Training courses and seminars
A list of Australian training courses and seminars relating to RDA can be viewed here. Details of courses will be added as they become available.
To add your course to the list please contact nlarda@nla.gov.au
RDA courses through ALIA Training
ALIA, in partnership with TAFESA, is presenting a 3 week online course aiming to provide an overview and understanding for practitioners of the changes RDA implementation will bring.
Course dates:
22 July – 9 August (Register by 8 July)
Fee:
Members $385 inc GST
Partner Organisations $480 inc GST
Non-Members $575 inc GST
Course Presenter - TAFESA Adelaide South Institute (Jeannine Hooper)
For more information please check the links on the ALIA Training page http://www.alia.org.au/training
RDA Courses at Box Hill Institute, Victoria
Box Hill Institute is offering sessions to introduce library staff to this new cataloguing standard. Sessions have been scheduled at the two campus locations, Nelson Campus, Box Hill and CAE campus, Melbourne CBD.
- RDA Overview – what is RDA, why RDA, impact on patrons, searching and catalogues. For more details of session dates/times and to enrol see http://www.bhtafe.edu.au/courses/shortcourses/Pages/LS014.aspx
- RDA and FRBR – develop an understanding of FRBR as a concept and how it impacts resource discovery, and its relationship to RDA. For more details of session dates/times and to enrol see http://www.bhtafe.edu.au/courses/shortcourses/Pages/LS019.aspx
- RDA and Bibliographic Descriptions – develop an understanding of RDA Toolkit; the key differences between AACR2 and RDA; the impact of RDA on MARC and Libraries Australia standards; how to introduce RDA. For more details of session dates/times and to enrol see http://www.bhtafe.edu.au/courses/shortcourses/Pages/LS062.aspx
- RDA for Schools – develop an understanding of RDA Toolkit; the key differences between AACR2 and RDA; the impact of RDA on MARC and SCIS standards; and how to introduce RDA into a school library. For more details of session dates/times and to enrol see http://www.bhtafe.edu.au/courses/shortcourses/Pages/LS060.aspx
- RDA : Access Points, Authorities and Relationships – develop an understanding of the FRAD concepts: attributes and relationships; how they relate to authority work in libraries. For more details of session dates/times and to enrol see http://www.bhtafe.edu.au/courses/shortcourses/Pages/LS061.aspx
Lynn Farkas Information Services
Lynn Farkas Information Services will be delivering ‘Cataloguing the RDA way’ training courses in regional areas across Australia from late May 2013. Please email Lynn Farkas lfarkas@webone.com.au to enquire about RDA training in your region.
Indicative dates and locations:
Sydney & surrounds - 1-31 July
Townsville - 5-16 August
Northern NSW/Southern QLD - 26 August-13 September
Bathurst/Orange - 16-27 September
Albury/Wodonga, Wagga Wagga-– 1-11 October
Bendigo - 14-18 October
Geelong - 21-25 October
Adelaide - 18-29 November
Confirmed Courses:
Course title: Cataloguing the RDA way
Duration: 2 days
Time: 9am to 5pm each day
Dates: Perth- Monday 17th June and Tuesday 18th June 2013
Canberra- Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th June 2013
Cost: $750.00 per person +10%GST
Course title: Managing RDA
Time: 10am to 11.30am
Dates: Perth- Wednesday 19th June 2013
Cost: $90.00 per person +10%GST
Course title: Demystifying FRBR and FRAD
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Dates: Perth- Wednesday 19th June 2013
Cost: $90.00 per person +10%GST
Course title: Navigating the RDA Toolkit
Time: 3.30pm to 5pm
Dates: Perth- Wednesday 19th June 2013
Cost: $90.00 per person +10%GST
RDA Awareness 1 hour Webinars:
Course Details
Course title: Navigating the RDA Toolkit
Date: Thursday 27 June 2013
Time: 11.00am - 12.00pm, Australian Eastern Standard time
Cost: $88.00 per person, including GST
Course title: Managing RDA
Date: Thursday 27 June 2013
Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm, Australian Eastern Standard time
Cost: $88.00 per person, including GST
Course title: Demystifying FRBR and FRAD
Date: Thursday 27 June 2013
Time: 3.30pm - 4.30pm, Australian Eastern Standard time
Cost: $88.00 per person, including GST
Bookings: email Jessica Onstenk, farkastraining@gmail.com
Our presenters Lynn Farkas and Helen Rowe are experienced cataloguers, qualified trainers and designated RDA trainers. Both Helen and Lynn completed the National Library’s intensive ‘train-the-trainer’ RDA course – so you’ll be in good hands!
TMQ, Inc. (The MARC of Quality)
TMQ offers RDA and other cataloging training either onsite or online. For a description of our approach to RDA training, (particularly over this current transition period) see our article in issue 76 of Catapult : Newsletter of the LIANZA Cataloguing Special Interest Group
For a list of our workshops visit this link
Onsite sessions in the Asia-Pacific region can be arranged for groups of up to 25, between Aug-Nov, 2013.
Online sessions are scheduled on an as-needed basis, at times most convenient to the requesting group, and are usually open to anyone wishing to register. See the 2013 calendar of scheduled sessions
To schedule an onsite session, or find out about registering for an online session, email Deborah Fritz at training@marcofquality.com
RDA courses at Sydney Institute of TAFE, New South Wales
Sydney Institute of TAFE (located in Ultimo, near Central Station) is running RDA training in Sydney.
Cataloguing with RDA
2 August 9.30 am-4.30 pm
This course is suitable for those engaged in copy cataloguing tasks in a library and will provide the participants with skills to navigate the RDA toolkit. It will highlight the changes in cataloguing practice that have resulted from RDA and how this is applied using MARC21.
Cataloguing and Authority Control with RDA (2 day course)
18-10 July 9.30 am -4.30 pm
This course is suitable for practicing cataloguers and library technicians involved in cataloguing, who already have a good working knowledge of AACR2, and experience working in a cataloguing department, who require a hands-on experience of RDA which is applicable to their daily work in cataloguing.
Comprehensive course notes will be provided at each training session.
College staff are also available to train in the workplace for libraries that would prefer RDA training more tailored to local requirements.
For further enquiries, please contact Adam Peacock, Course Coordinator. Phone: (02) 9217 5366 Email: adam.peacock5@tafensw.edu.au
RDA Courses by PiCS Pty Ltd (Performance Improvement Conferences and Seminars)
2 day workshops run by Leonie Burke in which participants will learn to:
- understand the principles of RDA
- understand the conceptual models underpinning RDA
- use the RDA toolkit
- apply RDA guidelines to bibliographic description
- create simple catalogue records for print and online materials
- apply relevant MARC 21 bibliographic coding
Workshop dates:
- Darwin 12 & 13 August 2013
More information and online registration form at http://www.pics.com.au/introduction-to-rda/
RDA Courses Run by Di Worth
Di Worth is willing to help train in Tasmania, or interstate and will arrange suitable dates/times with anyone interested. The training would be face-to-face with smallish groups and price to be negotiated. To discuss further, contact Di via email di.worth@bigpond.com or phone 0408 292 788.

