RDA Toolkit Update ALA 2012 Annual Meeting Presented by Troy Linker Publisher, ALA Digital Reference American Library Association
Session Agenda RDA Toolkit Releases Recent RDA Toolkit Improvements RDA Rewording RDA Print Planned RDA Toolkit Improvements Questions
RDA Toolkit Releases Monthly 8 – 10 per year Second Tuesday of the Month JSC fast track changes RDA Updates (expected annually in April) Instruction Revision History for RDA Updates
Recent RDA Toolkit Improvements Toggle Paging on/off Update History Core Element & Basic Instruction filters Improved Workflow Metadata Full Record Examples Adjustable site timeout options Logout button Search thesaurus
RDA Rewording First batch of reworded chapters released in RDA Toolkit no later than Dec Remaining reworded chapters released as available with the expectation of all reworded chapters released by mid 2013,
RDA Print April 2012 RDA update and first batch of reworded chapters released in print no later than Dec April 2013 RDA update and final batch of reworded chapters released by mid Annual updates expected thereafter.
Upcoming RDA Toolkit Improvements Integrate French and German translations Improved integration with RDA Registry Improved locally shareable bookmarks Auto synch TOC Single sign On (for non IP authenticated users) Improved display on mobile devices Improved RDA Toolkit training
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