Greetings, I've had an off list conversation with Nerissa about the existence of EDUCAT, http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/clw-educat.html
And have brought this conversation on RDA-L to the attention of EDUCAT subscribers. I've asked other cataloguing educators on that list about their plans for the cataloguing curriculum (wrt RDA, etc). I'll post a summary here. I work at GSLIS at the University of Illinois, where last Fall, we hosted an RDA practicum for students as part of the national test of RDA . Our experiences there are beginning to filter into the curriculum. I work closely with five adjunct instructors as we continue to shape the future of cataloging education at our institution. We will meet in March to discuss incorporating RDA, and needed changes in our approach to cataloguing education because as Nerissa points out -- students today will be at the forefront! Currently at GSLIS, in addition to discussion of RDA in our beginning and advanced cataloging courses - we cover it in our core required course Information Organization and Access as part of our instructional module about structures and standards which cover FRBR and other Metadata standards. -- Kathryn La Barre Assistant Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
