Chris (Christine) Todd Team Leader, Cataloguing Team 1 National Library of New Zealand The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Direct Dial: +64 4 474 3093 From: rdaaust-request@nla.gov.au [mailto:rdaaust-request@nla.gov.au] On Behalf Of Catherine Argus Sent: Tuesday, 10 April 2012 5:19 p.m. To: rdaaust-l Subject: [rdaaust] Update to the RDA Toolkit An update to the RDA Toolkit will be rolled out on Tuesday, April 10 -- this update is primarily for RDA and Library of Congress Policy Statements (LCPS) content, but there will also be a few functionality changes as well. http://www.rdatoolkit.org/content/369 RDA content: This is the first major update to RDA content. Over 140 instructions will be changed-- some changes are the result of the traditional proposal method, but there are also 65 changes from the JSC's new "Fast Track" change process. Most of the changes that are the result of the proposal process will be marked in the RDA Toolkit with an Update History icon. The Fast Track changes, which by their nature are for addressing more minor issues, will not be marked with icons. Particularly noteworthy changes include: --new optional addition for supplying the name of a higher jurisdiction as part of a local place of production, publication, distribution, and manufacture (cataloger judgment) --revised instructions on the omission of initial articles in preferred titles, the names of certain persons, and corporate bodies (The article omission is now an alternative rather than the primary instruction) --revised instructions to remove "field of activity" as an element that can be added to an authorized access point for a person (field of activity can still be recorded in MARC field 372) LCPS content: The April 10 release will also contain 36 LCPS updates, including 10 new LCPSs. Some changes are due to new or revised RDA instructions. For example, instructions for treating some persons and families as creators of serials will be deleted from the LCPS because the instruction has been added to RDA. The next update to the RDA Toolkit is currently scheduled for May 8, 2012. Catherine Argus | RDA Implementation Project | National Library of Australia | Canberra ACT 2600 | e: nlarda@nla.gov.aumailto:cargus@nla.gov.au | Find out about RDA on the ACOC website http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/rda.html ==== CAUTION: This email message and any attachments contain information that may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Thank you. ====