Directors & Admin

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Essentials

This list was curated with RSA member recommendations.

The links below are a good place to begin for new and long-time directors. Know a new director? Please spread the word, and let them know about this page.

Do you know of a resource helpful to a new Director, but it is not mentioned on this page? Please contact the RSA Help Desk and tell us about it! We would be happy to add it to this page. 

RAILS and RSA Differences	State Library’s Online Calendar
L2 Library Events Calendar	RSA Contact List
RSA Bibliographic Database Standards	Central Illinois Networking Groups
RAILS Email Newsletters	RAILS Community Email Lists
RSA Member Library Responsibilities	Request an RSA Site Visit (or RAILS Site Visits)
User Cards Policy	Rural Director Links
Barcode Ordering and Equipment	Training Policy Update – Fall 2019
RSA System Functionality and Governance Docs	Terms Used in Policies cheat sheet

Email Updates via RSA Listserv

RSA Email Groups and Listerv Sign Up

BLUEcloud Analytics (BCA)

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Cataloging

Cataloging At-A-Glance

Cataloging Parameters

Cataloging Policies

Cataloging Training

For more info beyond these topics, see the Cataloging Handbook.

About this page

This page combines useful topics that RSA members have recommended for other directors. If you have an idea of something to add to this page, please submit a help desk ticket with RSA Support Website in the subject.