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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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">RBMS Relationship Designators</a>. Scope notes will be available for public comment from
<b>August 20, 2025 through September 3, 2025</b>. After the public review period, CVEG will discuss the comments and make necessary changes before updating the vocabulary.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To comment, please respond to the appropriate term post. The terms for this review period are:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/08/20/binder-scope-note-project/">binder</a> [Scope Note Project]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/08/20/binding-designer-scope-note-project/">binding designer</a><b>
</b>[Scope Note Project]<b><o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/08/20/bookplate-designer-scope-note-project/">bookplate designer</a> [Scope Note Project]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/08/20/calligrapher-scope-note-project/">calligrapher</a> [Scope Note Project]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/08/20/cartographer-scope-note-project/">cartographer</a> [Scope Note Project]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/08/20/copyright-holder-scope-note-project/">copyright holder</a> [Scope Note Project]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/08/20/distributor-scope-note-project/">distributor</a> [Scope Note Project]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/08/20/illuminator-scope-note-project/">illuminator</a> [Scope Note Project]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/08/20/rubricator-scope-note-project/">rubricator</a> [Scope Note Project]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/08/20/interviewee-scope-note-project/">interviewee</a> [Scope Note Project]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/08/20/interviewer-scope-note-project/">interviewer</a> [Scope Note Project]<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your participation in building these vocabularies. Please contact
<a href="mailto:vocabularies@rbms.info">vocabularies@rbms.info</a> with any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah Hoover and Jenny Bradshaw<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CVEG co-editors<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah Hoover<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Special Collections Cataloger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wilson Special Collections Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:sehoover@email.unc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">sehoover@email.unc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">she/her/hers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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