https://www.rimmf.com/w/ 2026-05-21T08:30:31+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:rimmf2:aapexample&rev=1754422341&do=diff The approach of the RIMMF RDA editor to generating an AAP (for as long as we have pre-composed AAPs in the RDA model) is to auto-compose the AAP from the identifying elements that are provided for the entity, but only when an ‘AAP checkbox’ is ticked for an applicable element, i.e., using a mixture of machine and human composition. text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2: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:rimmf2: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:rimmf2:aboutthisversion&rev=1754422341&do=diff About RIMMF 2 This is version 2 of the software. Note: the 140124 update primarily contains improvements to the MARC mapping, especially adding support for MARC Fixed fields when mapping RDA to MARC (by adding the typical MARC editors thus allowing the user to setup some fixed field defaults). text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:aboutversion&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF version numbering The current version of RIMMF is simply: 2 More detailed versioning is available under the Help menu, by selecting 'About'. The third line in the resulting pop-up contains the detailed version number: Check the date from your 'About' results and compare it to the date at the top of the text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:changes&rev=1754422341&do=diff PAGE MOVED Please click Download on the left for info on the latest version text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:changes1&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF Version 2: Changes This page tracks the changes made in each RIMMF update (newest first). Update 13.04.01 * This is the first release of RIMMF 2. ---------- text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:changes2&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF2: Changes and updates 130420 Installer includes sample records for Portland workshop 130418 Fixes vocabulary terms in the previous release with bad internal links; fix problem with cache; fix problem with indexes after changing data folder text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2: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:rimmf2:cramtest&rev=1754422341&do=diff cram testing some text in {curly} braces some text and #some_formatting_instruction# text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:details&rev=1754422341&do=diff Learn About * Autofills in RIMMF * COEP support in RIMMF (to do) * Element Sources * Function Keys in RIMMF * Grouping and ordering elements in RIMMF * Importing Name authority data into RIMMF * Language support in RIMMF * Links between records * Metadata in RIMMF (to do) * MARC mapping * Open vrs. Closed vocabularies * RIMMF Updates * The 'R-Tree' (Relationship Tree) * The RIMMF Columns * The 'Search LC' Tool * Using the AAP checkboxes * WEMI Links text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2: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:rimmf2:download&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF: Version 2 <!-- Do not change format of next line --> Latest update: 140124 About version 2 Overview Version numbers and updates Next version About RIMMF 3 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, or any other storage area on your computer over which you have control text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2: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:rimmf2: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:rimmf2: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:rimmf2:examples&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF Examples Here are some examples of applying RIMMF * Example 1. MARC21 For Everyone * RIMMF'ing a resource * Build 'WEM' screencast text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2: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 * software designed for Windows computers text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2: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:rimmf2:guide&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF2 User Guide Contents * Background * RIMMF terminology * Menu Options * How To ... * Learn about ... * RIMMF Templates * RIMMF Examples * Practice Build WEM * QMC NOTE: This is the RIMMF2 user guide; for RIMMF1, click here ---------- 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:rimmf2: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 Term to a Vocabulary * Add Vocabulary to a Record or Template * Add Data to a Record or Template * Build WEM * Change to a different folder of RIMMF records * Change Displays * Change the Columns that Display * Change RIMMF Identifier prefixes in a file * Choose Data from a Vocabulary List * Copy an Element * Copy a Template * Create/Add a Subproperty … text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2: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:rimmf2: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 'rimmf2.exe', support modules with the file extension '.dll' (presently only one DLL is required: pcreLib.dll text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2: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:rimmf2: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:rimmf2:practice&rev=1754422341&do=diff Practice Build WEM Open a blank Manifestation record, using the Template titled 'TMQ.Book.Pub.Core' (Create New Manifestation Data ) With your blank Manifestation record open Change the Columns that Display to include three additional, hidden columns: * the Data Entry column * the LC Core column * the Source column text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2: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:rimmf2: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 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:qmc&rev=1754422341&do=diff QUICK MATCH CRITERIA: Books 245 $a$n$p (Title) Match Criteria: * Not OK if: there is a difference in the wording of the title data. * OK if: differences are due to cataloger error or interpretation (e.g., words wrongly abbreviated, or initial articles missing, or titles taken from wrong sources. text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:rdf&rev=1754422341&do=diff RDF Stuff Important links RDA Vocabularies: <http://www.rdaregistry.info/Elements/w/> Some Definitions * Attribute vs Relationship: * if an element has a Range, then it is a Relationship * if an element does not have a Range, then it is an Attribute Some terminology In RR Is text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:rimmf&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF2 What is new * RIMMF3 is now available for download --it is still really free, and it now really works even better! Switch to RIMMF3 and see what more it can do! NOTE: This is the RIMMF2 wiki; for RIMMF1, click here for RIMMF3, 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… text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:rimmf3&rev=1754422341&do=diff RIMMF3 We have finally released version 3 of RIMMF. Switch to the RIMMF3 wiki for details and for downloading RIMMF3 looks the same as the previous versions (mostly) and functions in more or less the same way, but under the cover, R3 represents a big departure from the first two RIMMFs. text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2: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:rimmf2: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:rimmf2: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:rimmf2:sidebar&rev=1754422341&do=diff * Download * FAQ * Licensing * User guide * Presentations * TMQ Home * MARC Report wiki ---------- RIMMF User Guide * Background * RIMMF terminology * Menu Options * How To ... * Learn about ... * RIMMF Templates * RIMMF Examples * Practice Build WEM * RIMMF Notes ---------- RDF stuff * RDF stuff text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:source2&rev=1754422341&do=diff Source This tells us (rather cryptically) where to look on the resource for the data to enter for the element: * : Any Source Within the Resource + Others (see rule) * : Any Source Within the Resource * Any: Any sources * : Evidence Presented By the Resource Itself + accompanying material or container + any source text/html 2025-08-05T19:44:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:start&rev=1754423083&do=diff RIMMF2 NOTE: This is the RIMMF2 wiki. For RIMMF3 (Unicode support), 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:rimmf2: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 text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:test&rev=1754422341&do=diff v text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:toolkit-access&rev=1754422341&do=diff RDA Toolkit access in RIMMF All elements used in RIMMF contain direct links to the corresponding documentation in the RDA Toolkit. To tell RIMMF how to access the toolkit, follow these steps: Select 'Tools|Setup|Set toolkit access method' from the main menu: text/html 2025-08-05T19:32:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.rimmf.com/w/doku.php?id=r3w:rimmf2:view_data_entry_instructions&rev=1754422341&do=diff Display/Hide Data Entry Instructions We have added some helpful instructions about how you are to record the data for each element. The options are: * Record--data for an element might come from a vocab list or might come from the resource but have to be entered in a specified format (e.g., numbers (1.8), and dates (1.9) or by following some other special instructions, e.g., to make a note)