Like the February release, the June 2026 release is another light one. It includes a the addition of a few examples to guidance on normalized transcription. Updates and corrections were made to policy statements from the British Library, the U.S. Library of Congress - PCC, RMBS, OLAC, MLA, and the National Library of New Zealand.
The RDA Steering Committee is pleased to host an introductory RDA webinar series for African cataloguers. This program will introduce attendees to foundational terminology and concepts found in Resource Description and Access (RDA), an international standard used for cataloguing and bibliographic data creation, and that is based on the IFLA Library Reference Model.
The Countdown Clock for the Original RDA Toolkit began on May 11. This short webinar will explain what the countdown clock means for cataloguing institutions; what will happen to the Original RDA Toolkit; and how to transition to Official RDA.
The 3rd Meeting on Education for Information Organization “New Pedagogical and Technological Perspectives for Teaching and Applying the Official RDA Toolkit in the Training of Librarians”
The latest release to RDA Toolkit took place on February 6. It is a relatively small release in terms of changes made by the RSC, but there are new examples and the introduction OLAC(On-line Audiovisual Catalogers) Best Practices.
Online resources about cataloguing and data creation using RDA exist to support teaching and training activities. We welcome suggestions for new resources or events to include on this page.
The latest release to RDA Toolkit took place on October 9 and includes to changes the wording of authorized and preferred access points across all entities. There are corrections and fixes based on feedback submitted to RDA Toolkit and changes to the Guidance chapter on Aggregates.
A Spanish language translation of official RDA is now available in the RDA Toolkit.
We are pleased to announce the creation of the RDA Latin America and Caribbean Group, a new regional body established with the aim of strengthening collaboration, knowledge sharing, and capacity building around the implementation of RDA in our region.
