ALA Connect is a new platform ALA is using for committee work as well as less formal information sharing and networking. We have created a community for RDA, open to nonmembers of ALA, which is available at:
http://connect.ala.org/RDAforum Please join the community. Below are functions of the ALA Connect platform. -Posts (which are like blog posts) -Online docs (which are like collaborative, wiki-like pages or Google Docs) -Group calendar (for listing meetings, deadlines, etc.) -Surveys (for asking multiple questions at once) -Polls (for asking a single question) -Chat room (text-based, including the ability to save a transcript of the discussion) -Discussion forums (also known as "bulletin boards") _________________________________ Patrick Hogan Director, Online Resources American Library Association Publishing 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: 312-280-3240; 800-545-2433 x3240 Fax: 312-280-5275 pho...@ala.org _________________________________ ALA TechSource blog <http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/> | Guide to Reference <http://www.guidetoreference.org/> | RDA: Resource Description & Access <http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rdaprospectus.html>
