RSC
Have You Seen the Latest Links on the Learning Resources Page?
RSC Education and Training Officer Elisa Sze (pictured) maintains a curated list of materials on our Learning Resources page, which many members of the RDA cataloguing community have told us they find useful.
Charlotte Christensen Passes the Baton to Jack Ennis Butler as RSC Representative to Oceania
The RSC Chair and Secretary were very sad to hear from ORDAC Chair Michela Goodwin that Charlotte Christensen is having to step down from the RSC to focus on her health.
Jack Ennis Butler, RSC Representative for Oceania
Jack Ennis Butler is currently Metadata and Discovery Librarian at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) in Australia. He has worked in special and research libraries and at the National Library of Australia in a variety of roles including cataloguing and reference. He has also worked in the university sector supporting the delivery of metadata courses.
October 2025 RDA Toolkit Release
The latest release to RDA Toolkit took place on October 9 and includes changes the wording of authorized and preferred access points across all entities. There are corrections and fixes based on feedback submitted to RDA Toolkit and changes to the Guidance chapter on Aggregates.
Charlene Chou, Wider Community Engagement Officer
Charlene Chou is Head of the Knowledge Access Department at New York University Libraries, where she oversees cataloguing and metadata services.
RSC/ReligionsWG/2025/1
Title: Proposal to Revise Name of Corporate Body
Document Number: RSC/ReligionsWG/2025/1
Author/Constituency: Prepared by the Religions Working Group
Document Type: Proposal
Year: 2025
Status: To be discussed at the November 2025 RSC Meeting.
RSC/NARDAC/2025/4
Title: Scope note for Corporate Body
Document Number: RSC/NARDAC/2025/4
Author/Constituency: Prepared by NARDAC (North American RDA Committee)
Document Type: Proposal
Year: 2025
Status: The proposal will be discussed in the November 2025 RSC Meeting.
RSC/NARDAC/2025/3
Title: Inconsistency in the transcribed manifestation elements related to source of information
Document Number: RSC/NARDAC/2025/3
Author/Constituency: Prepared by NARDAC (North American RDA Committee)
Document Type: Proposal
Year: 2025
Status: The proposal will be discussed in the November 2025 RSC Meeting.
Wider Community Engagement Officer Elect Appointed
Following the usual selection process, the RDA Steering Committee (RSC) is delighted to welcome Dr Getaneh Alemu as Wider Community Engagement Officer (WCEO) Elect.
