Date: August 31, 2011
Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Ellis 4F51A
Description: RDA, Resource and Description and Access, is the name of the cataloging rules that are slated to replace AACR2. This webinar will review the findings and recommendations concerning the implementation of RDA presented in the Report and Recommendations of the U.S. RDA Test Coordinating Committee. Key findings will be highlighted along with the basis for those findings. The rationale behind the specific recommendations and timelines will be discussed as well as what individuals and/or institutions can do to prepare for the implementation of RDA.
Audience: Anyone wanting to learn about RDA.
Presenters: Barbara Bushman is the Assistant Head, Cataloging Section, National Library of Medicine. Regina Romano Reynolds is ISSN Coordinator at the Library of Congress and former head of the National Serials Data Program, now called the U.S. ISSN Center.