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News Digest – March 2026
Australian Subject Analysis Project The Australian Subject Analysis Project (ASAP) are hosting a survey on the use of subject headings and controlled vocabularies in Australian library catalogues, to inform the future direction of the project. All librarians are...
ACORD Meeting Snapshot – March 2026
1. Committee Membership Another round of EOIs for ACORD membership will be posted in April 2026. Within its current membership, ACORD is seeking nominations for a new Treasurer. This role is responsible for preparing the draft annual budget and managing income...
News Digest – February 2026
Rare Books Cataloguing The Bibliographic Standards Committee of RBMS has recently published a new document, “Recommendations for the Creation of Harmful Metadata and/or Harmful Language Statements.” It is publicly available within the ALA Institutional Repository...
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
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
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...
News Digest – November 2025
ACORD The recording of ACORD's October BIBFRAME webinar is now available to view here. Trove Strategic Advisory Committee (TSAC) A one-page summary from TSAC's October meeting is available here. ORDAC The proposals from the Extent Working Group are significant and...
ACORD Meeting Snapshot – November 2025
1. Committee Membership The Expression of Interest for new committee members has closed. ACORD would like to thank everyone who took the time to submit their interest in joining the committee. The current breadth of representation on the committee from across the...
News Digest – October 2025
Australian Subject Analysis Project (ASAP, formerly LCSH Working Group) The newly rebranded Australian Subject Analysis Project (ASAP) is in the beginner stages. The Working Group and Steering Committee have each met to finalise Terms of Reference and will shortly...