Get Hold While on Open Access Period! FREE Resource Description and Access (RDA) Toolkit

Resource Description and Access (RDA)  is on an open-access period. This privilege is up until the end of August 2010. For the benefit of librarians and information professionals who have heard of RDA for the first time, RDA is a cataloger's newest tool. It provides guidelines on cataloging digital resources, and as such, is intended to replace the 2nd Edition of the Anglo-American Rules (AACR2). The strength of the RDA lies on the strong emphasis it places on helping users find, identify, select and obtain the information they want. 

RDA is a result of a collaborative work led by the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) and overseen by the Committee of Principals representing American Library Association, Canadian Library Association, CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, Library of Congress, Library and Archives Canada, British Library, and National Library of Australia. 

The video below introduces RDA Toolkit in a clearcut manner.


RDA Toolkit -- A Guided Tour -- 02/09/10 from ALA Publishing on Vimeo.


A more comprehensive information on the RDA and details on signing up can be found in http://www.rdatoolkit.org