Antony Gordon
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:29:15 -0800
Hi Diane, Is there a mechanism for typo correction? I was just casually looking through the list and found RDA Form of Musical Notation > Tomic sol-fa
'Tomic' should read 'Tonic' Best wishes, Antony -- Antony Gordon Senior cataloguer/System administrator British Library Sound Archive 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom t: +44 20 7412 7412 f: +44 20 7412 7441 e: antony.gor...@bl.uk On 4/12/09 14:14, "Diane I. Hillmann" <d...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Folks: > > The vocabulary portions of RDA are essentially complete and available > at: http://metadataregistry.org/rdabrowse.htm. Updates to the > vocabularies from the last JSC meeting in March have been integrated, > and although we expect to see some minor editorial tweaks prior to the > formal publication of the guidance text, what you see there is, we > believe, ready for use and experimentation by those whose interest in > RDA is in data rather than instruction. > > In addition, we are putting the finishing touches on an article about > the process of building the RDF vocabularies which will appear in the > January issue of DLib Magazine, due to be issued on January 15, when > many of us will be in Boston for ALA Midwinter. In the meantime, we > encourage those who want to work with the vocabularies to feel free to > contact us with questions or issues, either via email or the Registry > feedback tab. > > Regards, > Diane Hillmann > Co-chair, DCMI/RDA Task Group > > Mary Ghikas wrote: >> >> RDA: Resource Description and Access will be published in June 2010. >> While we regret this delay in release of RDA, the transition from >> publication of AACR2 as a printed manual to release of RDA as a web >> based toolkit is a complex process with many interdependencies. >> >> The updated text of RDA incorporates recommendations from >> constituencies and other stakeholders approved at the JSC meeting >> earlier this year. The revised text has been successfully loaded into >> the RDA database. The product is currently undergoing thorough >> quality review and testing in preparation for release. >> >> We recognize that customers and prospective users of RDA need reliable >> and timely information for planning and budgeting. We are confident >> that this revised deadline is a realistic target for publication of RDA. >> >> >> >> Pricing and purchasing information will be introduced at the time of >> the ALA Midwinter Meeting, 15-18 January 2010. >> >> >> >> Mary Ghikas, Chair Committee of Principals >> Alan Danskin, Chair Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA >> Don Chatham, Chair Co-publishers >> >> >> >> >> >> >>