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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Status report on RDA testing and schedule for assessment of test results. Joan Swanekamp<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kuhagen, Judith<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 30, 2010 5:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV<br><b>Subject:</b> Status of the US RDA Test<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[Forwarding this message on behalf of the US RDA Test Coordinating Committee; please excuse duplication.]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>= = = = = = =<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Status of the US RDA Test <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The record creation phase of the US RDA Implementation test has passed the halfway point. The 26 participating institutions have completed over 55% of the common set records and created more than 2,700 additional RDA bibliographic records. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Beginning in January 2011, the US RDA Test Coordinating Committee will analyze the test results and prepare a report with recommendations for their respective senior managers at the Library of Congress (LC), the National Agricultural Library (NAL), and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The goal is to complete the recommendation phase in March 2011. The senior managers will issue a public report by June 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Background on the RDA Implementation Test<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>What is being tested and why?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>RDA: Resource Description and Access</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> is the content standard for cataloging superseding the <i>Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules</i>, 2nd ed. In 2008, the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control recommended to the Joint Steering Committee that further new developmental work on RDA be suspended. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>That did not occur and consequently LC, NAL, and NLM jointly determined that testing based on objective facts was an essential prerequisite to a decision about adopting RDA. LC, NAL, NLM, and 23 partnering institutions are the formal, official test participants. Further details are available at</span><a href="http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> (http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/)</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>What questions are we answering?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The test has been designed to answer the following sorts of questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Does RDA meet its announced goals?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>What is user reaction to the records?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>What is the economic impact?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>What is the impact on library operations?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>What are the direct costs?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>What are the training impact and costs? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>What are the possible decisions?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>There are four possible outcomes:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Do not implement RDA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Postpone implementation until certain changes are made<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Implement RDA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Implement RDA with specific recommended changes or policy decisions for US libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I’m not a formal participant<s> </s>how can I share my opinions and any RDA records created?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The US RDA Test Coordinating Committee has developed an online survey to gather information from informal testers and others who are not part of the testing process. It is available at: </span><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q5968DB"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q5968DB</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>