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 October.
Next month, ACORD are hosting the webinar BIBFRAME Downunder. Join us Tuesday 7th October, 1-2pm AEDT for an introductory session exploring how BIBFRAME is transforming bibliographic description and discovery. Registration is free for ALIA members.
Schools Cataloguing Community of Practice (SCCoP)
Founder Renate Beilharz has written an article on the new SCCoP for the latest issue of InCite (ALIA membership required to view).
NSLA RDA Project
Crossposted from NSLA on Linkedin:
📚 We’re excited that the Official RDA Metadata Application Profile Focus Groups have begun their work! During September, colleagues from across the Australian library sector are volunteering their time to test and provide feedback on draft Metadata Application Profiles.
We’d like to acknowledge the volunteers and thank them for their time, knowledge and enthusiasm.
Further updates on the NSLA RDA project are available via the dedicated mailing list and by following NSLA on Linkedin.
LCSH Working Group
Following an industry roundtable earlier this year on the future of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) in Australia, ALIA has convened a Working Group to explore options and make recommendations to a parent Steering Committee. The Working Group will meet for the first time on Tuesday 30th September.
TSAC
The Trove Strategic Advisory Committee has released their July 2025 meeting summary.
The next Take 20 with Trove, open to Trove Partner institutions, features an Authorities Research Update. The webinar will be held Thursday 2nd October at 12pm AEST.
ALIA
The Call for Proposals for the ALIA National Conference, to be held in May 2026, is now open. From the Call for Proposals Information Pack:
For 2026, we’re stepping away from a set theme to allow for broader conversations and deeper exploration. This open approach encourages proposals across all areas of practice and interest, reflecting the rich diversity and evolving priorities of our profession.
The Call for Proposals closes 12th October 2025, 11:59pm AEDT.
Additionally, there is an open EOI for current personal financial members who would like to join the Program Committee between 13 October and 9 November to review and provide feedback on proposal abstracts. Get in quick; submissions close 28th September 2025, 11:45pm AEST.
Other
Slides are available from the recent WikiCite conference, held in Bern, Switzerland. WikiCite is a Wikimedia initiative to develop open citations and linked bibliographic data to serve free knowledge, based in the Wikidata ecosystem that powers Wikipedia.
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