Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, Sturbridge, MA

AACR2 & RDA: Key Differences
Presented over two sessions

What are the major differences between AACR2 and RDA? Join Steven Arakawa, Yale University’s Librarian for Training and Documentation, Catalog and Metadata Services, to address this question and learn more about RDA. Follow up with the second session offering hands-on experience.

RDA Basics Slides from NELA Annual 2012 (PDF, 604 KB)
RDA Basics Slides from NELA Annual 2012 (PPT, 2,947 KB)
RDA Exercise Sheet 1 for NELA Annual 2012 (PDF, 100 KB)
RDA Exercise Sheet 1 for NELA Annual 2012 (DOCX, 12 KB)
RDA Exercise Sheet 2 for NELA Annual 2012 (PDF, 103 KB)
RDA Exercise Sheet 2 for NELA Annual 2012 (DOCX, 15 KB)
RDA Exercise Sheet 3 for NELA Annual 2012 (PDF, 191 KB)
RDA Exercise Sheet 3 for NELA Annual 2012 (DOCX, 18 KB)
RDA Basics Answers Slides from NELA Annual 2012 (PDF, 192 KB)
RDA Basics Answers Slides from NELA Annual 2012 (PPT, 834 KB)
Powerpoint (PPT) slides include presentation notes

How Can Libraries use ORCID and Author Identifiers

Authority control is a critical part of library cataloging. In traditional cataloging indexing of authorship is accomplished in large part through the use of standardized naming records, produced through NACO and other cooperative cataloging programs. In contrast, journal publishing and other new forms of electronic publishing often lack standard author names and identification. In this NETSL program Dr. Micah Altman, Director of Research at MIT Libraries, describes how the Open Researcher and Contributor Identification (ORCID) program aims to solve this problem. ORCID is a central registry of unique identifiers for individual researchers and collaborators. It also links what is in the registry to other author identifier services such as Scopus to enhance the scientific discovery process and improve the efficiency of research funding and collaboration.

Slides were not provided for this program