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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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Some RDA news from LC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>--Rick<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</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> Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV<br><b>Subject:</b> [BIBCO] End of US RDA Test: LC policy during interim period<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[Sending to multiple lists; please excuse duplication]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u>End of US RDA Test:&nbsp; LC policy during interim period<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Library of Congress will not create original RDA bibliographic records and generally will not create RDA authority records during the interim period after the US RDA Test ends on December 31, 2010 through the announcement of any implementation decision.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Some US RDA Test participants who are PCC NACO participants will continue to create RDA bibliographic records after Dec. 31, 2010.&nbsp;&nbsp; Other non-US RDA Test participants are creating RDA records now and may/will continue to create RDA records.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RDA records will be used by LC during this interim period in the following categories:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:49.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt'>-- CIP verification;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:49.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt'>-- Records created by other libraries, vendors, etc., for materials being added to LC&#8217;s collections.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>In both categories, the authorized access points may be all RDA forms, all AACR2 forms, or a combination of AACR2 and RDA forms; name authority records may or may not exist in the LC/NACO Authority File.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LC&#8217;s internal procedures are posted at <span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/existing_RDA_records.pdf">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/existing_RDA_records.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Send questions to LChelp4rda@loc.gov.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div></body></html>