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Slides used in the June 11, 2013 presentation of RDA Toolkit Essentials.
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RDA Toolkit EssentialsPresented by
James Hennelly ALA Digital Reference
American Library Association
Chat and Ask Questions
• Ask questions via Questions box
• Report technical issues via Questions
• Q&A session at the end of presentation
What is RDA?
RDA: Resource Description and Access is …
• a standard for bibliographic description, not a display standard
• a standard based on the FRBR conceptual model
What is RDA?
FRBR Entities• Group 1: Work, Expression,
Manifestation and Item• Group 2: Person, Family, and Corporate
Name
What is RDA?
Familiarize yourself with FRBR concepts and terminology.
ResourcesJSC - www.rda-jsc.org/rda.html
IFLA - http://www.ifla.org/en/frbr-rg
Also consult resources at your national library.
What is RDA Toolkit?
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.
What is RDA Toolkit?
• RDA• RDA Update History• RDA Element Set• AACR2• LC-PCC Policy Statements• Examples of RDA Cataloging• RDA Mappings• User-Created Content
Free Content
At http://www.rdatoolkit.org/• Subscription and pricing information• Blog• Development Blog• Training Material (Calendar and Archive)• Videos
Logging In
Log in at http://access.rdatoolkit.org/
Solo-User Account
Institutional AccountIP authenticationReferring URLAccount ID authentication
Authentication
Authentication into RDA Toolkit leads to partial access to the content and functionality.
Access: all public documents and search
No access: private and institutional content, bookmarks, and create functions
Profiles
Solo-User accounts are automatically logged into their profiles.
Members of an Institutional account must create a profile in order to take full advantage of RDA Toolkit’s content and functionality.
Concurrent Users
Concurrent users are the number of users from an account who are logged into RDA Toolkit at one time.
-Institutional accounts are allowed a specified number of concurrent users.
-Institutional accounts are allowed an unlimited number of profiles.
Navigation
• Icons• Pages• Expandable/Collapsible Table of Contents• Print Table of Contents• Full/Core/Basic• Examples• Synch Table of Contents• Tabs• Links
Search
• RDA Quick Search• Advanced Search (all documents)– Filters– Search RDA by AACR2 number– Save Search
• Search Results– Return to Results– Previous/Next Hit
User-Created Content
• Workflows• Mappings• Bookmarks• Linking
How Do I Start?
• Other Documents– RDA Element Set– AACR2– RDA Mappings
• Workflows– Shared– Private
What Should I Do Now?
• Sign up for Free Trial (if you haven’t yet)• Study FRBR• Take a training class and ask for Post-Event
Access• Connect with the RDA Community through the
blog, Virtual User Group, RDA-L, etc.
Blogs
• http://www.rdatoolkit.org/blog• http://www.rdatoolkit.org/development
Q & A
Chat your questions and comments to us.
RDA Toolkit Essentials
Thank you for attending RDA Toolkit Essentials.