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RSC Secretary-Elect appointed 27 June 2022

The RSC is delighted to announce that Anne Welsh has been appointed to the position of RSC Secretary-Elect.

Based in the United Kingdom, Anne runs a consultancy business under the brand Beginning Cataloguing, where her work is split into three areas of activity: writing, consultancy and training. She wrote the core textbook used to teach cataloguing in the Anglophone cataloguing community, Practical Cataloguing (London: Facet; Chicago: Neal-Schuman, 2012) and is completing its follow-up, Practical Cataloguing in the Hybrid Environment (London: Facet; Chicago: Neal-Schuman, 2022).

Agenda for July 2022 RSC meeting available 17 June 2022

The public agenda for the July 2022 asynchronous meeting of the RDA Steering Committee (RSC) meeting is now available.

Because two proposals will be discussed, a Zoom call has been scheduled for 12 July at 1200 GMT/UTC which will be open to observers. It will be a two hour call. The RSC offers apologies to those for whom this is an inconvenient time; as an international body, the group rotates calls throughout time zones to share the burden of middle-of-the-night calls.

Proposal discussions at July RSC meeting 2 June 2022

As part of its July meeting, the RSC will hold a Zoom call on 12 July 2022 to discuss two proposals:

Proposal available for community review 16 May 2022

A new proposal has been posted on the RSC website for community review.

This proposal -- RSC/RSCSecretary/2022/3 - Proposal to adjust instructions in four “restriction on” elements in Manifestation and Item will be discussed at the October 2022 RSC meeting.

Three proposals available for community review 8 April 2022

Three proposals have been posted on the RSC website for community review.

Two will be discussed at the July asynchronous RSC meeting (11-14 July):

Deadline extended: RSC Secretary position available 29 March 2022

There's still time to apply! The deadline to submit an application has been extended to 15 April 2022.

The RDA Steering Committee (RSC) is seeking a qualified library professional to fill the role of RSC Secretary.

The RSC Secretary provides administrative support to the international RDA Steering Committee (RSC), creates and preserves the official records and reports of the RSC, and serves as the primary content management system editor of RDA.

New Release of RDA Toolkit and RDA Registry 24 March 2022

RDA Toolkit Release

The March 2022 release is the first since migration of the RDA Toolkit to new servers in January 2022. It includes updates to policy statements from the Library of Congress - Program for Cooperative Cataloging, the British Library and Music Library Association Best Practices. This release also includes significant additions and changes to RDA content. Following RSC approval of two substantive proposals:

Agenda for the April 2022 RSC Asynchronous Meeting available 18 March 2022

The agenda for the 11-14 April 2022 RSC asynchronous meeting has been posted.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to accommodate observers at RSC asynchronous meetings due to software constraints.

Because this meeting is entirely in Executive Session, there will be no public minutes to follow.

RSC Meeting Calendar for 2022 14 March 2022

The quarterly meeting schedule for the RDA Steering Committee for 2022 is shown below. The meetings are held asynchronously using Basecamp software. Agendas and supporting materials are posted on the RSC website three weeks before the meeting begins. Minutes are posted on the RSC website following the meeting.

24-27 January 2022
11-14 April 2022
11-14 July 2022
18-27 October 2022*

*Whether this will be an in-person meeting or a virtual meeting has not yet been determined.

RSC Secretary position available 2 March 2022

The RDA Steering Committee (RSC) is seeking a qualified library professional to fill the role of RSC Secretary.

The RSC Secretary provides administrative support to the international RDA Steering Committee (RSC), creates and preserves the official records and reports of the RSC, and serves as the primary content management system editor of RDA.

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