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Call for content: December issue of Catapult
by Hazel L 09 Mar '25

09 Mar '25

Kia ora koutou, Attended an interesting talk recently? Catalogued something unique? Have thoughts on implementing new RDA? Catapult is seeking content for December's issue, and a cataloguer (perhaps you!) to profile. Please email me or the catsig committee with your submission (or any questions) before the 16th of December. Kia pai tō ra, Hazel Loughrey Catapult editor

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FW: ORDAC Webinar Recording - RDA: contributions from Oceania
by Bridget Jennings 24 Nov '24

24 Nov '24

Kia ora koutou, Apologies for cross-posting. The recording for last week’s webinar presented by ORDAC is now available on the RDA Toolkit YouTube channel – details below. Also included below is a link to instructions for joining the Oceania RDA Discussion List. Ngā mihi, Bridget Jennings ORDAC Secretary CatSIG Committee Member From: rdaoceania-request(a)nla.gov.au <rdaoceania-request(a)nla.gov.au> On Behalf Of Michela Goodwin Sent: Monday, November 25, 2024 11:06 AM To: rdaoceania <rdaoceania(a)listserver.nla.gov.au> Subject: [rdaoceania] ORDAC Webinar Recording - RDA: contributions from Oceania Good morning from ORDAC Thank you to those who attended the live webinar last week, there was some great discussion and questions. For those who were unable to attend, the webinar was recorded and can be found on the YouTube Channel of the RDA Toolkit<https://www.youtube.com/c/RDAToolkitVideo> or via this direct link: https://youtu.be/1H1k92jEDCc If you have any suggestions for future webinars or have any questions about RDA or the RSC and how you can become involved please use the Oceania RDA Discussion List<https://www.rdatoolkit.org/oceania/rdalist> - we look forward to hearing from you! Thank you from ORDAC ________________________________ From: Michela Goodwin <mgoodwin(a)nla.gov.au<mailto:mgoodwin@nla.gov.au>> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 8:29 AM To: rdaoceania <rdaoceania(a)listserver.nla.gov.au<mailto:rdaoceania@listserver.nla.gov.au>> Subject: You are invited to a webinar - RDA: contributions from Oceania Good morning from ORDAC Oceania Resource Description and Access Committee (ORDAC) present a webinar to help empower you to shape and change Resource Description and Access (RDA) via the RDA Steering Committee (RSC). Charlotte Christensen and Jack Ennis Butler will guide you through who the RSC are and how they are responsible for maintaining RDA. Charlotte has recently been to the Library of Congress for a face-to-face meeting with other countries who are a part of the RSC. Have you ever thought that you would like to be part of the decision making and express your feedback or concerns with RDA? This webinar will talk you through how to be involved. Come along to hear Charlotte and Jack talk to you about their experiences and how you can be part of RDA. We will also talk about Official RDA and where New Zealand and Australia are up to in the lead up to the May 2027 launch. DATE & TIME - Wednesday 20th November, 12.30 AEST/ 14.30 NZST Here’s the registration link -- https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i6XNj46wTkK7U_vVxIJKhQ [https://st3.zoom.us/static/6.3.27656/image/thumb.png]<https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i6XNj46wTkK7U_vVxIJKhQ> Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: RDA: contributions from Oceania . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.<https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i6XNj46wTkK7U_vVxIJKhQ> A general introduction to ORDAC and the RSC for the Oceania community, reinforcing the value of taking part in developing the standard. ala-events.zoom.us Thank you Michela Goodwin ORDAC Chair

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You are invited to a webinar - RDA: contributions from Oceania
by Bridget Jennings 11 Nov '24

11 Nov '24

Kia ora koutou, Apologies for cross-posting! Below is an invitation to a webinar next week discussing the work of the RDA Steering Committee and the role that Oceania plays. Ngā mihi, Bridget Jennings ORDAC Secretary/CatSIG Committee ___________ Good morning from ORDAC Oceania Resource Description and Access Committee (ORDAC) present a webinar to help empower you to shape and change Resource Description and Access (RDA) via the RDA Steering Committee (RSC). Charlotte Christensen and Jack Ennis Butler will guide you through who the RSC are and how they are responsible for maintaining RDA. Charlotte has recently been to the Library of Congress for a face-to-face meeting with other countries who are a part of the RSC. Have you ever thought that you would like to be part of the decision making and express your feedback or concerns with RDA? This webinar will talk you through how to be involved. Come along to hear Charlotte and Jack talk to you about their experiences and how you can be part of RDA. We will also talk about Official RDA and where New Zealand and Australia are up to in the lead up to the May 2027 launch. DATE & TIME - Wednesday 20th November, 12.30 AEST/ 14.30 NZST Here’s the registration link -- https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i6XNj46wTkK7U_vVxIJKhQ [https://st3.zoom.us/static/6.3.27656/image/thumb.png]<https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i6XNj46wTkK7U_vVxIJKhQ> Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: RDA: contributions from Oceania . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.<https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i6XNj46wTkK7U_vVxIJKhQ> A general introduction to ORDAC and the RSC for the Oceania community, reinforcing the value of taking part in developing the standard. ala-events.zoom.us Thank you Michela Goodwin ORDAC Chair

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RDA Steering Committee November meeting
by Charlotte Christensen 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

[apologies for cross-posting] Kia ora, The November meeting of the RDA Steering Committee<https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc> (RSC) is to be held next week in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Library of Congress. There is a public session of the RSC's meeting which will cover the four proposals and one discussion paper that have been previously circulated for comment. These include our Oceania proposal to have an option added to allow for dual-language names of places and corporate bodies. In addition, there is an outreach day including Renate Behrens talking about the DACH implementation of Official RDA by the Germans, and Sally McCullum from the Library of Congress talking about RDA with BIBFRAME, and I will also be presenting about the implementation at National Library of New Zealand. Public session - Wed 13 November Start at 3am AWST / 6am AEDT / 8am NZDT Outreach presentations - Thurs 14 November Start at 12:30am AWST / 3:30am AEDT / 5:30am NZDT Further details and registration form is available here: https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/agenda11_24 For those who don't want to commit to the early start, there will also be recordings of the outreach presentations available to view later. Note that the public session will not be video recorded but will be summarised in the minutes released after the meeting. ngā mihi, Charlotte Christensen Oceania region representative to the RDA Steering Committee

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