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| Outcomes of the 2016 RSC Meeting | 4 December 2016 |
The RDA Steering Committee (RSC) met at the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from November 7-11, 2016. For outcomes of this meeting, see RSC/Outcomes/2016. Posted: 5 December 2016 |
| 3R Project: Update from 2016 Frankfurt Meeting | 28 November 2016 |
This announcement provides updated information about the 3R Project (RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign Project) resulting from discussions held at the RDA Steering Committee meeting in Frankfurt am Main 7-11 November 2016. |
| RSC Meeting in Frankfurt 7-11 November 2016: Update | 20 November 2016 |
The RDA Steering Committee (RSC) just concluded a productive meeting at the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. This message is the first of several that—in addition to the forthcoming and more detailed Outcomes document—provides basic information about decisions taken. |
| November 2016 RSC Meeting Agenda | 21 October 2016 |
The agenda for the November 2016 meeting of the RDA Steering Committee (RSC) is now available. The RSC will meet November 7-11, 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany, at Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Observers may attend the public sessions of the meeting. Please contact both the RSC Chair, Gordon Dunsire, and the RSC Secretary, Judy Kuhagen, by October 26 if you want to attend any of those sessions. |
| Recruitment for RDA Board and RDA Steering Committee (RSC) Members | 2 October 2016 |
The RDA Board and the RDA Steering Committee (RSC) have now taken the next step in implementing the new Governance Model by recruiting for a number of key posts on both the Board and the RSC. Whilst these are unpaid roles, they will provide applicants with valuable developmental opportunities and a unique and exciting opportunity to be an integral part of the team responsible for leading the development of RDA, the global standard enabling discovery of content. The RDA Fund will cover travel and subsistence expenses for meetings. |
| RDA Steering Committee Chair and Others From the Field of Cataloguing Receive IFLA Awards | 22 August 2016 |
RDA Board were delighted to see that Gordon Dunsire, Chair of the RDA Steering Committee, was acknowledged with an IFLA Medal in the closing ceremony of the 2016 World Library and Information Congress in Columbus, Ohio last week. The medal is awarded to international librarians who have made an outstanding contribution to their field, and Gordon was recognised for his distinguished service to IFLA and international librarianship, advancing the field of bibliographic data, linked data, and the semantic web. |
| RSC Meeting in November 2016 – Observers Welcome | 11 August 2016 |
The RDA Steering Committee (RSC) will meet November 7-11, 2016, in Frankfurt, Germany at Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The committee will continue to discuss the transition to a new governance model that is part of the commitment to ongoing internationalisation of RDA and to collaboration with other cultural heritage description communities. Also on the agenda will be discussions about the impact of the FRBR-Library Reference Model on RDA and the restructuring of RDA Toolkit. |
| RDA in Europe | 10 August 2016 |
The interim UK community representation has merged with the DNB community representation to form a single interim Europe Region representation on the RDA Steering Committee. Renate Behrens remains on the committee as the representative of the Interim Europe Region. Alan Danskin, the representative of the former UK community, has stepped down from the committee. |
| RSC Secretary Appointed | 21 July 2016 |
Linda Barnhart joined the RDA Steering Committee (RSC) on July 18, 2016. She will succeed Judy Kuhagen, RSC Secretary, who will conclude her service in April 2017; this overlap period will allow for thorough training and a smooth transition. The RSC Secretary supports and coordinates processes which support the development and promotion of RDA. |
| Making RDA Relevant to the Broader Community : a statement from the RDA Board | 24 June 2016 |
RDA is a continually evolving standard that aims to reflect the requirements of the description, cataloguing and metadata community. One of its original aims was to be applicable across cultures, sectors and perspectives. What does that mean, and what is happening to make that a reality? RDA is a package of data elements, guidelines, and instructions for creating library and cultural heritage resource metadata that are well-formed according to international models for user-focussed linked data applications. |