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April 2025 issue of Catapult available
by Hazel L 13 May '25

13 May '25

Kia ora koutou, The April 2025 issue of Catapult is now available here: https://lianza.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/7145?lsk=fa2972e775f3c3bfa25b808b… Kia maiea tō rā, Hazel Loughrey Catapult editor

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Register now - LIANZA CAT SIG – Cataloguing Update and Discussion Forum, Tuesday, May 20, 2025
by Joanne Rowan 02 May '25

02 May '25

LIANZA CAT SIG - CATALOGUING UPDATE AND DISCUSSION FORUM Tuesday May 20, 10.00AM-11.00AM It has been a while since cataloguers have had a chance to get together to kōrero about cataloguing issues, and a lot has been going on! This is an opportunity to come together virtually to discuss what’s happening in the cataloguing world, including the progress of Official RDA. As a starting point, these are some discussion questions we want to discuss: Cataloguing in general * Are you a sole cataloguer, or are you in a team? * How much cataloguing is a part of your role? * How much original / copy / [other] cataloguing do you do? * What has changed over the last few years with respect to cataloguing in your institution? * What challenges are at the forefront of your mind and your colleagues ' minds? * Do you feel you have enough cataloguing support in your role? Official RDA * Have you had a chance to engage with official RDA, e.g. in training, reading, or watching webinars? * What changes have you seen coming through in catalogue records (e.g. NLNZ official RDA implementation)? * How have these changes affected what you do? * What approach have you taken to decide how to respond to the changes? * Have you started original cataloguing using Official RDA Communication * How much communication do you have with cataloguers outside of your institution? * Would it be helpful to have more communication? * What ways? If you can’t make it but want to send some feedback, contact catsigcommittee(a)gmail.com<mailto:catsigcommittee@gmail.com>.

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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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RDA proposal for comment
by Charlotte Christensen 04 Mar '25

04 Mar '25

Kia ora, There is a new proposal put forward by NARDAC, the North American RDA Committee, ahead of the April RDA Steering Committee meeting: RSC/NARDAC/2025/1 - Proposal on numerals associated with given names<https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/rscnardac20251> RSC/NARDAC/2025/1 | ALA RDA Toolkit<https://www.rdatoolkit.org/rsc/rscnardac20251> Title: Proposal on numerals associated with given names Document Number: RSC/NARDAC/2025/1 Author/Constituency: Prepared by NARDAC (North American RDA Committee) Document Type: Proposal Year: 2025 Status: To be discussed in the Public Session of the April 2025 RSC Meeting. www.rdatoolkit.org This is a simple proposal to broaden existing options in RDA to make provision for numerals that aren't only in Roman numeral form. In particular I would be interested in any examples from our region which might get included here, but if you have any other comments on the proposal itself please do let me know. All feedback is needed to be in to me at charlotte(a)rdatoolkit.org by end of working day Monday 10 March. Ngā mihi nui, Charlotte Christensen Oceania region representative to the RDA Steering Committee

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Proposed changes to Library of Congress Subject Headings
by Joanne Rowan 03 Mar '25

03 Mar '25

Kia ora koutou, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa understands that the Library of Congress has proposed changes to their current subject headings relating to Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico. The Policy, Training, and Co-operative Programs Division of the Library of Congress will make the final decisions on changing these headings. Our library systems vendor, Ex Libris, load the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) into the Community zone of Alma (their system) and changes to headings are automatically reflected in all Ex Libris libraries who use LCSH as a subject thesaurus. The National Library of New Zealand uses LCSH in the records we create. The National Library of New Zealand will now also create local authorities for Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico and use these for all records in our catalogue to which they apply. The National Library of New Zealand will keep a watching brief on any further changes that may be proposed for the LCSH. If you have any questions please email: nznb(a)dia.govt.nz<mailto:nznb@dia.govt.nz> Apologies for cross-posting. Ngā mihi, Kim Gutchlag Manager, Collection Development and Description National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa Wellington, New Zealand The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Mobile: 027 669 7003 www.dia.govt.nz<http://www.dia.govt.nz/>

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Second release of practical training resources for Official RDA
by Joanne Rowan 27 Feb '25

27 Feb '25

Kia ora koutou In August 2024 NLNZ cataloguers began cataloguing using Official RDA. In December 2024 we released the first part of our practical training resources. The second part of our practical training in Official RDA is now available through Niche Academy. https://my.nicheacademy.com/natlib.gov.nz The tutorials in this release cover aggregate manifestations and encoding Official RDA in MARC 21. The new tutorials have been added to the Practical Cataloguing pathway. https://my.nicheacademy.com/natlib.gov.nz/pathway/79487 There is also a bonus tutorial with some miscellaneous extra lessons. We may add more lessons to this tutorial over time. NLNZ has implemented Official RDA for serial works and music scores and we hope to release tutorials covering these formats following the July Toolkit release along with a tutorial on parallel aggregates. As our implementation proceeds we’ve changed some of our earlier decisions on how we encode Official RDA in MARC 21. We’ve updated the website to reflect this and you can see the updated decisions here https://natlib.govt.nz/librarians/cataloguing-standards-at-the-national-lib… Please contact nznb(a)dia.govt.nz<mailto:nznb@dia.govt.nz> if you have questions about our training materials, or just want to talk about RDA. Ngā mihi Teresa Teresa Preston | Team Leader Collection Description (Cataloguing Team 2) National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa Direct Dial: +64 4 462 3976 | www.natlib.govt.nz<http://www.natlib.govt.nz/> National Library of New Zealand is part of the Department of Internal Affairs [Logo-test]

