[Heb-NACO] AJL and RDA preparation

[Heidi G Lerner]

Dear Heb-Naco and Hasafran readers, 

  

In asking about specialized Hebraica training for RDA, Aaron brings up an important question.   Most RDA training during will be done on an institutional or individual basis. 

  

The good news is that a variety of RDA training materials are freely available on the web and more will be coming.   Last year at AJL, Joan Biella and Heidi Lerner presented an overview of RDA and its impact on Hebraica.   This presentation exists on the web as a podcast ( http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ajl-association-jewish-libraries/id292024484 ) and as a slideshow at ( http://www.slideshare.net/AJL2011/rda-and-hebraica-applying-rda-in-one-cataloging-community );  a related paper can be found in Cataloging and Classification Quarterly (v. 49: p. 675-695 (2011). 

  

We will present a follow-up PowerPoint presentation at the upcoming AJL Convention as part of the LC update. You are all invited to attend. Another program on RDA, "Resource Description and Access: Some Considerations" is offered at AJL 2012 on Wednesday morning June 20.   


  
Many excellent materials for general RDA training are also freely available at the Library of Congress website ( http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/ ). The RDA Training Materials Task Group is charged to collect existing RDA training documentation from PCC and non-PCC sources, review them for accuracy, and organize and post them to the PCC RDA site for easy navigability.  The group reports to the Standing Committee on Training.   Training materials for LC’s own staff will become available when the training begins at the beginning of June. 

  

Training for the official test of RDA in 2010 was quick and varied from institution to institution.   At Stanford, training  prior to the start of the test consisted of viewing the “RDA Test Train-the-Trainer” presentation on the LC website, other LC Power Point presentations, Adam Schiff’s RDA presentations (available in two parts at http://faculty.washington.edu/aschiff/OLA2012Presentation-Part1-WithNotes.pdf and http://faculty.washington.edu/aschiff/OLA2012Presentation-Part2-WithNotes.pdf , and LC and JSC examples.   Stanford created a local listserv for the RDA test.   Prior to, during, and after the test Stanford catalogers regularly meet to discuss questions and issues related to RDA.   We have found this an effective tool for providing ongoing education, clarification, and navigation questions related to the Toolkit.   LC provides an online “help” service for RDA questions at LChelp4rda at loc.gov . 

  

For Hebraica NACO catalogers (both funnel and non-funnel participants) , RDA training for authority work and contributing to LC/NACO Authority File will take place in August and September.   Initial announcements about that training have been sent out, and more information will be provided as we move closer to our NACO training period. 

  

RDA is still in transition.   Many institutions and constituent communities of specialized resources catalogers (such as Hebraica) will develop their own policies and best practices.   We are certain that AJL catalogers will continue to discuss and examine their own set of cataloging issues within the context of RDA much as we have since the Fall of 2010.   They will develop specialized training documents as topics for these arise in our work.   We look forward to joining together with our AJL colleagues and the representative body of the R&S Cataloging Committee in successfully making the transition from AACR2 to RDA. 

  

Sincerely, Joan Biella (Library of Congress), Heidi Lerner ( Stanford University ) 


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Heidi G. Lerner 
Hebraica/Judaica Cataloger 
Metadata Development Unit 
Stanford University Libraries 
Stanford, CA 94305-6004 
e-mail: lerner at stanford.edu 
ph: 650-725-9953 
fax: 650-725-1120 

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