Based on the tradition of AACR2 and built on IFLA's FRBR and FRAD conceptual models and the International Cataloguing Principles developed by the IME ICC, RDA will provide a comprehensive setof guidelines and instructions on resource description and access covering all types of content and media.

RDA will enable users of library catalogues and other systems of information organization to find, identify, select, and obtain resources appropriate to their information needs.

To help inform the international community about this exciting project, the IFLA Section on Cataloguing in conjunction with the RDA team will present a one-day Satellite Meeting on RDA.

The Program

The speakers and program topics will include the following.

SPEAKER	TOPIC
Barbara B. Tillett, Ph.D. (Library of Congress, JSC member)	An overview of RDA development to include its history, the use of FRBR/FRAD conceptual models as its foundation, and its relationship to the IME ICC
Deirdre Kiorgaard (Chair, Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA)	RDA structure and content
Gordon Dunsire (University of Strathclyde, RDA Outreach Group member)	RDA Vocabularies and concepts, including relationships with ONIX, Dublin Core, FRBR and Semantic Web Communities
Christine Oliver (McGill University, RDA Outreach Group chair)	Demonstration of RDA Online
Anders Cato (Kungl. biblioteket -- National Library of Sweden, IFLA Section on Cataloguing, Chair), Renate Goempel, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek	The international community's reaction to RDA
Pamela Gatenby (National Library of Australia, CoP member)	Future plans for RDA

Cost of registration: $100 (Canadian)
cost includes lunch and breaks

Event Registration Form

For assistance in registration, please e-mail: bshields@cla.ca

For further information, please contact:

Marjorie Bloss
RDA Project Manager
marjorie_bloss@msn.com