by Alissa McCulloch | Mar 6, 2026 | News Digests
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...
by Alissa McCulloch | Jan 20, 2026 | News Digests
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...
by Alissa McCulloch | Dec 22, 2025 | News Digests
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...
by Alissa McCulloch | Nov 25, 2025 | News Digests
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...
by Alissa McCulloch | Oct 29, 2025 | News Digests
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...
