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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear colleagues,<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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 RBMS Controlled
Vocabulary for Rare Materials Cataloging. Scope notes will be available for public comment from
<b>November 10, 2025 through November 24, 2025</b>. After the public review period, CVEG will discuss the comments and make necessary changes before updating the vocabulary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To comment, please respond to the appropriate term post. The terms for this review period are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
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<a href="https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2025/11/10/half-bindings-scope-note-project/">Half bindings</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/2025/11/10/accordion-fold-format-scope-note-project/">Accordion fold format</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/2025/11/10/cathedral-bindings-scope-note-project/">Cathedral bindings</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/2025/11/10/fore-edge-paintings-scope-note-project/">Fore-edge paintings</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/2025/11/10/cottage-style-bindings-scope-note-project/">Cottage style bindings</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/2025/11/10/presentation-bindings-scope-note-project/">Presentation bindings</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/2025/11/10/fanfare-bindings-scope-note-project/">Fanfare bindings</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/2025/11/10/dos-a-dos-bindings-scope-note-project/">Dos-à-dos bindings</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/2025/11/10/jansenist-style-bindings-scope-note-project/">Jansenist style bindings</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/2025/11/10/painted-bindings-scope-note-project/">Painted bindings</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/2025/11/10/chained-bindings-scope-note-project/">Chained bindings</a> [Scope Note Project]<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Additionally, we want to remind you that the November CVEG meeting will be held this afternoon from 3-4 pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/ 12 PT). The
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IpByYP5A1W6Z4ipJb-7F1yPqx7AN9C8T8VqqVO5uX8s/edit?tab=t.0" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1djFbc-TxdAE_PcqWql6Zh6t1Z06qwnm0Vr6MvbXdVv4/edit?tab=t.0">
agenda is available here</a>, and the zoom link is included in the agenda. We welcome anyone interested to attend and participate.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please contact <a href="mailto:vocabularies@rbms.info">
vocabularies@rbms.info</a> with any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sarah Hoover and Jenny Bradshaw<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">CVEG co-editors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Sarah Hoover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Interim Head of Bibliographic Cataloging for Special Collections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Wilson Special Collections Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:sehoover@email.unc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">sehoover@email.unc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">she/her/hers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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