Conferences and Events

RDA educational programs sponsored by the American Library Association will be presented at ALA Annual in Washington, DC June 24th through June 27th. 

ALA Digital Reference and the RSC presented Ask the RDA Steering Committee Anything about RDA Wednesday, May 25, 2022 from 10 AM to 11 AM Chicago time.

The webinar presented by Melissa Parent Thursday, March 3, 2022 from 6 PM to 7 PM Chicago time can now be viewed here. Webinar description follows:

On Tuesday, January 18th, ALA Digital Reference presented the RDA Roundtable on Policy Statements as its latest free virtual event.

In December 2021 and January 2022, the American Library Association offered free RDA Toolkit demos in the French and Spanish languages respectively.

From July through September, ALA Digital Reference partnered with RDA catalogers in Egypt, Finland, Quebec, Ontario, and the U.S.

If you'd like to explore what RDA's expansion as an international standard means for you and your institution, be sure to watch and attend our most recent webinars:

NARDAC Update Forum (FREE)

Monday, August 30, 2021 at 1:30 to 3:30 PM CDT

Recordings our new available for our two free webinars held July 16th and August 4th respectively. Led by ALA Digital Reference Director James Hennelly, the first free webinar was a one-hour RDA Toolkit Demo covering RDA Toolkit releases and updates introduced since the last demo was presented in January.

The virtual NARDAC Update Forum was presented on Monday, March 29, at 12:00 noon Central time. Speakers included members of NARDAC (North American RDA Committee) and RSC (RDA Steering Committee).  Involved NARDAC members included Thomas Brenndorfer, Stephen Hearn, Clara Liao, Robert Maxwell, Melanie Polutta, and Thi Bao Tran Phan. 

Registration is now open here!