Database Committee

RSA NFP Incorporated on 1 April 2011 and transitioned to an Illinois Intergovernmental Instrumentality on 1 July 2024.  These are archived governance meetings and documents from the RSA NFP time period.

Purpose

This group shall consider issues related to cataloging and data entry in RSA and make appropriate recommendations to the Planning Committee and Users Group.

Audience

Membership in this committee is open to all RSA Full and Basic Online libraries. There are no appointed members. All Full and Basic Online libraries are encouraged to send representatives to all meetings.

Governance

Chair:
Jennifer Williams, Normal PL Head of Technical Services
jwilliams @ normalpl.org
309-452-1757

Database Committee Chair or Co-chairs are elected for a one-year term each January. There are no term limits.

Note Takers:
RSA cataloging staff take turns serving as note taker during these meetings. Please watch the RSA listserv for an announcement once the notes and meeting recording are available.

RSA Staff Liaison:
Erica Laughlin, RSA Cataloging and Database Supervisor
erica.laughlin @ railslibraries.org
1-866-940-4083

Schedule

The RSA Database Committee meets in January, May, and September and more often if necessary.

Please watch the RSA listserv and Library Learning for announcements of upcoming Database Committee meetings.

Subscribe to the RSA listserv

View the RSA events calendar on L2 (external link)

Agendas

May 17, 2024

February 27, 2024

September 21, 2023

May 19, 2023

January 25, 2023

October 13, 2022

May 20, 2022

May 3, 2022

January 27, 2022

September 23, 2021

March 10, 2021

February 4, 2021

February 4, 2021 Networking Guide

September 30, 2020

January 17, 2020

January 9, 2020

October 4, 2019

September 12, 2019

May 9, 2019

March 1, 2019

January 24, 2019

Please contact RSA for meeting agendas older than those listed here.

Notes

May 17, 2024

February 27, 2024

September 21, 2023

May 19, 2023

January 25, 2023

October 13, 2022

May 20, 2022

May 3, 2022

January 27, 2022

September 23, 2021

March 10, 2021

February 4, 2021

September 30, 2020

January 17, 2020

January 9, 2020

October 4, 2019

September 12, 2019

May 9, 2019

March 1, 2019

January 24, 2019

Please contact RSA for meeting notes older than those listed here.

Meeting Resources

May 17, 2024 – RSA slides

February 27, 2024 – RSA slides

September 21, 2023 – RSA slides

May 19, 2023:

January 25, 2023 – RSA slides

October 13, 2022 – RSA slides

May 20, 2022 – RSA slides

January 27, 2022:

September 23, 2021 – RSA slides

Recordings

View the DB Committee YouTube channel with all recorded meetings since September 2015.

RSA Bibliographic Standards Subcommittee

The RSA Bibliographic Standards Subcommittee met from November 2012 to October 2013. This subcommittee began revising the RSA Bibliographic Standards, a set of guidelines which ensure consistent and quality cataloging practices for the shared RSA database.

In April 2014, the Bibliographic Standards Subcommittee disbanded because RSA started to plan and then implemented a centralized cataloging department the following year. The RSA Bibliographic Standards revised in 1999 remain in effect until further notice and are posted on the Policies for WorkFlows Cataloging page. RSA recognizes the importance of revisiting these standards and will keep the membership informed via the RSA listserv and Database Committee meetings.

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