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I am very pleased to report that—thanks to
the very hard work of many people—all eleven of the Decision
Tables responding to Task Group recommendations this past
Spring/Summer have been updated with their current status and
posted to the PCC web site. A new column on the far right was
added to each Decision Table that contains the latest
information. If you are interested in a particular
recommendation from a particular report, you can see where
that recommendation now stands.
These Decision Tables are linked from
the revised “Status of PCC RDA TGs” Word document, which is
downloaded by clicking http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/rda/RDA%20Task%20groups%20and%20charges/PCC-RDA-TGs.doc. In the aggregate, these updates represent a
tremendous amount of work by many PCC members. Here are some
back-of-the-napkin statistics: ·
65 of the accepted
recommendations are done—no further work is needed (58%) ·
39 of the accepted
recommendations are still actively underway (34%) ·
9 of the accepted
recommendations have been deferred (some awaiting Task Group
reports in the Fall, others deferred for other reasons) (8%) I understand that 130 LCPSs have been
edited, removed, or added to date as the result of the PCC
collaboration with PSD. 12 LCPSs were published in June, 30
in August, and 86 will be published in October. Special kudos
to Becky Culbertson, Dave Reser, and others for their
diligence with this huge task! With the Policy Committee meeting in early
November, we expect to make even more headway, and we will
keep you informed. I know you all join me in celebrating
this progress in PCC preparations for RDA.
Linda Barnhart Head, Metadata Services Department UC San Diego Libraries and Chair, Program for Cooperative
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