23 March 2010, CILIP, London & 30 March 2010, The Bloomsbury Hotel, London

RDA: Resource Description and Access Executive Briefing

 
 
Programme
 
 
 

09:00 - 10:00

Registration and refreshments

10:00 - 10:05

Chair's Introduction

Anne Welsh, Lecturer in Library and Information Studies, University College London
10:05 - 10:30

Development of the new code: the current state of play

Why has RDA been developed in preference to revising AACR2? This presentation will focus on the principles underlying the new code and give an overview of its structure. It will also describe the increasing openness and internationalisation of the development process and the present timescale for the online product.

Ann Chapman, Research Officer UKOLN and Chair of the CILIP-BL Committee on RDA
10:30 - 10:50

Exclusive video presentation - Introduction to Resource Description and Access:

The principal goal of RDA is to facilitate resource discovery within library catalogs in a more consistent and powerful way then was possible with AACR2. This presentation is intended as an introduction to descriptive and subject cataloging.  It addresses many traditional cataloging processes, in addition to some new and emerging practices such as folksonomies and social tagging, and how these new tools may be incorporated into the more traditional practices. Exclusive preview now available!

Shawne D Miksa, Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Services, University of North Texas
10:50 - 11:00

Questions and discussion

11:00 - 11:30

Refreshment Break

11:30 - 11:55

Transition to RDA: a BL perspective

This presentation summarises the external environmental factors driving the development of a replacement for the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules; discusses major differences between RDA and AACR and evaluates the implications of implementation. It will be followed by an introduction to the RDA Toolkit.

Alan Danskin, Manager of Data Quality, The British Library
11:55 - 12:30

Live demonstration of RDA

Alan Danskin will demonstrate how RDA will function
12:30 - 12:55

RDA and the future cataloguing community

What will be the impact of RDA on cataloguing and the training of cataloguers. With the major standard in flux, how do we train cataloguers? Perhaps more pertinently, when do we train them? As the cataloguing lecturer on the last traditional LIS course with cataloguing and classification as a core module followed by an advanced cataloguing and classification module, Anne Welsh examines the impact of RDA on the education of the current and the next generation of cataloguers. She will highlight the core issues for recruiting new staff who know the international standards as well as training existing staff ahead of a move to RDA.

Anne Welsh, Lecturer in Library and Information Studies, University College London
12:55 - 13:15

Open Forum discussion

13:15 - 14:30

Lunch

14:30 - 14:55

Spinning straw into gold: how to manage change without losing your sanity

Based on public library experience, this presentation will identify the issues you need to consider before a migration, what a change to cataloguing standards will mean for your staff and customers, and how to come out on the other side with your expectations fulfilled and sanity intact.

Heather Jardine, Bibliographic Access Manager, City of London Libraries
14:55 - 15:20

From MARC 21 to RDA - An alternative view

Keith Trickey, Senior Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University
 
15:20 - 15:35

Questions and discussion

15:35 - 16:00

Roundtable Discussion: what now for RDA?

A discussion involving speakers, delegates and guest contributors will assess the key points raised during the day, the timetable for the launch of RDA in the UK, and its potential impact on users.
16:00 - 16:30

Refreshments & Executive Breifing Close


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