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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The MARBI meetings at Midwinter will be considering 4 discussion papers concerning RDA data within the MARC 21 format. With the holidays pressing and Midwinter following on their heels, I hope you can find a few moments to consider them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The agenda, with links to the papers is at this url:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/mw2011_age.html">http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/mw2011_age.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any comments or feedback you would like me to convey on behalf of CC:DA, I would welcome the input. I suspect replies to the list would be most effective in order to ensure that I and others can hear all sides. Discussion papers 2011-DP01 and 2011-DP02 will both be addressed on the Sunday MARBI meeting, so you can also get my attention during the Saturday CC:DA meeting. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Those two are the ones which I think are most pressing, although the other two have import as well (and which will be addressed Saturday morning). I would be very interested to hear from our colleagues involved in cataloging Rare Materials regarding the solutions offered in DP01 for the RDA elements concerning production, publication, distribution, and manufacture statements.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John F. Myers, Catalog Librarian<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Schaffer Library, Union College<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>807 Union St.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Schenectady NY 12308<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>518-388-6623<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>myersj@union.edu<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>