https://www.rimmf.com/w/ 2026-05-21T07:44:56+00:00 https://www.rimmf.com/w/ https://www.rimmf.com/w/lib/tpl/dokubook/images/favicon.ico text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:abcd&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF a Resource: Step-by-step * Search for Manifestation data, using the Entity Index * If you find a hit (possible match) for the manifestation characteristics of your resource, check that it is a true match * If the Manifestation data that you have found is a true match: text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:about&rev=1754422341&do=diff Background: About RIMMF Our development of RIMMF grew out of our need to understand RDA thinking. As a cataloging trainer faced with the prospect of training catalogers to follow RDA guidelines and instructions instead of AACR rules, Deborah knew she had to understand RDA before she could hope to explain it to anyone else. Because she is a very visual person, she felt that she would never understand RDA without seeing it in action, despite attending many presentations over the course of 10 or… text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:aboutthisversion&rev=1754422341&do=diff Check for Updates This is version 1 of the software, so please be prepared for something that isn't perfect and is a bit rough around the edges. We are also still making changes to the program. But, instead of waiting for this constant evolution to end, which seems to always be about to arrive at the destination but never quite does, we have decided to just draw the line and 'put it out there'. text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:aboutversion&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF version numbering The current version of RIMMF is simply: 1 Inside the program is a more detailed version number where the numbers that follow the '1' will indicate the date of the release. For example, if the detailed version number is 1.12.3.11 text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:changes1&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF Version 1: Changes This page tracks the changes made in each RIMMF release (newest first). Follow this link for a list of problems that have not been resolved. Release 12.9.4, Update 12.11.25 * This update fixes a problem with a pop-up message warning about a 'Possible AAP Duplicate' whenever an AAP is auto-generated by the program. text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:change_rimmf_identifier_prefixes_in_a_file&rev=1754422341&do=diff Change RIMMF Identifier prefixes in a file Do NOT do this if you have multiple prefixes in a file, e.g., if you have copied records from another source into your database. This should only be run on a file where every RIMMF Identifier, including links, has the same prefix. text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:details&rev=1754422341&do=diff Learn About * Element Sources * Language support in RIMMF * Links between records * MARC mapping * Open vrs. Closed vocabularies * The R-Tree * RIMMF Updates * Importing Name authority data into RIMMF * WEMI Links * Function Keys in RIMMF ---------- RIMMF2 topics * MARC mapping text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:docconv&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF Terminology Documentation conventions In this user guide, special keys on the keyboard are given in angle brackets: <Ctrl> means Ctrl key <Alt> means Alt key <Ctrl>+key means hold down the Ctrl key, then press 'key' <Ctrl><Alt>+key means hold down both Ctrl and Alt, then press 'key' text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:download&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF: Version 1 ---------- Latest update: 12.11.25 <!-- latest=121125 --> What's new Overview About version 1 Known problems in v.1 About version numbers Installation There are two ways to install/use RIMMF. The first way, referred to as the 'Flash drive installation', is to unzip the RIMMF files onto a usb flash drive or memory card, and then run the program from that device. In this case, no icon is added to the desktop (though this is easy to do on your own), and all user da… text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:editinghints&rev=1754422341&do=diff Editing in RIMMF Some flash illustrations of basic editing functions in RIMMF 1. Typing data in a cell 2. Adding a vocabulary term 3. Using incremental search (aka type-ahead) to select a term from a large vocabulary text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:eg1.m21&rev=1754422341&do=diff Example 1. MARC21 For Everyone text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:example&rev=1754422341&do=diff Examples for the Wrap Plugin Basic syntax An uppercase <WRAP> (or alternatively <block> or <div>) creates a div and should be used for “big” containers, surrounding paragraphs, lists, tables, etc. <WRAP classes width :language> "big" content </WRAP> or <block classes width :language> "big" content </block> or <div classes width :language> "big" content </div> text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:examples&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF Examples Here are some examples of applying RIMMF * Example 1. MARC21 For Everyone * abcd text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:faq&rev=1754422341&do=diff Frequently Asked Questions What is RIMMF? RIMMF is: * a visualization tool for catalogers, to help them to get used to thinking RDA, instead of AACR/MARC. * a cataloging training tool, to help educators teach RDA thinking. What RIMMF is not text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:firsttime&rev=1754422341&do=diff The first time that you start RIMMF ... Disclaimer: This is a