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The following items include recent news about the preparations for RDA at the Library of Congress.

2013 News

March

• 3/28/13: RDA Policies for LC/ABA Post-March 2013 [PDF, 300 KB]
• 3/8/13: Changes to Headings in the LC Catalog to Accommodate RDA [PDF, 136 KB]

February

• 2/22/13: Update Posted to Presentation on Art Catalogs
• 2/14/13: LC-PCC PS for 9.19.1.4, option (Fuller form of name) [PDF, 86 KB]

January

• 1/10/13: Implementation Update from the U.S. RDA Test Coordinating Committee Posted

2012 News

October

• 10/26/12: Update Posted to Presentation on Conferences
• 10/9/12: The October 2012 release of the RDA Toolkit Posted [PDF, 747 KB]
• 10/9/12: The Library of Congress Policy Statements have a new name--the Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements!

August

• 8/8/12: Summary of LCPS Changes for the August 2012 release of the RDA Toolkit Posted [PDF, 31 KB]

July

• 7/31/12: Summary of LC/NACO Programmatic Changes for RDA Posted
• 7/24/12: Updates Posted to Presentations on Conferences and Compilations

June

• 6/21/12: Implementation Update from the U.S. RDA Test Coordinating Committee Posted
• 6/1/12: Summary of LCPS Changes for the June 2012 release of the RDA Toolkit Posted [PDF, 31 KB]

April

• 4/9/12: Summary of LCPS Changes for the April 2012 release of the RDA Toolkit Posted [PDF, 32 KB]

March

• 3/23/12: List of Webcasts for RDA Training Added
• 3/21/12: Sessions on NARs added to RDA Refresher Training at LC: Special Topics page
• 3/2/12: Target Date for Implementing RDA Announced to Library of Congress staff and other affected communities (Updated March 2, 2012)

February

• 2/24/12: Items from ALA Midwinter 2012 Presentation Posted

January

• 1/16/12: Quarterly Implementation Update from the U.S. RDA Test Coordinating Committee Posted
• 1/11/12: Summary of LCPS Changes for the January 2012 release of the RDA Toolkit Posted [PDF, 91 KB]

2011 News

December

• 12/23/11: RDA Refresher Training Modules for LC Staff Posted
• 12/13/11: Summary of LCPS Changes for the November 2011 release of the RDA Toolkit Posted [PDF, 224 KB]

November

• 11/23/11: October 2011 Training Modules Posted

October

• 10/31/11: The Library of Congress Issues Next Steps in the Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative
• 10/21/11: LC Cataloging Staff Involved in US RDA Test to Resume RDA Cataloging in November 2011
• 10/21/11: The Library of Congress to Issue Next Steps in the Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative
• 10/21/11: Planning for Future Distribution of Cataloging Data and Products

September

• 9/29/11: Updates Have Been Posted!

June

• 6/14/11: Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative Information
• 6/13/11: Response of the Library of Congress, the National Agricultural Library, and the National Library of Medicine to the U.S. RDA Test Coordinating Committee [PDF, 47KB]