Ready for Feedback: Proposals from the Extent Working Group

Thomas Brenndorfer, a man with solver hair and rimless glasses, with a broad smile and wearing a headset

In last night's Public Session, the Chair of the Extent Working Group, Thomas Brenndorfer (pictured), introduced the 8 proposals that the Working Group has submitted for discussion in the Public Session of the January 2026 Meeting on Wednesday 21 January 2026 at 19:00 - 21:00 UTC. (There is a handy time converter here and the full list of Save the Dates for 2026 is here).

The proposals have been designed as a suite, so you are advised to set aside time to read them all through first before delving into the details of each one.

The Working Group took a full year to revise all the feedback received for its Discussion Paper (RSC/ExtentWG/2024/1), and Thomas thanked everyone who commented on that. He suggested that you may wish to refresh your memory of the Discussion Paper and its discussion (RSC/Minutes/483-499 Item 488) before reading the proposals.

If they have not already done so, your Regional Representatives will share them and the dates by which they need to receive your comments in order to compile them into official responses for the January Meeting. 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 currently Dr Robert L. Maxwell. If you are part of NARDAC, please feedback in the usual way. If you are not a NARDAC member yet, please contact Robert directly in the first instance: rmaxwell@rdatoolkit.org Please note: Robert's term ends on 31 December 2025, and he will pass feedback on to his successor, whom NARDAC is in the process of selecting at the moment.
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 WCEO from 1 January 2026 and so will be happy to hear responses from members of the RDA community from these regions: getaneh@rdatoolkit.org

Here are the Extent Working Group's proposals:

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