Version 1 page, not yet updated to Version 2 The first time we start working with a new program can sometimes be aggravating. The very first time you run a new installation of RIMMF, a form pops up asking you to set your record prefix text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:guide&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF1 User Guide Contents * Background * RIMMF terminology * What to do the first time... * Menu Options * How To ... * Learn about ... * RIMMF Templates * RIMMF Examples ---------- For help with Installation issues, start at the 'Download' link in the sidebar. text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:howtos&rev=1754422341&do=diff How to do stuff in RIMMF How to: * Add a Caption * Add an Element * Add an Element at the end of a Record * Add a Link to a Related Entity * Add a Term to a Vocabulary * Add a Term from a vocabulary to a Record * Add Data to a Record * Build WEM * Change to a different folder of RIMMF records * Change Displays * Change Displays: Columns * Change RIMMF Identifier prefixes in a file * Choose Data from a Vocabulary List * Copy an Element * Copy a Template * Create/… text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:install&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF Installation For complete installation instructions, select the “Download” topic in the sidebar on the left. In general, download the software package, and when the download is complete, double-click on the downloaded file to install RIMMF. When the installation is complete, there should be an icon for RIMMF on your desktop. text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:installing&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF Installation notes As outlined on the Download page, there are two methods of installing RIMMF. Whichever method you choose, the RIMMF install layout is basically the same. In each case, the installation consists of one application named 'rimmf.exe', several support modules with the file extension '.dll' text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:license&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF License RIMMF is made available under the following terms: CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:licensing&rev=1754422341&do=diff Licensing <html> <a rel=“license” href=“<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/>”><img alt=“Creative Commons License” style=“border-width:0” src=“<http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png>” /></a><br /><P/>RIMMF is licensed under a <a rel=“license” href=“<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/>”>Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License</a>. </html> text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:presentations&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF Presentations Where to see RIMMF in action? The best place, of course, is to see RIMMF working on on your own computer, by downloading the software and using it. RIMMF is featured in our Rudimentary RDA workshop (check the workshop schedule) Sometimes we also do free RIMMF presentations for libraries. These presentations run from about 1 to 2 hours text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:problemsin1&rev=1754422341&do=diff Known problems in Version 1 Please check this page before reporting a problem, etc., in case it has already been addressed. Important * The main issue to be aware of is that when you update RIMMF, it may overwrite modifications to the default tables text/html 2025-08-05T19:45:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:rimmf&rev=1754423132&do=diff RIMMF1 NOTE: This is the RIMMF1 wiki (no longer maintained) For RIMMF3 (Unicode support), click here. For RIMMF2, click here Intro What does it mean? RIMMF stands for “RDA in Many Metadata Formats”. We call it this because it is our understanding that RDA data should be entered in a (deceptively) simple form (with lots of help provided underneath to make it simple) and that data should then be exported in whatever format suits whoever wants to use it: RDF, XML, even MARC, and text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:rimmfbrokenlinks&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF: List of broken links these lists are automatically generated when the page is displayed pages not found unreferenced pages text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:rimmfmenus&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF Menu Options There are two different screens or forms that are used in RIMMF, and each one, shown below, has its own menu. This guide simply follows the menu structure of the program: click on a link to get more information about a menu. ---------- text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:rimmfstructure&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF Structure RIMMF is designed around the structure of the RDA instructions in the RDA Toolkit (TK). The TK Element Set View (ESV) lists the various FRBR Entities separately, so RIMMF does the same: The ESV groups RDA data elements into “Attributes text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:sidebar&rev=1754422341&do=diff * Download * FAQ * Licensing * User guide * Presentations * TMQ Home ---------- RIMMF User Guide * Background * RIMMF terminology * What to do the first time... * Menu Options * How To ... * Learn about ... * RIMMF Templates * RIMMF Examples * RIMMF Notes text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf1:templates&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF Templates Here you will find TMQ templates for the 7 RDA entities identified thus far: * Work * Expression * Manifestation * Item * Person * Family * Corporate body