Message: 1 Introducing RDA
Thursday, February 11, 2016 2 PM Eastern | 1 PM Central 12 PM Mountain | 11 AM Pacific As more libraries around the world adopt [RDA: Resource Description and Access (RDA)] RDA: Resource Description and Access, knowledge of this new standard is crucial. RDA has tremendous potential for helping libraries and information-based organizations move into the digital world. It can also be a major anxiety point for catalogers who aren?t sure what they need to learn to get started. Our expert panel for this webcast will discuss how RDA is different from MARC, how librarians can get started with RDA, and will share their own experiences. Our panel will include: * Gordon Dunsire, RDA Steering Committee Chair, Independent Consultant * Kathy Glennan, ALA/ALCTS representative to the RDA Steering Committee and Authorities & Specialty Cataloging Unit Head, University of Maryland Libraries, College Park * James Hennelly, Managing Editor, RDA Toolkit This episode of AL Live will be hosted live on Thursday, February 11th at 2 PM Eastern. You can pre-register for this free 60-minute event at http://goo.gl/zgQAG8<http://ala-publishing.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01MzM3OTM 3JnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY2MDg4ODgmbGk9MzMyNDkwNTA/index.html>, or go to www.americanlibrarieslive.org<http://ala-publishing.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT 01MzM3OTM3JnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY2MDg4ODgmbGk9MzMyNDkwNTM/index.html> at the time of the event. American Libraries Live<http://ala-publishing.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT01MzM3OTM3JnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY 2MDg4ODgmbGk9MzMyNDkwNTU/index.html> AL Live is an immediate and effective way to get to the heart of the real issues in our industry. With the help of real-time technology, it's like having your own expert on-hand. _______________________________________________ End of Tsig Digest, Vol 46, Issue 7 ***********************************
