Archive for December, 2009

Happy Holidays

Monday, December 14th, 2009

We here at Backstage have been furiously getting ready for the Christmas season. There are many libraries to check to see if they have been naughty or nice this year, but what holiday season is complete without a little song and dance? So the Backstage Automation Dept. wanted to share with you some of our special talents. See if you can figure out which one each of us is, and have a very happy holidays!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

ps. These were created using JibJab’s Elfyourself at http://www.elfyourself.com It’s a fun way to spend a few minutes.

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RDA – Delayed

Monday, December 7th, 2009

It’s beginning to seem more and more like the ‘D’ in RDA stands for ‘Delayed.’

Karen, our resident Authority and RDA Librarian tells us:

An announcement about a delay in the publication of RDA was posted on the RDA listserve:

RDA: Resource Description and Access will be published in June 2010.  While we regret this delay in release of RDA, the transition from publication of AACR2 as a printed manual to release of RDA as a web based toolkit is a complex process with many interdependencies.

The updated text of RDA incorporates recommendations from constituencies and other stakeholders approved at the JSC meeting earlier this year.  The revised text has been successfully loaded into the RDA database.  The product is currently undergoing thorough quality review and testing in preparation for release.

We recognize that customers and prospective users of RDA need reliable and timely information for planning and budgeting.  We are confident that this revised deadline is a realistic target for publication of RDA.

Pricing and purchasing information will be introduced at the time of the ALA Midwinter Meeting, 15-18 January 2010.

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