Kia ora koutou, Sorry for cross-posting but this is in case this message missed you. Ngā mihi, Bridget Bridget Jennings CatSIG Committee From: Anoushka McGuire <Anoushka.McGuire@dia.govt.nz> Sent: Thursday, 25 June 2026 10:47 am To: NZ Libraries' Listserv <nz-libs@lists.vuw.ac.nz>; CatSIG-L <catsig@ecs.vuw.ac.nz>; rdaoceania@nla.gov Subject: Official RDA Toolkit - June release and National Library updates to policy statements Kia ora koutou, The June 2026 update of the Official Resource Description and Access (RDA) Toolkit<https://www.rdatoolkit.org/about> is now live. We are delighted to share that this release includes 287 newly added and changed policy statements from Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library of New Zealand (NLNZ). Every element page and option in the Toolkit is now supported by a corresponding NLNZ Policy Statement. We have also updated our NLNZ Guidance<https://access.rdatoolkit.org/Document/Document?documentId=d9c0232c-5588-4984-871e-046a4bff1165> and NLNZ Encoding<https://access.rdatoolkit.org/Document/Document?documentId=d7809696-408f-4f53-b361-1222d8062037> documents, providing additional support for descriptive practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. For a full overview of our approach to resource description using RDA, and links to all our supporting documentation please see our page NLNZ approach to resource description<https://access.rdatoolkit.org/Document/Document?documentId=efa32f78-2ecd-4f18-ba7e-6db9fa223ed9>. Changes to the RDA Toolkit This is a relatively small release from the RDA Steering Committee (RSC). Please see June 2026 RDA Toolkit Release<https://www.rdatoolkit.org/news/rda/june-2026-rda-toolkit-release> Updates to NLNZ Policy Statements Recent additions and updates may be of particular interest, including guidance on: * creating access points for collective agents (such as iwi, hapū, and agents using joint pseudonyms), and * recording values that appear in non-Roman scripts on resources. We are planning to update our Niche Academy tutorials<https://my.nicheacademy.com/natlib.gov.nz?category=27693> so they align with the latest NLNZ policy statements and guidance, as well as other changes to the RDA Toolkit. While we don’t have a confirmed timeline yet, this work is on our roadmap — so please stay tuned for updates. We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you of the RDA countdown clock displayed at the top of the Original RDA Toolkit. For more information on transitioning to Official RDA, please visit: The Countdown Clock and Transitioning to Official RDA | ALA RDA Toolkit<https://www.rdatoolkit.org/news/rda/countdown-clock-and-transitioning-official-rda> If you have any questions, please contact us at nznb@dia.govt.nz<mailto:nznb@dia.govt.nz> ngā mihi Anoushka McGuire | Team Leader, Metadata Services, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa www.natlib.govt.nz<http://www.natlib.govt.nz/> The National Library of New Zealand is part of the Department of Internal Affairs