Overview
• Accessing the Toolkit• Navigating the Toolkit• Understanding the functionality of the Toolkit• Searching the Toolkit• Getting help and providing feedback
NOT:• Structure of RDA• How to catalogue using RDA
Access to the Toolkit
• To subscribe: www.rdatoolkit.org/subscribe
• Also available through EPIC as add-on to subscription: http://www.epic.org.nz/about-epic/subscription-options
– Cheaper than separate subscription– For cost, email [email protected]
Access to the Toolkit
• Access via Cataloger’s desktop– Only available if you already subscribe to
RDA– Full functionality of Toolkit not available
• Print version of RDA: http://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/
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Direct access to Toolkit: http://access.rdatoolkit.org/
RDA Toolkit website: http://www.rdatoolkit.org/
RDA Tab
• Full text of RDA• Table of Contents
– 10 sections– 37 chapters
• Section 1 contains chapters 1-4
• Section 2 contains chapters 5-7
• Section 3 contains chapters 8-11
and so on …
• Appendices A-L– Capitalisation– Abbreviations– Relationship
designatorsetc.
• Glossary• Index• RDA update
history
RDA Tab
Contents pane:Expanding and
contracting
• Click + to expand • Click - to contract
For example, click + here, then here …
…then select an instruction …
User menu
• RDA Quick Search “Go”
• Advanced Search
• Login to personal profile
• Create personal profile• Email password for
personal profile• Logout
• Support
Document menu
• Previous hit (Search)
• Next hit (Search)
• Synch TOC
• Return to results
• View text
• Bookmarks
Menu icons
Menu icons
Link to text of RDA
Next section of RDA
Core element of RDA
Link to external website
Link to Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging policy statement
Previous section of RDA
Instruction from Basic version of RDA
Display features
Policy statement
Explanatory textExample
Buff colour for examples
Options & Alternatives
Element Set View• Different view of RDA, arranged under FRBR & FRAD entities
Link to RDA instruction
RDA Mappings • Map RDA to MARC21 & vice versa
• Hint: use Ctrl+f to find a word
Link to MARC
Link to RDA instruction
Workflows• Toolkit users create workflows or manuals
• Share globally, or locally within institution’s subscription
• AACR2 full text, with links to corresponding RDA instructions
• LC-PCC PS
• Other resources, e.g. FRBR, FRAD, Dublin Core, etc.
Resources tab
AACR2 (full text) • Links to corresponding RDA, DCRMB etc. instructions
• Click on the RDA link next to AACR2 1.1B6 and …
AACR2 rules may be related to multiple RDA instructions
e.g. click on the RDA link at AACR2 1.2B5 and …
… takes you to a results screen. Click on a relevant section, e.g. 2.3.2.7 …
Core RDA element
RDA basic version
… and the instruction is displayed with your search terms highlighted.
Navigate using “Previous” and “Next” icons
Return to results
Select all
Advanced search • Use magnifying glass icon
• Search entire Toolkit, or parts of it
• Limit your search by type
Try search for “illustrations” in the whole Toolkit…
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