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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
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
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...
Launch of Schools Cataloguing Community of Practice – August 2025
ACORD's newest Community of Practice is here! Join the Schools Cataloguing Community of Practice (SCCOP) Launch – Wednesday 20th August at 4pm AEST on Zoom. Sign up via the ALIA Events page here. SCCOP will be a vendor-neutral forum for discussion and sharing on...
News Digest – July 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. MAC (MARC Advisory Committee) The MARC Advisory Committee (MAC) is ‘a forum for broad and open...
Cataloguers’ Catch-up – July 2025
In further cool cataloguing news, ALIA ACORD are pleased to invite ACORD members to our first Cataloguers’ Catch-up – Monday 14th July at 2-3pm AEST on Zoom. Sign up via the ALIA Events page here. This will be a casual, non-recorded, drop-in session for members to...
ACORD Meeting Snapshot – June 2025
Rare Books Cataloguing Collaboration and Trove Mapping Concerns Representatives from the ALIA Rare Books and Special Collections Cataloguing Interest Group joined the meeting to discuss the groups’ purpose and collaboration with ACORD. Concerns were raised about...
ALIA Community on Resource Description (ACORD) Call for Expressions of Interest
ALIA is seeking expressions of interest from anyone wishing to join the ALIA Community on Resource Description (ACORD). ACORD is the ALIA Special Interest Group which aims to support the Australian resource description community. ACORD carries forward the role...
Cataloguing Code of Ethics
The Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee (CESC), with members from the US, the UK, and Canada, have been tasked with compiling a Code of Ethics for Cataloguers, for the benefit of all staff creating, sharing, enriching, and maintaining metadata. The final version of...