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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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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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