Big News from LC regarding RDA implementation:As will be seen in the attached plan [on the website via the link below], we have determined that date to be March 31, 2013.

Many points of interest in the OCLC discussion paper on RDA including  how catalogers may  use OCLC records postRDA implementation:Proposed Future Cataloging Policy for Member Contribution to WorldCat after RDA Implementation

• Catalogers are not required to update or upgrade existing records to RDA.
• Catalogers may re-catalog items according to RDA if it is considered useful. Such recataloging should only be done with access to the item.

Interesting post on changes to Google’s search algorithms (& an overview of 9 algorithm changes that have been released to the public)"Google is trying to become more open about their search algorithm changes.

Video to be available at RDA Cafe on FacebookPresenters for Emory Theology Library (Emory was a RDA test participant), University of Georgia, GPLS (Georgia Public Library System) and UGA’s Law Library.Overview:

• Advantages of RDA - benefits to electronic reproductions in that there is no reproduction note, no GMD; benefits for theses & dissertations; granularity for increased searching
• Disadvantages - ambiguoity about publication date
• Carrier must change - impact on systems

This may also be of interest to those with semantic web interests:--------- “Transforming our Bibliographic Framework<http://www.loc.gov/marc/transition/news/framework-051311.html>,” a statement from the Library of Congress (LC).  A web site has been established for the Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative<

This course reviews benefits for libraries of accurate WorldCat holdings, and provides information on the available methods for maintaining holdings. After completing this web-based training, managers of cataloging and technical services functions will be prepared to select and implement the holdings maintenance methods that are most appropriate for their library.http://is.gd/fe8qjS

A guest lecture...Semantic Web and the Social Webhttp://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=semanticcommunityweb-091021125406-phpapp02&stripped_title=semantic-web-and-the-social-web&userName=robinfayView more presentations from

Guest lectureSemantic Web, Cataloging, & Metadatahttp://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=semanticwebcatalogingmetadatanovid-100330170117-phpapp02&stripped_title=semantic-web-cataloging-metadata&userName=robinfayView more presentations

In case you haven't heard about this (some of us have chatted in my lib about this), it really looks cool.Library Anywhere, a mobile catalog for everyone (and they just rolled out a new iphone app too)Following on our announcement of Shelf Browse, here’s another new product. We think this one’s a pretty big deal.Announcing Library Anywhere! Check it out on our ALA handout (available here). * A mobile catalog for any library, up and running in minutes. * Mobile web and apps for iPhone, Blackberry and Android. * Cheaper than you’d guess. * Search, place holds, and more.

A little powerpoint (pptx format) comparing RDA and AACR2 for serials courtesy of Renette Davis. I wish it were embeddable, but it's not.