Content Standards Subcommittee Annual Report 2018
submitted by Mary Huismann, Chair
Current Roster
- Mary Huismann, Chair (appointed 2016)
- Ben Barba (2018)
- Kristi Bergland (2017)
- Janice Bunker (2018)
- Ann Churukian (2016)
- Patty Falk (2016)
- Monica Figueroa (2017)
- Kevin Kishimoto (2016)
- Peter Lisius (2015)
- Anna Alfeld LoPrete (2016)
- Rick McRae (2016)
- Jennifer Olson (2015)
- Shelley Rogers (2016)
- Michelle Urberg (2017)
- Linda Blair (BIBCO Music Funnel Coordinator)
- Mark Scharff (NACO-Music Project Coordinator)
- Chris Holden (LC Representative)
- Jay Weitz (OCLC Representative)
List of Previous Goals and Progress Made
- Perform a comprehensive review of the RDA Best Practices while the RDA Toolkit content is frozen.
- Ongoing. The comprehensive review was begun, but generally placed on hold until the new Toolkit text is issued in final draft form.
- Prepare to revise the RDA Best Practices as required for the RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign (3R) Project.
- Deferred. The time-line for issuing the new RDA Toolkit experienced several delays resulting in a “beta” release in June 2017. Per ALA Publishing, we will need to wait until we receive guidelines and the file before proceeding with revision of the RDA Best Practices.
- Work collaboratively with LC, RMWG, OLAC, and others to provide input and/or revisions to RDA proposals, LC-PCC Policy Statements, and other documents.
- Deferred/Ongoing. CSS will continue to work on the joint task group with OLAC and will resume working with LC and RMWG once the work on the RDA Toolkit resumes.
- Engage in webinars and other training opportunities as needed, especially for the IFLA-LRM implementation/RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign Project (3R Project).
- Ongoing. Huismann attended ALA pre-conference workshops on the 3R Project and participated in online meetings with ALA Publishing regarding policy statement development in the new Toolkit.
List of Future Goals
- Perform a comprehensive review of the RDA Best Practices while the RDA Toolkit content is frozen.
- Revise the RDA Best Practices as required for the RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign (3R) Project once the guidance and files are received from ALA Publishing.
- Work collaboratively with LC, RMWG, OLAC, and others to provide input and/or revisions to RDA proposals, LC PCC Policy Statements, and other documents.
- Engage in webinars and other training opportunities as needed, especially for the finalized version of the new RDA Toolkit.
- All of these CSS goals support MLA’s goal areas of value of the profession and education.