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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The IFLA Cataloguing Section released <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0">
a new draft of its Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)</a> in March 2025 and seeks feedback from the global cataloging community. The
<a href="https://rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/">Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Bibliographic Standards Committee (BSC)</a> is soliciting and compiling feedback from the rare materials cataloging community to incorporate into the official
response on the ICP by the <a href="https://connect.ala.org/core/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=289a372f-3ec1-4cb0-8a75-902a1a18deb3">
Core Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA)</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The 2025 draft update of the ICP can be found here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0">https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For an explanation of the differences between the 2025 draft of the ICP and the current 2016 edition, see IFLA's <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Azfb-il2R6oVa9zevF61-iNGCsFZbUGJ2emiNj8jUE/edit?tab=t.0">statement of intent</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For comparison, the current 2016 edition of the ICP can be found here: <a href="https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/assets/cataloguing/icp/icp_2016-en.pdf">https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/assets/cataloguing/icp/icp_2016-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are eager to hear from you! If you would like to share any feedback on the new draft of the ICP, especially as it relates to rare materials cataloging and metadata, please complete the Google form
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeF2UyhujDi_xKE99oxWpW9jhYgoRv50riXHj4yiJJctYKcMA/viewform">
Feedback on IFLA Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)</a>. All questions in the form are
<b>optional</b>, and all feedback sent to CC:DA will be <b>anonymous</b>. You may optionally supply your name and email address in the form if you would like, but it is
<b>not required</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please submit your feedback by <b>May 2, 2025</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With gratitude for your participation,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jessica Grzegorski<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RBMS Liaison to CC:DA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Jessica Grzegorski </b>(she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rare Materials Metadata Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Acquisitions and Metadata Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Northwestern University Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4E2A84">Northwestern University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">www.library.northwestern.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:jessica.grzegorski@northwestern.edu"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">jessica.grzegorski@northwestern.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">847.467.6966<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#4E2A84;background:white">In the spirit of healing, we acknowledge and honor the Potawatomi, Odawa and Ojibwe Tribes, the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people
who remain on this land today. </span></i><span style="color:#4E2A84"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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