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Save the date: CC:DA midwinter meeting

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Jan 08, 2026 08:34 AM
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Dear colleagues, The Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) will hold its Midwinter meetings virtually on Zoom, on Feb. 5 and 6, 2026, from 1:00-4:00 pm EST. Registration details and an agenda will be sent out later this month. CC:DA channels feedback from the ALA community relating ...

RE: 10 new RDA proposals: please send comments by Fri. 19 Dec.

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Dec 22, 2025 02:57 PM
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Dear MIG colleagues, With apologies for delays, I wanted to note that in general I am very support of all the proposals coming from the RDA Extent Working Group. The current text of the Official RDA element Manifestation:extent of manifestation is quite convoluted, and I feel like these proposals ...

RE: Request for Comment: Proposal for Manifestation: Extent of Manifestation and Manifestation: Manifestation Extent Statement

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Dec 22, 2025 02:46 PM
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I am supportive of this proposal, and of the various other proposals from the Extent Working Group--rather than comment on each individually to indicate support, I am doing so here. In the cases where I have more specific feedback, I have left comments on the thread for those proposals. ---------- ...

RE: Request for Comment: Proposal for Container and Storage Subelements of Manifestation: Extent of Manifestation

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Dec 22, 2025 02:43 PM
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I support this proposal, and would just note the following sentence on page one should be corrected: "The term container appears twice in the RDA Glossary appears twice and the definitions can be consolidated into the term in RDA Recording Source." I have a general question as to why the Extent Working ...

RE: Request for Comment: Proposal for Manifestation: Extent of Unitary Structure

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Dec 22, 2025 02:39 PM
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I generally support this proposal. I echo Katelyn Borbely's comments about the definition of "exhibit" under recommendation 2.3. I would add the following recommendation for this definition: I would recommend keeping the enumeration of potential accompanying / aggregated materials in a exhibit open-ended. ...

RE: Request for Comment: Discussion paper on soft-deprecated parallel elements

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Dec 22, 2025 02:33 PM
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I agree with some of the concerns raised about this discussion paper by others in this forum, including Jessica Grzegorski. It strikes me that entirely removing parallel elements would perhaps complicate practical implementations of RDA. If we are deprecating "parallel" elements, would it not be logical ...

RE: ALA Annual Meeting Time Slots

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Dec 01, 2025 10:44 AM
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These times are fine with me. -- Timothy Ryan Mendenhall (he/him/his)Metadata Librarian Columbia University Libraries Cataloging and Metadata Services 102 Butler Library535 West 114th StreetNew York, NY 10027 trm2151@columbia.edu(212) 851-2452

10 new RDA proposals: please send comments by Fri. 19 Dec.

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Nov 26, 2025 01:57 PM
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Dear Core Metadata Interest Group colleagues, It's taken a little while, but RDA proposals are once again moving full steam ahead, and there are 9 proposals and 1 discussion paper needing comments before the end-of-year holidays. Please send me your comments by Fri. 19 December. I haven't had time ...

10 new RDA proposals: please send comments by Fri. 19 Dec.

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Nov 26, 2025 01:56 PM
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RDA news: new NARDAC rep sought, RSC November meeting

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Nov 07, 2025 08:36 AM
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Dear Metadata Interest Group colleagues, With apologies for delays in relaying this message (been swamped at work!), two important updates from the world of RDA: ALA is seeking a new representative for the North American RDA Committee (NARDAC) The RDA Steering Committee November meeting: agenda ...

RDA revision proposal: name of corporate body

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Sep 25, 2025 01:43 PM
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Dear Core Metadata Interest Group colleagues, The RDA Steering Committee (RSC)'s Religions Working Group has submitted an RDA revision proposal for comment: https://www.rdatoolkit.org/sites/default/files/uploads/RSC_ReligionsWG_2025_1.pdf . Please send me your comments by Wed. 15 October. The ...

RE: Proposal to revise condition and option under Person: authorized access point for person

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Jul 25, 2025 08:22 AM
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I think that the spirit of this proposal is correct, but I tend to agree with Kathy Glennan's comments. I received no feedback from the Core Metadata Interest Group. Copy editing issues: Page 2 / Recommendation 1: wouldn't the correct word be "preceded" and not "proceeded" Header: this is a 3 ...

CC:DA updates: new task forces and a revision proposal

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Jul 14, 2025 10:29 AM
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Dear Metadata Interest Group members, Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) has announced the formation of three task forces, which any ALA member is welcome to join. If you would like to join any of these task forces, feel free to send me and email and I'll get you in touch with ...

CC:DA updates: new task forces and a revision proposal

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Jul 14, 2025 10:28 AM
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Liaison report: CC:DA

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Jul 07, 2025 01:01 PM
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Dear MIG colleagues, I am posting here a liaison report that I gave in-person at last week's ALA Annual Conference on the recent activities of the Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA). Quick announcements: I have been in this role since 2019 and am ready to step aside. ...

Commensts requested: Another RDA change proposal

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall May 30, 2025 02:48 PM
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Dear MIG colleagues, Another RDA revision proposal has been submitted for review: https://www.rdatoolkit.org/sites/default/files/uploads/RSC_EOO_2025_1.pdf Please send me any feedback by Wed. 18 June. This revision proposal is technical and clarifying in nature, and is not anticipated to have ...

RE: Comments requested: RSC/NARDAC/2025/4 - Definition of corporate body

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall May 12, 2025 10:54 AM
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I did receive some feedback from members of the CORE Metadata Interest Group, generally in support of the proposal. There was, however, a variety of opinion regarding whether the phrasing "local church groups identified by the name of the church" should be revised to be more inclusive, as raised by Iman ...

RE: Comments requested: one new NARDAC proposal for RDA revision

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Apr 16, 2025 12:50 PM
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Hi there, My apologies -- please send all comments by Sunday 11 May. Best,TRM -- Timothy Ryan Mendenhall (he/him/his)Metadata Librarian Columbia University Libraries Cataloging and Metadata Services 102 Butler Library535 West 114th StreetNew York, NY 10027 trm2151@columbia.edu(212) 851-2452

Comments requested: one new NARDAC proposal for RDA revision

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Apr 15, 2025 12:19 PM
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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 ...

Comments requested: one new NARDAC proposal for RDA revision

Posted By Timothy Mendenhall Apr 15, 2025 12:18 PM
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