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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...
Cataloguers’ Catch-up – November 2025
ALIA ACORD are pleased to invite ACORD members to our next Cataloguers’ Catch-up – Friday 21st November 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 – September 2025
1. Committee Membership ACORD is seeking to recruit 2-4 new members through an Expression of Interest (EOI) process, with the hope that one new member may take on an Oceania RDA Committee (ORDAC) representative role. At the time of the meeting the draft EOI was ready...
News Digest – September 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. ACORD ACORD are looking for new Committee members. See the EOI for details. Closes Friday 10th...