Robert Maxwell Appointed RSC Chair Elect
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Robert L. Maxwell as RSC Chair Elect.
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Creation and acceptance of the RDA Latin America and the Caribbean Group (RDA-ALyC)
At our July Meeting, the RDA Steering Committee was pleased to welcome for the first time the RSC Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Filiberto Felipe Arellano.
Available Now: Minutes and Decisions Documents from the July 2025 Meeting
The Minutes and Decisions Documents from the July 2025 Meeting are now available as follows:
Recruitment Underway for Wider Community Engagement Officer Elect
RSC Chair Renate Behrens would like to thank those who have responded to our call for a new Wider Community Engagement Officer (WCEO) to succeed Charlene Chou (pictured) when her second term ends in December.
Ahava Cohen, RSC Representative for Europe
Ahava Cohen holds a doctorate in Information Science from Bar Ilan University, where she focused on implementations of RDA in academic libraries. She is head of the Cataloguing Section at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem and serves on the steering committees of the Israeli Union List and the Israeli National Authority File. Ahava teaches cataloguing and technical services courses in the MLIS program at David Yellin College and provides training for public libraries through the Israel Center for Libraries.
Charlotte Christensen, RSC Representative for Oceania
Charlotte Christensen has a masters degree in librarianship (MLIS) and is a professionally registered librarian with the New Zealand library and information professionals association, LIANZA.
Robert L. Maxwell, RSC Representative for North America
Note: In August 2025, Robert L. Maxwell was appointed RSC Chair Elect. He will assume this role only once his duties as RSC Representative for North America have concluded.
Presentation and Tools from the National Library of Greece
The RSC would like to thank Michalis Gerolimos (pictured) for his presentation on Official RDA at the National Library of Greece during the Public Session of the RSC on Tuesday (15 July).
Call for Participation: Music Working Group
The RSC has always recognised Music cataloguing as a specialism that is actively involved in the development of RDA.
A Warm Welcome to Our New Latin America and the Caribbean Representative
The July Meeting of the RDA Steering Committee takes place asynchronously from today until Thursday, with a synchronous Executive Session today (14 July) and a Public Session tomorrow (15 July).
