In 2025-26, NSLA is leading an Australia-wide project to transition the library and information sector to Official RDA. The project is a collaboration between Australian NSLA member libraries, and leverages the expertise of colleagues and practitioners across the NSLA collaboration, with the outcome of authoring the minimum critical documentation required to contextualise Official RDA for the Australian information environment in preparation for Official RDA becoming the preferred standard on May 2027.
It is expected that this work will reach and benefit the entire Australian library sector, including public, academic, school, health, law and special libraries, as well as agencies that provide metadata to libraries.
Colleagues with an interest in the project’s outcomes are encouraged to join NSLA on LinkedIn, follow the quarterly blog updates posted here on our website, and sign up for project updates at our RDA page.
Update 1: 20 February 2025
- This week, NSLA’s Transition to Official RDA project officially launched with the Steering Group holding their inaugural meeting on Monday.
- The project is a collaboration between Australian NSLA member libraries to contextualise Official RDA for the Australian information environment in preparation for Official RDA becoming the preferred standard on May 2027.
- The two-year project will leverage the expertise held across NSLA libraries to prepare critical documentation for the Australian library sector ahead of the transition to Official RDA.
- To keep informed on the progress of the project you can join NSLA on LinkedIn, and visit the Official RDA webpage on the NSLA website and sign up to the Official RDA mailing list.
