I have to say, I almost initiated going through RDA to integrate it into our procedures, only to be discouraged by finding out it was still in a far-too-tentative-sounding test run phase..... it has been accepted by LoC now, at least, hasn’t it? Still, we’re waiting to see it properly finalised before attempted to integrate it. Best wishes
Martin Kelleher Electronic Resources/Bibliographic Services Librarian University of Liverpool From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Diane Krall Sent: 10 February 2011 15:22 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RDA-L] general interest in RDA Mike Tribby said: At this point any librarian interested in cataloging or the functioning of their catalog *should* at least know about RDA, but so far many don't seem to have that knowledge or any interest. I have to agree, based on 2 personal experiences. The head of Tech Services at my library has been asking what our ILS vendor's plans are for RDA, but they seem to be totally unaware of it. Also, in speaking with MLS students from Indiana Univ. as part of a cataloging assignment, I asked them if their instructor had taught them anything about RDA, thinking that surely they have at least shown them a comparison between an AACR2 and an RDA record for the same title Their response ran something like this: Well, she mentioned that something else was in the works, but it's not been implemented (read: written in stone) yet, so they aren't even talking about it. This was Fall 2010. Diane Krall Hamilton East Public Library "RDA--well, there's a moving target" ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message from Hamilton East Public Library (including all attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipients and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, copying or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
