02-18-2020 (Draft)

ALA Reports

1. Tim:

   1. RDA Beta Toolkit becomes production version Dec. 2020, but countdown to deprecation doesn’t start until RDA Steering Committee says so.

   2. Structure for approving RDA revisions has changed, but is inactive given the ongoing 3R project. There is some concern about these changes re: an increased frequency required (was annually, now quarterly) and the methods of decision-making. CC:DA remains ALA’s RDA voice but now reports its positions to the North America RDA Steering Committee rather than directly to the top (the RDA Steering Committee).

   3. CC:DA is to persist amidst the development of CORE (prospective merger of ALCTS, LITA and LLAMA).

2. Lisa:

   1. Tulane has a LCSH terms discussion group that regularly meets. Discussing, for example, prospective alternatives to terms like ‘Miscegenation’ or the absence of ‘-Men’ as a subdivision (taken as a default).

   2. Illegal aliens LCSH term: per a survey, most libraries are adding a local term, but not replacing the existing LCSH term. SAC is not making specific recommendations to libraries for this change - many solutions can co-exist.

   3. Janice Young (LC) says libraries should make use of alternative vocabularies as they like; LC is challenged in keeping up with the number of changes being proposed (pejorative, outdated language, etc.)

3. Autumn

   1. OLAC will have a conference this year.

   2. OLAC best practices for cataloging objects have been published.

   3. LD4P’s Sinopia linked data editing tool is available for use.

   4. LC seems to think there will be a dual BIBFRAME and MARC environment for a while.

   5. Romanization: PCC Participants Meeting focused on transliteration/romanization. Takeaways: Romanization is hard and sometimes necessary. Most will feel it’s reasonable to romanize author and title, but not necessarily other transcribed elements. There’s general agreement that some of LC’s romanization tables are problematic.

02-04-2020

Draft reorganization discussion

1. We welcomed Joe Salem to discuss the reorg draft; the team shared questions and feedback.

01-21-2020

RFP evaluation matrix

1. The group reviewed RFP text and Joshua solicited feedback on top priority features to include evaluation of in the ILS evaluation matrix.

Draft reorganization discussion

1. The group shared feedback on MSUL draft reorganization charts.

Modified operations reminder

1. Modified operations is a campus-wide status declared in scenarios like extreme weather.

2. Key staff are identified by MSUL to report to work and/or work remotely when MSU is under modified operations.

3. No one in cataloging has been identified as key staff in these scenarios.