Core Metadata Interest Group

Dear MIG colleagues,

The North American RDA Committee has drafted another proposal for review, attached here.  The revision proposal is brief, and its main objective is to reintroduce language from Original RDA clarifying the scope of the term "corporate body" into Official RDA.  Specifically, the language being proposed would clarify that entities like events, exhibitions, ships, and other types of entities are within scope of the definition of corporate body.

Please send me your feedback by end of day on Wed. 11 May, and I will compile any feedback in my statement to CC:DA on behalf of the MIG. 

I can say that I support the proposal overall, but would suggest updating some of the language, especially the phrase "local church groups identified by the name of the church," to be more inclusive.   So something along the lines of "local religious groups identified by the name of the religious institution, structure, denomination, or congregation," or something along those lines.

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Timothy Ryan Mendenhall (he/him)
Metadata Librarian, Columbia University
CORE Metadata Interest Group Liaison to CC:DA
trm2151@columbia.edu
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Could you confirm the deadline for feedback? May 11th isn't a Wednesday, so I thought I'd reach out. 

The Core Metadata Interest Group encourages everyone to submit feedback to Timothy (our CC:DA liaison)! See our infographic in our ALA Connect library for more details on how CC:DA, NARDAC, and the RSC connect to one another and where you fit in!

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Katherine Manifold
Catalog Metadata Integrity Librarian
UNLV University Libraries

Core Metadata Interest Group, Communications co-chair
She/Her/Hers
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Original Message:
Sent: Apr 15, 2025 12:18 PM
From: Timothy Mendenhall
Subject: Comments requested: one new NARDAC proposal for RDA revision

Dear MIG colleagues,

The North American RDA Committee has drafted another proposal for review, attached here.  The revision proposal is brief, and its main objective is to reintroduce language from Original RDA clarifying the scope of the term "corporate body" into Official RDA.  Specifically, the language being proposed would clarify that entities like events, exhibitions, ships, and other types of entities are within scope of the definition of corporate body.

Please send me your feedback by end of day on Wed. 11 May, and I will compile any feedback in my statement to CC:DA on behalf of the MIG. 

I can say that I support the proposal overall, but would suggest updating some of the language, especially the phrase "local church groups identified by the name of the church," to be more inclusive.   So something along the lines of "local religious groups identified by the name of the religious institution, structure, denomination, or congregation," or something along those lines.

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Timothy Ryan Mendenhall (he/him)
Metadata Librarian, Columbia University
CORE Metadata Interest Group Liaison to CC:DA
trm2151@columbia.edu
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