[rak-list] Neue Bekanntgabe: RDA Online im Juni 2010

[Bernhard Eversberg]

Gestern gab es eine neue Ankündigung, die in der RDA-Liste eine
Welle skeptischer Äußerungen auslöste, bisher aber weder in der JSC-Site
noch auf  rdaonline.org  einen Niederschlag gefunden hat, soweit ich sehe.
Preise und Nutzungsbedingungen sollen Mitte Januar bekanntgegeben werden.
Weil es auch für uns nicht ohne Belang ist, erlaube ich mir eine
schlichte Weiterleitung der besagten Ankündigung:



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.

Mary Ghikas,  Chair Committee of Principals
Alan Danskin, Chair Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA
Don Chatham, Chair Co-publishers