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Preparing Your Library for RDA
September 14-15, 2010
Hosted by Mary Beth Weber and Christopher Cronin
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to
everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.
Each day, sessions begin and end at:
Pacific: 7am – 3pm
Mountain: 8am – 4pm
Central: 9am – 5pm
Eastern: 10am – 6pm
Released in June 2010, Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the intended
successor to the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2). While RDA is not being
immediately adopted in the United States, it is being tested by the Library of
Congress, the National Library of Medicine, and the National Agriculture
Library as part of the U.S. National
Libraries RDA Test Plan. During this time, what are libraries doing to
prepare for the adoption of RDA? What impact will implementation have on staff
training and systems? How will libraries manage the integration of RDA records
with AACR2 records in their catalogs? How will libraries assess the value of
the new cataloging code in terms of its ability to meet user needs and
contribute to future systems development? This ALCTS E-Forum will provide an
opportunity for the community at large to discuss a wide range of issues
related to RDA and it overall implications for library operations.
Mary Beth Weber has
been head of Central Technical Services at Rutgers University Libraries since
2008. She has served in a number of positions at Rutgers, including
Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services for four years, and as the Special
Formats Catalog Librarian and the Head of the Copy Cataloging Section.
Ms. Weber holds an MLS from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and a
Bachelor’s in English and Art History from Michigan State
University. She is the editor of the ALCTS Newsletter Online and serves
as an ex-officio member of the ALCTS Board of Directors. Weber has also
served as chair of the ALCTS Audiovisual Committee, the Copy Cataloging Discussion
Group, and the Computer Files Discussion Group. She is the author of two
books on cataloging nonbook resources and is currently co-authoring a soon to
be published book titled, Describing Electronic, Digital, and Other Media
Using AACR and RDA.
Christopher Cronin
has been Director of Metadata and Cataloging Services at the University of
Chicago Library since 2008. Prior to coming to Chicago, he was Assistant
Professor and Head of Digital Resources Cataloging at the University of
Colorado at Boulder. Mr. Cronin has a B.A. in English Literature from the
University of British Columbia, and an MIS from the University of Toronto. He
is member the ALA Committee on Organization, and is active in the Association
for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), currently serving on
the Subject Analysis Committee and as Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect of the ALCTS Heads
of Cataloging Interest Group. Mr. Cronin is the coordinator for the
University of Chicago’s participation in the U.S. National Libraries RDA
Testing.
*What is an e-forum?*
An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters
of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion list. The
e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register your email
address with the list, and then you will receive messages and communicate with
other participants through an email discussion. Most e-forums last two to three
days. Registration is necessary to participate, but it's free. See a list of
upcoming e-forums at: http://bit.ly/upcomingeforum.
*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at: http://bit.ly/eforuminfo. Once you have
registered for one e-forum, you do not need to register again, unless you
choose to leave the email list. Participation is free and open to anyone.
Posted on behalf of the ALCTS-CE Committee.