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Feedback Survey about Form Subdivision ($v) Omission from Subject Headings
by Tali Boardman 25 Aug '25

25 Aug '25

The ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee Working Group on $v Retention invites you to participate in a survey investigating potential impacts on library collections, catalogues, staff, and patrons of the Library of Congress' omission of form subdivisions ($v) in subject headings as part of their "Modern MARC<https://www.loc.gov/cds/downloads/ModernMARC.pdf>" cataloguing practice. (For a detailed explanation of the change, a periodically-updated informational statement from the Working Group can be found here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IVzQP5483TEorq1ncrL6af68b0Dw4tA7GhaQOQS…>.) This survey is intended for library workers, archivists, and others utilizing Library of Congress subject headings in their institutions. Please feel free to share widely with anyone you think might be affected by the omission of $v and interested in providing feedback. The survey will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete; it contains three sections related to genres and form subdivisions ($v) in your catalogue and library processes. You will also be asked to identify the kind of library you work for and your role(s), the ILS (integrated library system) and discovery layer/public-facing catalogue your institution uses, and which library information networks you utilize. The survey is anonymous and does not collect personal information of any kind. Survey results will be used to inform the Working Group's advocacy work. Please click the following link to participate: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerZt_dstDv9QM27YRX4n__c59AgztlyjX… The survey will close on Friday, September 19, 2025. If you have questions about the survey or Working Group, please email Deborah.Tomaras(a)marist.edu<mailto:Deborah.Tomaras@marist.edu>. Thank you for contributing to the conversation! Deborah Tomaras (she/her) Metadata and Resource Management Librarian James A. Cannavino Library Marist University 3399 North Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Deborah.Tomaras(a)marist.edu<mailto:Deborah.Tomaras@marist.edu> (845) 575-3000 x2408

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Call for content: August issue of Catapult
by Hazel L 23 Jul '25

23 Jul '25

Kia ora koutou, Worked on an interesting project lately? It's that time again: Catapult is seeking cataloguing related content for August's issue, and a cataloguer to profile. Please email me or the catsig committee with your submission (or any questions) by the 18th of August. Kia pai tō ra, Hazel Loughrey Catapult editor

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A change in coding for NLNZ local genre/form terms
by Joanne Rowan 15 Jul '25

15 Jul '25

Kia ora koutou, The National Library of New Zealand (NLNZ) is changing the subfield 2 coding of its established local genre/form terms, and dropping the use of subfield 5 for these terms. Our practice had been to code our local genre/form terms as 655 7 ‡a <term> ‡2 local ‡5 Nz (for example, 655 7 ‡a Sophisticated picture books. ‡2 local ‡5 Nz) From 14 July 2025 onwards, we will be using 655 7 ‡a <term> ‡2 nznb (for example, 655 7 ‡a Sophisticated picture books. ‡2 nznb) The change in coding eliminates the need for subfield 5, and provides consistency with our other authority work. You can request a file of MARC21 authority records for NLNZ genre/form terms by contacting nznb(a)dia.govt.nz<mailto:nznb@dia.govt.nz>. Please email nznb(a)dia.govt.nz<mailto:nznb@dia.govt.nz> with any questions. Ngā mihi, Anoushka Anoushka McGuire | Team Leader, Metadata Services, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa Direct Dial: +64 4 470 4524 | www.natlib.govt.nz<http://www.natlib.govt.nz/> The National Library of New Zealand is part of the Department of Internal Affairs

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Re: CatSIG news - A change in coding for NLNZ local genre/form terms
by Joanne Rowan 15 Jul '25

15 Jul '25

Kia ora Ann, Thank you for passing this on. I will forward it to Hazel to include in the next issue of Catapult. We could also share it on CatSIG-L catsig(a)ecs.vuw.ac.nz<mailto:catsig@ecs.vuw.ac.nz>. If you would like me to post it there, let me know? Ngā mihi nui, Joanne Rowan Scholarly Content Advisor From: Ann Ryan <annr(a)wheelers.co.nz> Sent: Tuesday, 15 July 2025 2:57 pm To: Joanne Rowan <jf.rowan(a)auckland.ac.nz> Subject: CatSIG news - A change in coding for NLNZ local genre/form terms Hi Joanne We’ve just had a heads up from Sandra McKenzie at NLNZ – that the thesaurus coding for their NZ literature form/genre terms is changing. And thought this would be useful to share on CatSIG Previously these were coded as $2local$5NZ They will now be coded as$2nznb Usefully, this message also contains an option to obtain a file of authority records (email link below) Regards Ann Ann Ryan Cataloguing Manager - Development Wheelers www.wheelers.co.nz<http://www.wheelers.co.nz/> P +64 9 479 7979 EXT 222 F +64 9 479 7949 211 Wairau Rd, Glenfield PO Box 305404, Triton Plaza, Auckland 0757 annr(a)wheelers.co.nz<mailto:annr@wheelers.co.nz> [logo3a] From: Sandra McKenzie [mailto:Sandra.McKenzie@dia.govt.nz] Sent: Tuesday, 15 July 2025 10:48 a.m. To: Ann Ryan Subject: A change in coding for NLNZ local genre/form terms Kia ora The National Library of New Zealand (NLNZ) is changing the subfield 2 coding of its established local genre/form terms, and dropping the use of subfield 5 for these terms. Our practice had been to code our local genre/form terms as 655 7 ‡a <term> ‡2 local ‡5 Nz (for example, 655 7 ‡a Sophisticated picture books. ‡2 local ‡5 Nz) From 14 July 2025 onwards, we will be using 655 7 ‡a <term> ‡2 nznb (for example, 655 7 ‡a Sophisticated picture books. ‡2 nznb) The change in coding eliminates the need for subfield 5, and provides consistency with our other authority work. You can request a file of MARC21 authority records for NLNZ genre/form terms by contacting nznb(a)dia.govt.nz<mailto:nznb@dia.govt.nz>. Kind regards Sandra Sandra McKenzie | Senior Collection Description Specialist Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa | National Library of New Zealand Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs Direct Dial +64 4 4623926 | Extn: 3926 | www.natlib.govt.nz<http://www.natlib.govt.nz/> CAUTION: This email message and any attachments contain information that may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. We do not accept responsibility for any viruses or similar carried with our email, or any effects our email may have on the recipient computer system or network. Any views expressed in this email may be those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Council.

