RSC/ExamplesEditor/2026/1 Ready for Community Consultation

RDA Examples Editor Jessica Grzegorski (pictured) has introduced a proposal on which feedback is requested ahead of the Public Session of the RSC in July. 

The proposal recommends an amendment to the preferred order of recording sources for early printed resources. As Jessica puts it, "Because catalogers who use DCRMR do so in tandem with Official RDA, it would be beneficial for the order of preference of recording sources for early printed resources to align in both standards." She goes on to highlight that "it is not the aim of this proposal to copy the order of preference verbatim from DCRMR. Rather, it is to mitigate confusion by reordering the existing text of the condition option in RDA to align with the order of preference in DCRMR."

It is important to note that use of the option is not prescriptive. The RSC is always mindful of internationalisation, and options are one of the ways that cataloguers are provided with choices that align with their needs. In researching the proposal, there was no evidence of a deliberate move away from the instructions in Original RDA, based on practice outside the DCRM cataloguing community or otherwise. With the countdown clock starting soon, Jessica hopes that her recommendation in this proposal will allow for an easy transition for special collections cataloguers from Original to Official RDA. 

You can read the full text of the proposal here.

Your Regional Representatives will share the date by which they need to receive your comments in order to compile them for the July Meeting, which will take place on Tuesday 28 July at 18:00 - 20:00 UTC. (There is a handy time converter here). As a reminder, here are their contact details:

• If you are based in Europe, your Regional Representative is Dr Ahava Cohen. If you are part of EURIG, please feedback in the usual way. If you are not a EURIG member yet, please contact Ahava directly: Ahava.Cohen@rdatoolkit.org
• If you are based in Latin America or the Caribbean, your Regional Representative is Dr Filiberto Felipe Martinez Arellano. If you are part of ALyC, please feedback in the usual way. If you are not an ALyC member yet, please contact Felipe directly: felipe@rdatoolkit.org
• If you are based in North America, your Regional Representative is Trina Soderquist. If you are part of NARDAC, please feedback in the usual way. If you are not a NARDAC member yet, please contact Trina directly in the first instance: tsod@rdatoolkit.org
• If you are based in Oceania, your Regional Representative is Jack Ennis Butler. If you are part of ORDAC, please feedback in the usual way. If you are not an ORDAC member yet, please contact Jack directly: jack@rdatoolkit.org
• If you are not based in any of these Regions (i.e. you are based in Asia or Africa), please contact the Wider Community Engagement Officer (WCEO) Elect, Dr Getaneh Alemu. He will be happy to hear responses from members of the RDA community from these regions: getaneh@rdatoolkit.org