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<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">*Please excuse cross-posting.*</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">We are happy to announce the completion of the first iteration of </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://bsc.rbms.info/DCRMR/" title="https://bsc.rbms.info/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">Descriptive
Cataloging of Rare Materials (RDA Edition) (DCRMR)</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">, and invite you to submit feedback on the text. DCRMR is an RDA-compliant manual aligned with the RDA element set.
This new DCRM manual is currently a minimum viable product, incorporating instructions for rare books cataloging from </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://rbms.info/dcrm/dcrmb/" title="https://rbms.info/dcrm/dcrmb/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">DCRM(B)</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">.
Eventually, we will incorporate instructions from all of the format-specific </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://rbms.info/dcrm/" title="https://rbms.info/dcrm/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">DCRM
manuals</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> (cartographic, graphics, manuscripts, music, and serials), as well as a glossary and additional appendices.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">DCRMR is endorsed by the Bibliographic Standards Committee of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of the Association
of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The RBMS RDA Editorial Group, a subgroup of the Bibliographic Standards Committee, is responsible for developing and maintaining DCRMR.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">DCRMR is available here: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://bsc.rbms.info/DCRMR/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">https://bsc.rbms.info/DCRMR/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">We encourage you to submit comments, suggestions, and other feedback during the public review of the text, <b>November 12-December
15, 2021</b>. Please submit your feedback using this Google form:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfb8TYouqXXAqHO6mXLqbd33FF2UUKq3sBQFDgqXLAuQbaTkg/viewform"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfb8TYouqXXAqHO6mXLqbd33FF2UUKq3sBQFDgqXLAuQbaTkg/viewform</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Note that all fields on the form are optional, and the form may be submitted more than once.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">We welcome your comments and questions regarding major changes from DCRM(B), summarized here: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://github.com/rbms-bsc/DCRMR/wiki/Major-changes-from-DCRM(B)"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">https://github.com/rbms-bsc/DCRMR/wiki/Major-changes-from-DCRM(B)</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">.
Please note that links to the RDA Toolkit are currently misdirecting. We are actively updating them and anticipate they will be fixed in the coming weeks.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">During the review period, members of the Editorial Group will also hold two live public forums via Zoom:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="background:white">December 7, 2021</span></b><span style="background:white">, 12:30 pm PST / 1:30 pm MST / 2:30 pm CST / 3:30 pm EST</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<b><span style="background:white">December 8, 2021</span></b><span style="background:white">, 9:00 am CST / 10:00 am EST / 3:00 pm GMT</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Each session will be 90 minutes. All are welcome to discuss DCRMR and provide feedback during one of the live sessions. Stay tuned
for announcements providing additional details and connection information.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Best,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Elizabeth Hobart & Jessica Grzegorski, DCRMR co-editors</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Elizabeth Hobart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Special Collections Cataloging Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cataloging & Metadata Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">126C Paterno Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University Park, PA 16801<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(814) 865-1756<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">she/her/hers<o:p></o:p></p>
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