We're excited to talk RDA in person for the first time in three years at #ALAAC22! We'll start today with preconference event The New and Official RDA Toolkit: A Practical Approach, featuring speakers Thomas Brenndorfer, Kathy Glennan, Robert L. Maxwell and Melanie Polutta.

The RDA Preconference at #ALAAC22 starts in Salon 102B of the Washington Convention Center.

Kathy Glennan, Director of Cataloging & Metadata Services at UMD, explains the benefits of using LRM - among them consistent identification and data exchange without loss - before discussing resolution to issues of Anglo-American bias and worldview with the standard.

Kathy Glennan, Director of Cataloging & Metadata Services at UMD, explains the benefits of using LRM - among them consistent identification and data exchange without loss - before discussing resolution to issues of Anglo-American bias and worldview with the standard. #ALAAC22

Welcome RDA Essentials author Thomas Brenndorfer, presently speaking on Manifestations at #ALAAC22.

Just some general housekeeping with RDA experts Bob Maxwell and Melanie Polutta as we begin the second hour of our RDA Preconference! #ALAAC22

The RDA Preconference event at #ALAAC22 provides participants with the opportunity to explore official RDA problems and techniques in practice with the guidance of the standard's leaders. Our workshop portion has begun and we will conclude today's event with Q&A.

#ALAAC22 officially opens! One of the first morning events, which drew a Standing Room Only and Masks Required crowd of catalogers, was OCLC Transforming Metadata. Next up: Our NARDAC Update Forum at 1 PM in the Washington Convention Center.

Round-up of 24 hours at #ALAAC22 for catalogers and friends: The NARDAC Update Forum led by Clara Liao takes questions about all things RDA. Issues of national and racial bias are interrogated in Classification and Justice: Unfinished Work in Resource Description.

24 hours at #ALAAC22 con.: A brief detour to geek out over Goosebumps author R.L. Stine and ensure RDA's presence in the broader literary community. And finally, we explore the pandemic's positive impact on cataloging internationalization with Rania Osman and American catalogers.

RDA programming at #ALAAC22 concluded today with consecutive sessions on the official RDA Toolkit. Presented by members of LC-PCC, the RSC and ALA Digital Reference, each session provided guidance for catalogers learning the new Toolkit. E-mail [email protected] for more info!

A little bit of news: rda-rsc.org/node/721 This is a new addition to my Beginning Cataloguing portfolio and now the official announcement has been made I can reassure existing clients that work will continue as before. #NewRole #freelancelife #cataloguing #cataloging

RDA Toolkit subscriptions generally begin the first of each month and run a full year. Visit rdatoolkit.org to find out how to subscribe or contact us directly at [email protected] for subscription information. We're back from #ALAAC22 and ready for your queries!

Damian Iseminger will present on how RDA and RDA Toolkit are now optimized for linked data environments in the wake of the 3R Project for our August 1st webinar. Visit RDAToolkit.org for registration link and an update on subscriber usage stats!

Missed Damian Iseminger's #ALAAC2022 presentation on Linked Open Data and RDA? He gave it again as a webinar for RDA Toolkit: youtube.com/watch?v=TxGBGA… #cataloguing #cataloging #RDAcataloging #LinkedData

RDA Toolkit subscriptions typically begin the first day of a given month and last a full year! Renewal is completely optional and not automated. Contact [email protected] to learn more about subscribing or visit rdatoolkit.org to renew and subscribe today.

October 26th and 27th, ALA eLearning will present a new RDA webinar entitled Cataloging Video Resources with RDA and MARC21: Best Practices. Visit the site link to register for the two-part event led by Jeannette Ho of Texas A&M University Libraries: elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/…

Core hosts the preconference "The New and Official RDA Toolkit: A Practical Approach" on 10/13 during Core Forum 2022 in Salt Lake City. Board/committee members of and experts on RDA Toolkit will speak. Learn more and register: alacore.org/go/to/tw-forum… #Metadata #Cataloging

In this FREE webinar the UK Committee on RDA will share the latest news on RDA (RDA Toolkit) including: 1) Official Toolkit implementation plans from British Library 2) #MARC21 developments which will support implementation 3) Q&A with RDA experts eventbrite.co.uk/e/mdg-autumn-w…

This webinar will cover DVDs, Blu-rays and streaming videos along with OLAC best practices. #cataloging #metadata