RDA Toolkit is an integrated, browser-based, online product that allow user to interact with a collection of cataloging-related documents and resources including RDA

RDA Element Set AACR2 LC-PCC (Library of Congress)-(Program for Corporative Cataloging) Policy Statements Workflows (created by subscribers and can be shared) Mappings of RDA (various schemas, including MARC 21) Examples of RDA Cataloging User-Created Content RDA Glossary and Index

RDA Element Set FRBR Group 1 Entities Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item FRBR Group 2 Entities Person, Corporate Body, Family FRBR Group 3 Entities Object, Concept, Event, Place

RDA Resources AACR2 (previous cataloging code) LC-PCC Policy Statements What LC and PCC libraries will do for certain rules

RDA Mappings RDA to MARC Bibliographic MARC Bibliographic to RDA RDA to MARC Authority MARC Authority to RDA RDA to MODS

Browse the Table of Contents (on the RDA tab) Navigate the RDA Mappings (on the Tools Tab) View the LC-PCC Policy Statements (on the Resources tab) View Resources (on the Resources tab)

View actually RDA instructions must be IP authenticated: Logging in RDA Toolkit Logging in Cataloger's Desktop Tools bar in the OCLC Connexion Client and Browser

Go toTool Menu, Options, RDA. Check a box to enable IP authentication into RDA Toolkit.

RDA bibliographic workform

RDA Table of Content – Each section begins with a chapter of general guidelines. First four sections of RDA deal with Recording Attributes of ….. Section 1: Manifestation & Item Section 2: Work & Expression Section 3: Persons, Family, & Corporate Body Section 4: Concept, Object, Event & Place

RDA Table of Content – Organization Next – RDA deals with : Recording Primary Relationships Section 5: Between Work, Expression, Manifestation, & Item

RDA Table of Content – Organization Next two Sections: Recording Relationships to.... Section 6: Persons, Families, & Corporate Bodies Section 7: Concepts, Objects, Events, & Places

RDA Table of Content – Organization Next three Sections: Recording Relationships between …. Section 8: Works, Expressions, Manifestations, & Items Section 9: Persons, Families, & Corporate Bodies Section 10: Concepts, Objects, Events, & Places

Click on the My Profile icon “My Profile” allows you to manage your personalization of the Toolkit. You can: Reset your current profile (Name, , Profile Name, and Password) Set preferences Run, delete, edit, and rename your saved searches Delete or navigate to your bookmarks Edit, share, and delete user-contributed content (Workflows and Mappings)

RDA Quick Search - Go 1. Searching by instruction number Type e.g. 6.9, Press 2. Searching by keyword Type “Recording Carrier”, Press Click on the hit 3.3.1, which appears to be the basic instruction Click on Return to Results to determine if you need to consult any other instructions

Advanced Search - Filters  Select document(s)  Enter phrase or string  Limit metadata Search RDA by AACR2 number Save Search

Advanced Search

Tips on Using the Interface Core elements The elements identified by the JSC (Joint Steering Committee) as core elements are labeled with the blue just below the name of the element. Core elements The elements identified by the JSC (Joint Steering Committee) as core elements are labeled with the blue just below the name of the element. Basic instructions Basic displays those instructions identified by the JSC as basic to cataloging in RDA Basic instructions Basic displays those instructions identified by the JSC as basic to cataloging in RDA

Tips on Using the Interface Click on the green LC-PCC PS link, and read the Library Congress and Program for Corporative Cataloging policy statement Click on the green LC-PCC PS link, and read the Library Congress and Program for Corporative Cataloging policy statement Click on blue RDA link to return to the RDA instruction

Personalizing profile Creating bookmarks 1. Type Press 3. Click on Bookmark in the Document Menu 4. Click on Add in the “Manage Bookmarks” dialog 5. Click in front of the instruction number Click in the “Bookmark Name” field and type Creator 7. Click on Set Navigating to bookmarks 1. Click on Bookmark 2. Click on the Go to Bookmark … (drop-down menu) 3. Select Creator 4. Click on Go

Personalizing profile Save Searches 1. Click on the Advanced Search icon 2. Click on Clear Previous Search 3. Type “period of activity” in the search box (include the “ ” to search it as a phrase) 4. Make sure that RDA has been checked as a document to search 5. Click on Search 1. Click on the Advanced Search icon 2. Type “period of activity” “access point” in the search box (include both sets of “ ”) 3. Click on Search This saves it and performs the search again

Workflows - exercise Click on the Tools Tab Click on the plus sign(+) in front of Workflows Click on the plus sign (+) in front of Shared workflows Scroll down to find the workflow for “LC staff simple book” Click on “LC staff simple book” Click on “Transcribe the Title Proper” Browse through this workflow to see that it presents a step- by-step ‘tutorial’, complete with links to the relevant RDA instructions Click on “RDA ” and it will take you to RDA To come back to “Transcribe the Title Proper,” you need to click on Tools tab

Which two characteristics are CORE (mandatory to record) in RDA? Content/Field 336 Search for RDA basic instructions: Recording content type and the list of content types Type in “content type” in the search box and click Click on RDA: 6.9 Content TypeRDA: 6.9 Content Type Recording Content Type Carrier/Field 338 Search for RDA basic instructions: Recording carrier type and the list of carrier types Type in “carrier type” in the search box and click Click RDA: 3.3 Carrier TypeRDA: 3.3 Carrier Type Recording Carrier Type

Access the archive of this and past webinars, the archive includes both slides and a video recording of the presentation OCLC RDA Policy Statement MARC Standards website: RDA-related on our RDA Resources page US/rda/about.htmlhttp:// US/rda/about.html

Library of Congress (LC) RDA Training Materials 0RDA%20Training/LC%20RDA%20course%20table.html 3XX - Physical Description, Etc. Fields - General Information RDA Toolkit RDA Toolkit quiz on ProProfs