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Practical training for Official RDA - new NLNZ resources released
by Joanne Rowan 25 Jun '25

25 Jun '25

Kia ora koutou The latest release of our practical training resources in Official RDA is now available through Niche Academy. https://my.nicheacademy.com/natlib.gov.nz The tutorials in this release include: * Serial works * Archived websites * Music scores These tutorials are aimed at cataloguers already describing these types of resources and they assume you have completed all the previous training. There is also a new tutorial on parallel aggregates. This tutorial is limited to describing parallel aggregate text resources with a static extension plan. Resources to support your RDA training<https://my.nicheacademy.com/natlib.gov.nz/course/78231?categoryId=27693> has been updated and includes the on-request resources listed in the Phase 1 training plan so you can access them directly. We’ve also added a new document to our resources on the Toolkit: RDA Toolkit - NLNZ approach to resource description<https://access.rdatoolkit.org/Document/Document?documentId=efa32f78-2ecd-4f…>. This document is used as a starting point for NLNZ cataloguers but may be of interest to others. As well as links to all our MAPs and supporting documentation it includes an expected workflow, questions to start your thinking when deciding how to describe a resource and links to resources to help make decisions. NLNZ cataloguers are now training in music sound recordings and cartographic resources and you will start to see records for these resources soon. 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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LIANZA CatSIG quarterly discussion sessions
by Joanne Rowan 25 Jun '25

25 Jun '25

LIANZA CatSIG is planning a series of quarterly discussion sessions to follow on from a really great catch-up in May. We came away from this catch-up with some key topics to focus discussions on going forward: August 2025 Education and professional development: what’s available and what needs aren’t being met in New Zealand? November 2025 Systems: comparing notes on LMSs February 2026 Reparative description: problematic terminology and how do you identify and deal with it? May 2026 Discovery: making the metadata work for the public view Registrations for our next quarterly discussion session on Education will be open next month, so look out for this. If you have an ideas for discussion points, please send them through to catsigcommittee(a)gmail.com. Please feel free to forward this to your colleagues and cataloguing associates who may not be on the CatSIG list. Here are the links from the previous webinar LIANZA Cataloguing resources https://www.lianza.org.nz/cataloguing-resources/ Library Juice Academy https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/all-courses/ https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/005-introduction-to-cataloging/ RDA Toolkit learning resources https://www.rdatoolkit.org/news/rda/learning-resources NLNZ RDA training National Library of New Zealand Academy<https://my.nicheacademy.com/natlib.gov.nz?category=27693> CatSIG list server – at top of page https://www.lianza.org.nz/cataloguing-professional-development/ Catapult archive https://lianza.recollectcms.com/nodes/browse/?tax=eyJudGlkcyI6W10sInZhbHVlI… Ngā mihi nui, Joanne Rowan Scholarly Content Advisor

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ORDAC webinar on Monday - reminder
by Bridget Jennings 05 Jun '25

05 Jun '25

Kia ora, Apologies for cross-posting. Just to highlight this webinar on Wednesday 11 June at 1pm. Ngā mihi, Bridget Jennings _________________________ Kia ora, This has been posted a few times to a few places already, but just in case anyone's missing the registration link here it is<https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_396-KxPqTKSnRKNYezWL_g#/regi…>. This time it's Australia's turn to tell us what's happening on their side of the ditch with transitioning to Official RDA. The last two sessions about NLNZ's experience are up on the RDA Toolkit website<https://www.youtube.com/@RDAToolkitVideo> if you're wanting to review, but this one's an entirely Aussie show so come along and hear all about it. [cid:ii_mbiqh8440] See you there! Charlotte Christensen, MLIS RLIANZA Oceania region representative to the RDA Steering Committee

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ORDAC Q&A Webinar on NLNZ's Official RDA Implementation
by Joanne Rowan 13 May '25

13 May '25

Join ORDAC for a Q&A Webinar on NLNZ's Official RDA Implementation! Date: Monday, May 19th, 1 pm (NZ time) Topic: NLNZ's implementation of the Official RDA Come along with your questions—this session is your chance to engage directly and get insights from the team! Webinar Registration - Zoom<https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p_yEW7PJReCUU-91Y7ZY_g#/regi…> Catch up before the session: Watch the webinar, "Practical implementation of Official RDA at NLNZ", here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r8HCq2s4wE We look forward to seeing you there!

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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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