About ACORD

The ALIA Community on Resource Description (ACORD) is an ALIA Special Interest Group representing the Australian cataloguing, metadata and resource description community.

Membership of the ACORD Special Interest Group is open to all. You can join the ACORD 365 Group here.

News

News Digest – August 2025

News Digest – August 2025

A monthly-ish roundup of news from resource description groups and committees in Australia and overseas. To submit an item for the next Digest, use our contact form. ALIA ACORD ALIA recently convened an industry roundtable on LCSH and subject heading futures in...

Cataloguers’ Catch-up – September 2025

Cataloguers’ Catch-up – September 2025

ALIA ACORD are pleased to invite ACORD members to our next Cataloguers’ Catch-up – Thursday 11th September at 12-1pm AEST on Zoom. Sign up via the ALIA Events page here. This will be a casual, non-recorded, drop-in session for members to bring your curly cataloguing...

ACORD Meeting Snapshot – August 2025

ACORD Meeting Snapshot – August 2025

Growing Communications Reach The ACORD mailing list has surpassed 400 subscribers, reflecting the growing interest in cataloguing. The first News Digest and Meeting Snapshot have been released and received positive feedback. Cataloguers’ Catch-Up The first...

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