Guide to Accessing the RDA Toolkit

This guide provides information on accessing the RDA Toolkit as individual users, a single institution, or a consortial member.

Individual or Single Institution

The general pricing listed on the RDA Toolkit Subscribe page is for individuals and institutions. Information regarding discounts is also provided.

If you are working for an institution, check to see if your library is part of a consortia that has negotiated consortial pricing. The consortia identified below either have confirmed consortial licensing or in a position to explore consortial licensing for new products.

Consortial Member (by Province)

British Columbia

Public libraries: BC Libraries Cooperative
Post-secondary institutions: British Columbia Electronic Library Network (BCELN)
University libraries: Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) (no current license arrangement; suggest a new resource by sending message to COPPUL Collections email list)

Alberta

All libraries: The Alberta Library
University libraries: Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) (no current license arrangement; suggest a new resource by sending message to COPPUL Collections email list)

Saskatchewan

All libraries: Saskatchewan Libraries (Opt-In Supplemental Collections)
University libraries: Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) (no current license arrangement; suggest a new resource by sending message to COPPUL Collections email list)
Saskatchewan Electronic Resources Partnership (SERP) (RDA Toolkit 2023-2024 License Agreement Member List)

Manitoba

All libraries: Manitoba Library Consortium Inc. (MLC)
University libraries: Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) (no current license arrangement; suggest a new resource by sending message to COPPUL Collections email list)

Ontario

Public libraries: Ontario Library Services (OLS) (unclear whether there is a licensing arrangement; may need to request OLS Contact)
Post-secondary institutions:
- Colleges: Ontario Colleges Library Services (OCLS)
- Universities: Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL)

Quebec

Public libraries and school libraries: Service Quebecois de Traitment Documentaire (SQTD) (includes Collecto libraries)
Post-secondary institutions: Partenariat des bibliothèques universitaires du Québec (PBUQ) (RDA Toolkit 2023-2024 License Agreement Member List)

Yukon

Public libraries: Yukon Public Libraries (unclear whether there is a licensing arrangement; may need to request)
Post-secondary institutions: British Columbia Electronic Library Network (BCELN)

Northwest Territories

Public libraries: NWT Public Libraries (unclear whether there is a licensing arrangement; may need to request)

Nunavut

Public libraries: Nunavut Public Library Services (unclear whether there is a licensing arrangement; may need to request)

Consortial Member (by Specialization)

Health

Electronic Health Library of BC (eHLbc) (unclear whether there is a licensing arrangement; may need to request eHLbc Contact)
Health Knowledge Network (HKN) (unclear whether there is a licensing arrangement; may need to request HKN Recommend a Resource)
Health Science Information Consortium (HSIC) (unclear whether there is a licensing arrangement; may need to request HSIC Contact)

Research

Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) (RDA Toolkit 2023-2024 License Agreement Member List)

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