I am pleased to announce the formation of several PCC RDA task groups.
These groups report to the PCC Policy Committee; the full charge for
each is posted on the PCC RDA web site at
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/RDA-PCC.html.
1)The *RDA Policy Statements Task Group*, which is a joint task group
with the LC Policy & Standards Division. This group is charged to
review the latest set of RDA Policy Statements and to make
recommendations indicating the extent to which use of a single set of
RDA Policy Statements is agreeable. The group is chaired by Manon
Theroux, and includes David Reser, Paul Frank, Linda Gabel, Ed Jones,
Robert Maxwell, and Hugh Taylor.
2)The *Task Group to Formulate or Recommend PCC/NACO RDA Policy on
Authority Issues* is charged to formulate or recommend PCC policy on the
prioritized NACO issues raised in the PCC RDA-Decisions Needed Task
Group Final report/spreadsheet,providing clear direction on each issue
and noting any contingencies in policy implementation. The group is
chaired by Kathy Glennan, and includes Ben Abrahamse, Karen Detling,
Joanna Dyla, Sara Shatford Layne, George Prager, and Paul Frank.
3)The *PCC Acceptable Headings Implementation Task Group **is charged to
*implement the recommendations of the Task Group on AACR2 & RDA
Acceptable Heading Categories. The group is chaired by Gary Strawn, and
includes Paul Frank, Robert Bremer, Karen Anderson, Ana Lupe Cristan,
and David Williamson.
4)The *Hybrid Integrating Resources Task Group*is charged to produce a
guide or cue sheet that will assist with the cataloging of integrating
resources under RDA. The group is chaired by George Prager, and
includes Renee Chin, Dale Swensen, Laura Ramsey, Les Hawkins, Margaretta
Yarborough, Holly Tomren, Lynne Branche Brown and Valerie Bross.
Several other task groups which report to PCC Standing Committees are
also underway, and the charges to these groups are posted on the
Standing Committee sites.
5)The *RDA Provider-Neutral Model and Reproductions Task Group* is
charged to examine the provider-neutral model under RDA and make
recommendations for any needed changes. The group reports to the
Standing Committee on Standards and is chaired by Becky Culbertson;
members include Chris Cronin, Christee Pascale, and David Reser.
6)The *RDA and the BIBCO Standard Record for Textual Monographs Task
Group* is charged to examine the BIBCO Standard Record MAPs and make
recommendations for any needed changes. The group reports to the
Standing Committee on Standards and is chaired by Chris Cronin; members
include Robert Maxwell, Christee Pascale, David Reser, and Becky Culbertson.
7)The *RDA Training Materials Task Group* is charged to collect existing
RDA training documentation from PCC and non-PCC sources, review them for
accuracy, and organize and post them to the PCC RDA site for easy
navigability. The group reports to the Standing Committee on Training,
and is chaired by Larisa Walsh; members include Robert Maxwell, Hien
Nguyen, Susan Summer, and Amy Turner.
8)The *RDA Records Task Group* is charged to collect examples of
complete MARC RDA bibliographic records for monographic, serial, and
integrating resources representing all formats of material, review those
records for completeness and accuracy, and then post them on the PCC
website. The group reports to the Standing Committee on Training, and
is chaired by George Prager; members include Nancy Lorimer, Christee
Pascale, and Robert Rendall.
These eight groups are working now. Their reports are expected later
this Spring for discussion at the PCCOperations Committee meeting in
early May.
The report of the *CONSER Standard Record Task Group*, which was
co-chaired by Kristan Lindlan and Ed Jones, and included members Everett
Allgood, Robert Bremer, Valerie Bross, Renee Martonik, Robert Rendall,
Regina Reynolds, Steve Shadle, and Dale Swensen, was discussed at the
CONSER-at-large meeting at ALA Midwinter and will soon be reviewed by
the PCC Policy Committee.
The report of the *Authority Source Citation Task Group*, which was
chaired by Gary Strawn and included John Wright, David Williamson,
Robert Bremer, Stephen Hearn, and Karen Anderson, has been received and
is being reviewed by the PCC Policy Committee.
The PCC Secretariat has created a consolidated table, Status of PCC RDA
Task Groups, at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/RDA-PCC.html, which is
very useful for one-stop viewing. The table has the status and
deadlines for each group, and the charges are linked there as well.
The *RDA Post-Implementation Guidelines Task Group *and the *PCC
Essential Elements Task Group* are still in the process of being formed;
more information on these will be forthcoming. Will this be the end of
PCC RDA task groups? Probably not.
Let me take this opportunity to thank the many people who are hard at
work on these, and earlier, PCC RDA task groups. It clearly takes a
village to think through the many aspects of implementing a new
descriptive cataloging standard, and I am grateful for the willingness
of so many PCC members to spend their brain power working on this. --
Linda
Linda Barnhart
Head, Metadata Services Department
UC San Diego Libraries
And Program for Cooperative Cataloging Chair, 2011-12
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
858-534-6759
