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FW: [aliaCATLIBS] Draft of RDA Sections 2-4 and 9 available
by Ksenija Obradovic 18 Dec '07

18 Dec '07

-----Original Message----- From: aliacatlibs-bounces(a)lists.alia.org.au [mailto:aliacatlibs-bounces@lists.alia.org.au] On Behalf Of Deirdre Kiorgaard Sent: Tuesday, 18 December 2007 11:39 a.m. To: catlibs(a)qut.edu.au; aliacatlibs(a)lists.alia.org.au Subject: [aliaCATLIBS] Draft of RDA Sections 2-4 and 9 available The Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA (JSC) is pleased to announce that a draft of RDA Sections 2-4 and 9 has been made available for comment. Please see the following Web page for the draft and details on making comments: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rdadraftsec2349.html Deirdre Kiorgaard ACOC representative on JSC 02 6262 1305 dkiorgaa(a)nla.gov.au _______________________________________________ aliaCATLIBS mailing list aliaCATLIBS(a)lists.alia.org.au http://lists.alia.org.au/mailman/listinfo/aliacatlibs

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FW: [aliaCATLIBS] Revised RDA Prospectus and other RDA documents
by Ksenija Obradovic 18 Dec '07

18 Dec '07

-----Original Message----- From: aliacatlibs-bounces(a)lists.alia.org.au [mailto:aliacatlibs-bounces@lists.alia.org.au] On Behalf Of Deirdre Kiorgaard Sent: Tuesday, 18 December 2007 11:40 a.m. To: catlibs(a)qut.edu.au; aliacatlibs(a)lists.alia.org.au Subject: [aliaCATLIBS] Revised RDA Prospectus and other RDA documents Following the October 2007 JSC meeting, the Prospectus for RDA has been fully revised to reflect the new organization of RDA: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rdaprospectus.html Revisions have also been made to the documents that define the framework for the development of RDA. - The RDA Strategic Plan, which establishes long-term goals for RDA and the strategies for achieving those goals in the period 2005-2009: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/stratplan.html - The RDA Objectives and Principles document, that sets out the objectives and principles that govern the overall design of RDA as well as objectives and principles relating to the functionality of the data produced through the application of RDA: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/working2.html#rda-objectives - RDA Scope and Structure that defines the scope and structure of RDA in relation to its underlying conceptual models (FRBR and FRAD) and to two related metadata models (the DCMI Abstract Model and The <indecs> Metadata Framework). The RDA element analysis and RDA to FRBR mapping have also been revised. In addition, there is now an RDA to FRAD mapping: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rda.html#scope Deirdre Kiorgaard ACOC representative on JSC 02 6262 1305 dkiorgaa(a)nla.gov.au _______________________________________________ aliaCATLIBS mailing list aliaCATLIBS(a)lists.alia.org.au http://lists.alia.org.au/mailman/listinfo/aliacatlibs

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by Janess Stewart 14 Dec '07

14 Dec '07

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FONZ and SONZ survey
by Dan Dorner 10 Dec '07

10 Dec '07

(Apologies for cross-posting) We are seeking additional participants for a web-based survey relating to current use and past uses of the Functions of New Zealand (FONZ) and/or the Subjects of New Zealand (SONZ) thesauri. Information about access to the survey pages was sent on Thursday (6 Dec.) to individuals who have previously indicated their willingness to participate. If you did not receive the survey's access information last week - and you are using or have used the FONZ and/or SONZ thesauri for any purposes, or have chosen another option instead of FONZ and SONZ - please contact me (dan.dorner(a)vuw.ac.nz <mailto:dan.dorner@vuw.ac.nz> ) and I will arrange for your access to the survey. Or if you know someone else in your organisation (e.g., cataloguers, indexers, portal builders or website managers) with relevant experience with these thesauri please ask them to contact me to obtain the access information. Note that we are undertaking this survey on behalf of the State Services Commission (SSC) and Archives New Zealand to assist them in making informed decisions about the future of FONZ and SONZ given recent changes to the New Zealand Government Portal, newzealand.govt.nz. Our objectives for his survey are: · to identify the current uses being made of FONZ and/or SONZ; · to establish the reasons behind the uses or the non-use of FONZ and/or SONZ; and · to gather suggestions for changes to FONZ and/or SONZ that would enhance current uses or generate new uses of either or both of them. The project is being carried out by a team from the School of Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington consisting of Dr. Dan Dorner (Senior Lecturer), and Mr Alan Gray and Ms Magalie Le Gac (Research Assistants). The results of the survey therefore may also be used for academic publications and conference presentations. We look forward to hearing from you. Regards ****************** Dr. Dan Dorner Senior Lecturer School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand

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