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Planning and Preparing for RDA: Resource Description and Access eCourse
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| Magda El-Sherbini |
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Item Number: 1541-8888 |
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Publisher: ALA Editions |
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Price: $175.00 |
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We have reached our full capacity for this eCourse. We plan on offering the eCourse again soon. If you’d like to receive notification when we schedule the next session, please email us: editionscoursehelp@ala.org
Asynchronous eCourse beginning April 1 and continuing for 4 weeks
An ALA Editions eCourse facilitated by Magda El-Sherbini
Please note: Your purchase at the ALA Store is only Step 1 of a 2-Step Registration process! Upon purchase you will receive a registration PDF in the form of a digital download. This PDF contains a link to our Registration page and a password. You must download this PDF and follow the instructions in order to complete the registration. The download link can be found on the final confirmation screen after you complete your purchase, and may also be accessed from your Account History. Confirmation with login instructions, reminders, and alerts will go to the email address used in the registration.
This eCourse is licensed for a single user. For pricing on bulk purchases in excess of $1,000, please contact us for more information.
Estimated Hours of Learning: 18
Certificate of Completion available upon request
Learning outcomes
After taking this eCourse you will be able to:
- Explain the conceptual difference between AACR2 and RDA
- Craft cataloging policies and procedures
- Create a staff training plan
- Draft an RDA implementation plan
- Craft strategies for communicating about RDA throughout the library
There are already many catalog records “in the wild” that are compliant with RDA: Resource Description and Access. Now is the perfect time for anyone involved in cataloging and technical services to prepare and put plans in place for implementing RDA. An active participant in development of the RDA instructions, Magda El-Sherbini will lead this 4-week, asynchronous eCourse to help you get started.
eCourse Outline
Week 1: Comparing RDA with AACR2
- Conceptual differences
- Differences in process
- Differences in records
Week 2: RDA now
- Planning for copy cataloging RDA records
- Staffing
- Cataloging policies & procedures
- Library management systems
- Who to train and type of training to implement now
Week 3: RDA in your future: Cataloging operations
- Factors to consider in deciding when to adopt
- Training issues
- Library management systems implications
- Managing a database with both AACR2 and RDA records
Week 4: RDA in your future: The rest of the library
- What to discuss with your administrator
- How to help other operations prepare
- Acquisitions
- IT
- Circulation and interlibrary loan (ILL)
- Preservation
- Selection
- Reference
How this eCourse Works
The eCourse begins on April 1. Your participation will require approximately four to five hours a week, at times that fit your schedule. There are no live sessions. All activities take place on the website, and you will be expected to
- Read, listen to or view online content
- Post to online discussion boards
- Complete weekly assignments or activities
Instructor Magda El-Sherbini will monitor discussion boards regularly during the four-week period, lead group discussions, and will also answer individual questions. All interaction will take place on the eCourse site, which will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It's recommended that students log into the site on April 1 or within a few days for an overview of the content and to begin the first lesson.
User Requirements
Participants will need regular access to a computer with an internet connection for online message boards participation, viewing online video, listening to streaming audio (mp3 files), and downloading and viewing PDFs and PowerPoint files. ALA Editions eCourses are fully compatible with Windows and MacOs.
About the Instructor
Magda El-Sherbini is Head of The Ohio State University Libraries' Cataloging Department. In this capacity, she oversees the Department’s cataloging activities. She supervises the department's four cataloging units as well as four faculty members and their respective staffs. In addition to her administrative duties, El-Sherbini serves on numerous library committees and is the author of numerous library publications. She served as a member of the ALA RDA Advisory Board, which addresses issues related to the online publishing of RDA, tests the product online, and provides feedback to the publisher.
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RDA: Strategies for Implementation
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-1168-6
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Every cataloger will want this volume close at hand as a comprehensive roadmap to the changes already underway. |
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Price: $65.00 |
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Introducing RDA: A Guide to the Basics
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-3594-1
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Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the new cataloguing standard that will replace the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR). This Special Report offers practical advice on how to make the transition. |
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Price: $45.00 |
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