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RDA Steering Committee January meeting - public session
by Bridget Jennings 17 Jan '25

17 Jan '25

Kia ora koutou, apologies for cross-posting. Below is an invitation from Charlotte Christiansen to attend the public session of the next RDA Steering Committee meeting next week. Ngā mihi, Bridget Jennings CatSIG Committee Kia ora, Happy 2025 everyone, I hope you've had an enjoyable holiday period. Next week is the January meeting for the RDA Steering Committee (RSC). The public session falls for us on Thursday 23rd, 8am (NZDT)/6am (AEDT)/3am (AWST) which means a very early start for some and an almost-work-hours start for others. There are no proposals or discussion papers on the agenda this time, but there will be a demonstration of the German cataloguing manual used by the DACH region (Germany, Austria & German-speaking Switzerland) in their implementation of Official RDA. This is a very different approach to that taken by National Library of New Zealand and may be of interest as a contrasting example of how communities are implementing Official RDA. Please note that public sessions of RSC meetings are not recorded to watch later. If you are interested in attending the session please email the RSC Secretary on rscsecretary(a)rdatoolkit.org<mailto:rscsecretary@rdatoolkit.org> to be included as an observer and to receive the relevant attendance information. Ngā mihi, Charlotte Christensen, MLIS, RLIANZA Oceania region representative to the RDA Steering Committee

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RDA Steering Committee January meeting - public session
by Charlotte Christensen 15 Jan '25

15 Jan '25

Kia ora, Happy 2025 everyone, I hope you've had an enjoyable holiday period. Next week is the January meeting for the RDA Steering Committee (RSC). The public session falls for us on Thursday 23rd, 8am (NZDT)/6am (AEDT)/3am (AWST) which means a very early start for some and an almost-work-hours start for others. There are no proposals or discussion papers on the agenda this time, but there will be a demonstration of the German cataloguing manual used by the DACH region (Germany, Austria & German-speaking Switzerland) in their implementation of Official RDA. This is a very different approach to that taken by National Library of New Zealand and may be of interest as a contrasting example of how communities are implementing Official RDA. Please note that public sessions of RSC meetings are not recorded to watch later. If you are interested in attending the session please email the RSC Secretary on rscsecretary(a)rdatoolkit.org to be included as an observer and to receive the relevant attendance information. Ngā mihi, Charlotte Christensen, MLIS, RLIANZA Oceania region representative to the RDA Steering Committee

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Catapult December 2024
by Hazel L 06 Jan '25

06 Jan '25

Kia ora koutou, I hope you've all had a refreshing break and pleasant holidays. The latest issue of Catapult is available here: https://www.lianza.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Catapult-Issue-118-Dec… Mā te wā, Hazel Loughrey Catapult editor

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Practical training for Official RDA
by Joanne Rowan 01 Dec '24

01 Dec '24

Kia ora koutou In August 2024 NLNZ cataloguers began cataloguing using Official RDA. The first part of our practical training in Official RDA is now available through Niche Academy. https://my.nicheacademy.com/natlib.gov.nz This release has tutorials to help you prepare for practical training, begin to describe information resources using RDA elements with no range or a range of Nomen, and learn the patterns when determining values for Authorized Access Points. It also includes a number of resources to support training, including training MAPs, worksheets and extra readings and activities. Further training will be released over the next twelve to eighteen months. A second release of basic practical training is scheduled for February 2025. This will include aggregate manifestations and encoding Official RDA into MARC 21. Training and beta-testing is underway for serial works and music scores and we expect to release these training resources mid 2025. During 2025 NLNZ cataloguers will train in formats such as sound recordings, integrating resources and cartographic resources with the associated training materials released through 2025 and 2026. To hear more about the NLNZ journey to implementation of Official RDA see presentations by Anoushka McGuire’s https://oclc.wistia.com/medias/awt6os4j02 and Charlotte Christensen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMdMuhqRZeY Charlotte’s presentation starts at 01:00:43. Please contact nznb(a)dia.govt.nz<mailto:nznb@dia.govt.nz> if you have questions about our training materials, or just want to talk about RDA. Ngā mihi Teresa Teresa Preston | Team Leader Collection Description (Cataloguing Team 2) National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa Direct Dial: +64 4 462 3976 | www.natlib.govt.nz<http://www.natlib.govt.nz/> National Library of New Zealand is part of the Department of Internal Affairs [Logo-test]

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