Engaging with RDA governance and strategy Gordon Dunsire

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Engaging with RDA: governance and strategy Gordon Dunsire Presented to RDA Forum, ALA Annual

Engaging with RDA: governance and strategy Gordon Dunsire Presented to RDA Forum, ALA Annual 2015, San Francisco, USA

Background In the ten years since its inception, RDA: Resource Description and Access has

Background In the ten years since its inception, RDA: Resource Description and Access has grown well beyond its foundations in the Anglo. American Cataloguing Rules. The environment in which RDA operates continues to generate fresh challenges to its functionality, adaptability, and growth. The infrastructure created for AACR needs to evolve to sustain the development of RDA as the global standard enabling discovery of content.

The first five years • 2005: Joint Steering Committee (JSC) begins development of RDA

The first five years • 2005: Joint Steering Committee (JSC) begins development of RDA • Follows decision to abandon AACR 3 • 2007: JSC changes name to replace “AACR” with “RDA” • Removes “Anglo-American” • 2010: RDA published in RDA Toolkit • In English

To the present • 2011: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek joins governance structure • Representation on Committee

To the present • 2011: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek joins governance structure • Representation on Committee of Principals (Co. P) and JSC • 2011: RDA terminologies published in linked data format • 2013: RDA translated into French and German • 2014: RDA entities and elements published in linked data format • RDA Registry launched • 2014: Co. P begins review of RDA governance and strategy • Open world-wide consultation

2015 • RDA translated into Spanish • Toolkit translations added to linked data value

2015 • RDA translated into Spanish • Toolkit translations added to linked data value vocabularies • [RDA translated into Italian and Finnish] • Co. P agrees outcomes of governance and strategy review

Governance The new governance structure of RDA is designed for Co. P and JSC

Governance The new governance structure of RDA is designed for Co. P and JSC to have a greater level of international and wider community representation so that RDA can become truly relevant and internationally recognised. The structure is based on the consultation with stakeholders, discussions with the JSC, and the governance of international and standards bodies. Transition to the new structure will begin this year and end before 2020.

Principles for governance • • • Be flexible Ensure that current structures become more

Principles for governance • • • Be flexible Ensure that current structures become more effective, not less Ensure that committees do not become too large Reflect different communities in line with the strategic plan Use working groups and, occasionally, contractors to deal with the volume of work Ensure that there is adequate succession planning Take into account existing structures that can be built upon and leveraged Take into account changes to processes which will need to be implemented as a result Have a transition period

Overall proposed model RDA Board RDA Steering Committee Permanent Working Groups Task and Finish

Overall proposed model RDA Board RDA Steering Committee Permanent Working Groups Task and Finish Working Groups RDA Board Working Groups Co-Publishers / Fund Trustees RDA Toolkit Technical Committee RDA Development Team Marketing, Outreach and Communications Working Group Grants Working Group

RDA Board 3 x Association representatives (ALA, CILIP) Chair of RDA Steering Committee 6

RDA Board 3 x Association representatives (ALA, CILIP) Chair of RDA Steering Committee 6 x National Institution Representatives (Africa, Latin America and The Caribbean, North America, Asia, Europe, Oceania) 2 x co-opted members (representing areas identified by the Board) ALA Publishing Representative RDA Toolkit Technical Committee RDA Development Team Board Working Groups (as required)

RDA Steering Committee Chair of RDA Steering Committee Secretary Task and Finish working groups

RDA Steering Committee Chair of RDA Steering Committee Secretary Task and Finish working groups Examples Editor Technical Team Liaison Technical Working Group Translation Team Liaison Wider Community Engagement Translations Working Group Capitalisation Fictitious Entities Africa Latin America and The Caribbean Aggregates Archives 6 x Regional Representatives RDA Steering Committee Working Groups North America Asia Music Europe Places RDA/ONIX Relationship Designators Oceania ALA Publishing Rep Chair of RDA Board

RDA Steering Committee Chair of RDA Board United Nations regions→ North America Europe Asia

RDA Steering Committee Chair of RDA Board United Nations regions→ North America Europe Asia ALA Publishing Latin America Africa Oceania & the Caribbean Chair Secretary Examples Editor Technical Team Liaison Translations Team Liaison Wider Community Engagement

RDA Working Groups Task and Finish Working Groups→ Standing Working Groups→ Aggregates Music Archives

RDA Working Groups Task and Finish Working Groups→ Standing Working Groups→ Aggregates Music Archives Places Capitalization Instructions Fictitious Entities Technical Translations RDA/ONIX Framework Relationship Designators

Strategy Co. P/RDA Board is developing a five-year (2015 -2020) strategy for RDA. Strategic

Strategy Co. P/RDA Board is developing a five-year (2015 -2020) strategy for RDA. Strategic priorities include developing the recognition and adoption of RDA internationally, and developing a sustainable business model.

Key strategies for new markets • Making RDA truly international • Expanding use by

Key strategies for new markets • Making RDA truly international • Expanding use by the wider cultural sector • Expanding use by those working with linked data

RDA for international data Translations Working Group International bibliographic metadata standards in review 2015

RDA for international data Translations Working Group International bibliographic metadata standards in review 2015 -2017? *Consolidated FRBR-LRM (Library Reference Model) *International Cataloguing Principles *International Standard Bibliographic Description Capitalization Instructions Working Group

RDA for cultural data *Convergence in national management structures *Integrated resource discovery *Data sharing

RDA for cultural data *Convergence in national management structures *Integrated resource discovery *Data sharing and re-use Archives Working Group FRBR-LRM compatible with FRBRoo extension to CIDOC-CRM for museum data

RDA for Linked Data RDA Registry *Multilingual, multiscript *Semantic version control *Multiple RDF flavours

RDA for Linked Data RDA Registry *Multilingual, multiscript *Semantic version control *Multiple RDF flavours *URI de-referencing *Translation support *Bulk import/export RDA Toolkit Technical Committee RDA Development Team Technical Working Group RIMMF *RDA data editor *Online tutorials *MARC 21 import/export *RDF import/export *Jane-athon support

Engagement • Membership of RDA Working Groups • Membership of RDA Toolkit Technical Committee

Engagement • Membership of RDA Working Groups • Membership of RDA Toolkit Technical Committee • Community representation on RDA Steering Committee • Community representation on RDA Board • Email and issue discussion on RDA-L and RDA Vocabularies Github project • Jane-athons!

Together … We can make RDA: the global standard enabling discovery of content

Together … We can make RDA: the global standard enabling discovery of content

Thank you • jschair@rdatoolkit. org • JSC website • http: //www. rda-jsc. org/ •

Thank you • jschair@rdatoolkit. org • JSC website • http: //www. rda-jsc. org/ • RDA Toolkit • http: //www. rdatoolkit. org/ • RDA Registry • http: //www. rdaregistry. info/ • RDA data, Jane-athons, etc. • http: //www. rballs. info/