<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Dear
colleagues, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">The
RBMS Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group (CVEG) is announcing a new batch
of scope notes available for public comment on our blog. These proposed scope
notes are for existing terms in the <a href="https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/rbmsrel.html" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">RBMS Relationship Designators</a>.
Scope notes will be available for public comment from <b>July 24, 2025, through
August 7, 2025</b>. After the public review period, CVEG will discuss the
comments and make necessary changes before updating the vocabulary. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">To
comment, please respond to the appropriate term post. The terms for this review
period are:</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="gmail-m-1897917509638838080gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/07/24/etcher-scope-note-project/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">etcher</a> [Scope Note Project]</li>
<li class="gmail-m-1897917509638838080gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/07/24/engraver-scope-note-project/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">engraver</a><b> </b>[Scope Note Project]</li>
<li class="gmail-m-1897917509638838080gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/07/24/wood-engraver-scope-note-project/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">wood-engraver</a>
[Scope Note Project]</li>
<li class="gmail-m-1897917509638838080gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/07/24/metal-engraver-scope-note-project/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">metal-engraver</a> [Scope Note Project]</li>
<li class="gmail-m-1897917509638838080gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/07/24/collotyper-scope-note-project/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">collotyper</a> [Scope Note Project]</li>
<li class="gmail-m-1897917509638838080gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/07/24/electrotyper-scope-note-project/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">electrotyper</a>
[Scope Note Project] </li>
<li class="gmail-m-1897917509638838080gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/07/24/stereotyper-scope-note-project/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">stereotyper</a> [Scope Note Project] </li>
<li class="gmail-m-1897917509638838080gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/07/24/platemaker-scope-note-project/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">platemaker</a> [Scope Note Project]</li>
<li class="gmail-m-1897917509638838080gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/07/24/compositor-scope-note-project/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">compositor</a> [Scope Note Project]</li>
<li class="gmail-m-1897917509638838080gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/07/24/forger-scope-note-project/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">forger</a> [Scope Note Project]</li>
<li class="gmail-m-1897917509638838080gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/07/24/papermaker-scope-note-project/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">papermaker</a> [Scope Note Project]</li>
</ul>
<p class="gmail-m-1897917509638838080gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> Additionally,
we welcome visitor attendance and participation at our monthly working
meetings. Our next meeting will be on November 13 at 3 pm ET and the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nxH0ADgsGjnG8JMTvweK90AMRmtZZAhxLr_-A3sSkT8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">agenda is available here</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> Thank
you for your participation in building these vocabularies. Please contact <a href="mailto:vocabularies@rbms.info" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">vocabularies@rbms.info</a>
with any questions.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> Best,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Jenny
Bradshaw and Sarah Hoover</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">CVEG
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