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

ACORD Meeting Snapshot – January 2026

ACORD Meeting Snapshot – January 2026

1. Committee Membership ACORD welcomed Michela Goodwin and Izabela Hoang as new Committee members. John Timoney’s ACORD term came to an end with him attending his final ACORD meeting. ACORD would like to thank John for his contributions to the Committee over the past...

News Digest – January 2026

News Digest – January 2026

MARC Advisory Committee (MAC) Want a say in the latest developments to the MARC standard we all know and, er, love? In a new initiative, ACORD and NLA are coordinating Australian practitioner feedback on the latest MARC Advisory Committee (MAC) proposals and...

News Digest – December 2025

News Digest – December 2025

Australian Subject Analysis Project (ASAP) The ASAP Working Group met on Thur 11 December to continue work on project planning and documentation. The projecty will commence with a small literature review and environmental scan, outlining the history of subject...

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