The following resources have been compiled to provide more information on the new cataloging code Resource Description and Access (RDA). While the following links provide helpful information, they should not be taken as local policy.

For instructions on the use of RDA at the University of Illinois, consult the RDA at Illinois policy page or contact a member of the RDA Training Taskforce.

RDA Toolkit

• RDA Toolkit
• Using the RDA Toolkit by Qiang Jin and Jianying Shou (.docx)

RDA Wiki

• https://wiki.cites.uiuc.edu/wiki/display/LibraryRDA/Home (Qiang Jin, Administrator)

RDA in OCLC Connexion

• Constant Data for Monographs (reference) by Qiang Jin (.pdf)
• Macros
  • RDA Bibliographic macros (Compiled OCLC Macro Language, .mbk)
  • Installation instructions and macro source code

RDA Monograph Presentations September 2012

• RDA Terminology: A Summary by Atoma Batoma (.pptx)
• Major Differences between AACR2 and RDA Records: A Summary by Marek Sroka (.docx)

RDA Monograph Presentations May 2012

• RDA vs. AACR2 by Atoma Batoma (.pptx)
• RDA and AACR2R Monographic Cataloging : Major Differences by Marek Sroka (.ppt)
• Using a Workflow for Monographs in the RDA Toolkit by David Griffiths (.pdf)
• RDA and the Print Monograph and Exercises by Martha Degutis (.pdf)

External training documents

PCC Guidelines for the field 264

MARC relator terms

RDA 33x Content, Media, and Carrier Repeatable Terms and Codes

• 336 Content Type
• 337 Media Type
• 338 Carrier Type

Other Resources

• ALCTS RDA Webinars (via YouTube)
• Chris Oliver January 9, 2013 ppt on RDA
• Library of Congress (LC) RDA Training Materials
• Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA
• Webcasts for RDA Test Participants by Barbara Tillett (webcast)
• Changes from AACR2 to RDA: A Comparison of Examples by Adam Schiff (.pdf)
• Introduction to RDA by Robert Maxwell (.pdf)
• RDA in Depth: Differences Between RDA and AACR2 by Robert Maxwell (.pdf)
• Introducing RDA: A Guide to the Basics by Chris Oliver (ebook)
• North Carolina State University RDA Training
• University of Chicago RDA Training
• Conversion of the AACR2 Authority File to RDA by Adam L. Schiff (.pptx)
• ALCTS RDA for the Non-Cataloger by Lori Robare (.pptx) / Webinar Recording -  http://downloads.alcts.ala.org/ce/103112_RDAforthenoncataloger.wmv
• PCC/SCT RDA Training Materials Task Group Recommended materials
• CARLI RDA Resources
• OCLC RDA Policy Statement
• CONSER Serials RDA Workflow
• RDA and Serials: Theoretical and Practical Applications by Judith A. Kuhagen
• CONSER RDA Core Elements; CONSER MARC 21 to RDA Core Elements; CONSER RDA Cataloging Checklist
• Library of Congress RDA Record Examples 
• http://libguides.tcnj.edu/vale_rda_workshop
• Example of RDA Monograph with Accompanying DVD
• Example of RDA Serial Record
• RDA Training Booklet
• Library MARC Records into Linked Open Data: Challenges and Opportunities

Entity-Relationship Models

• FRBR
• FRAD
• FRSAD