.

Christine Oliver’s primer guide to the RDA specifically covers the changes to RDA reflected in the official RDA Toolkit launched on December 15th.

Allows for easy offline access by students, instructors, and catalogers. "A useful tool for both training and daily reference." Available for purchase at the ALA Store https://www.alastore.ala.org/RDAglossary

Available Spring 2021. "The only workbook created for the new RDA, this resource is an important tool that will help readers at any level of experience develop and strengthen their understanding of RDA content and structure. "

A weekly (Feb.-Aug.) presentation of live webinars on new (Bibframe oriented? Maybe not for everyday cataloging.) RDA concepts by cataloger and recent RDA Steering Committee member Kate James. Presented as 8 modules, 4 weeks each. Purchase from the ALA Store website https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/rda-lab-series $485

PCC Standing Committee on Training (SCT) training materials to assist the community in preparing for the New RDA that is the result of the RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign Project (3R Project). Last updated Feb. 2021; focuses on the new RDA concepts.