Re: RDA rules availability

I do not think this was ever on the table as a long-term option for
access to the rules.  Under heavy pressure from various audiences for
stand-alone products however, there was mention last year of the
possibility of a one-time purchase of a fixed, flat version of the RDA
rules -- no updates, no tools, minimal linkages -- basically an e-book.
That possibility seems to be off the table for the present.  The
registries of the vocabularies, which are being developed separately by
parties outside of the Copublishers, should be freely available, if I
recall and understand things correctly. 

John F. Myers, Catalog Librarian
Schaffer Library, Union College
807 Union St.
Schenectady NY 12308

518-388-6623
myersj@...

-----Original Message-----
From: AUTOCAT [mailto:AUTOCAT@...] On Behalf Of Carol
Seiler

Thanks! I seem to recall though, it wasn't just the "availability at no
charge" from June to August 31, 2010 but the actual rules themselves (or
definitions or something) at no charge with no limitations (end dates).

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