FAQ
Below are Frequently Asked Questions focused primarily on RDA Toolkit. FAQs from the RDA Steering Committee are also available for RDA and the 3R Project.
About RDA Toolkit and RDA
What is the difference between RDA Toolkit and RDA?
RDA Toolkit (RDA)
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Customer Service
Customer Service
Please contact us at rdatoolkit@ala.org for information about:
- Technical Support
- Pricing and Subscriptions
- Translations
- Permissions
Help Using RDA Toolkit
Technical support is available to users via its internal Help Guide.
About
RDA: Resource Description and Access is a package of data elements, guidelines, and instructions for creating library and cultural heritage resource metadata that are well-formed according to international models for user-focused linked data applications.
RDA was created by the RDA Steering Committee (formerly the Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA) as part of its strategic plan (2005-2009) to replace the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition Revised, which were first published in 1978.
RDA Toolkit Release – August 9, 2016
A new release of RDA Toolkit was published on August 9, 2016. Releases typically contain updates to content and metadata, enhancements to RDA Toolkit functionality, and fixes to existing bugs. You can subscribe to our RSS development feed to get notification of releases. The details of the August release follow.
Posting for RSC Secretary
The RDA Board and RDA Steering Committee (RSC) are seeking a qualified library professional with expertise in RDA and cataloging to take on the role of RSC Secretary. The purpose of the role is to support and coordinate processes which support the development and promotion of RDA.
Introducing the Master Profile
In the past six months two new translations (Finnish and Italian) and a new set of policy statements (Finnish SKLs) have been added to RDA Toolkit, bringing the total of toolkit translations to five and policy statements documents to five. Of course this means more colorful icons popping up in the RDA display.
RDA Toolkit Release - April 12, 2016
A new release of RDA Toolkit was published on April 12, 2016. When there is a new release for RDA Toolkit, it is typically made on the second Tuesday of the month. Releases typically contain changes to content and metadata, enhancements to RDA Toolkit functionality, and fixes to existing bugs. You can subscribe to our RSS development feed to get notification of releases.
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Special Release to RDA Toolkit -- Italian RDA
On March 8th, RDA Toolkit published the Italian language translation of RDA. The new translation is accessible to all with a subscription to RDA Toolkit. Users whose browser language preference is set to Italian will be automatically logged into the Italian version of RDA. Users may also log into to their profiles and set Italian as their preferred language.
Announcing the Italian translation of RDA
In 2014 ALA Publishing, on behalf of the RDA Co-Publishers, signed an agreement on the Italian language rights translation in RDA: Resource Description and Access with the Central Institute for the Union Catalogue of Italian Libraries (ICCU) that is responsible for the translation of the Italian language version of the new cataloguing standard.