[DCRM-L] RBMS Controlled Vocabularies scope of work - request for feedback

[Amy Brown]

Hello all:

I belatedly realized I omitted Ryan and my emails. Mine is
amy.brown.3 at bc.edu and Ryan is rhilde at uoregon.edu.

Best,

Amy Brown

On Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 4:35 PM Amy Brown <amy.brown.3 at bc.edu> wrote:

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> *Dear colleagues:The Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group presented a
> newly defined scope of work at the Bibliographic Standards Committee
> meeting at the ALA Annual meeting. We would now like to solicit community
> feedback on this important Controlled Vocabularies initiative.Informed by
> the results of our recent usage survey (attached) and directing our ongoing
> reorganization and integration efforts, the guiding principles used in
> developing the scope statement are: - The Controlled Vocabularies should
> respond to the needs of the rare materials community and should capitalize
> on the community’s expertise to achieve maximum impact for the rare
> materials description community of practice.- The CV should be developed in
> the context of an environment with evolving technological capabilities,
> companion standards, and numerous other major controlled vocabularies.- The
> CV should retain relevance, longevity and consistency over time.Scope of
> Work statement:The RBMS Controlled Vocabularies maintains terms specific to
> the needs of the rare materials community. New terms are added at the
> request of community members and vetted for inclusion by the Controlled
> Vocabularies Editorial Group. General terms that are already accessible in
> other major vocabularies will not be added unless a specific,
> differentiating rare materials definition exists. Note: This scope applies
> to the work of the CV after the vote has passed at ALA Annual 2018. It is
> expected that future vocabulary editors will respect this scope, but
> understood that as best practices shift the best interest of the community
> and description of rare materials resources generally is paramount.Please
> send feedback, comments or questions either to the list or to Ryan
> Hildebrand or Amy Brown, co-editors of the Controlled Vocabularies
> Editorial Group.Sincerely,Amy Brown & Ryan Hildebrand, co-editorson behalf
> of the Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group*
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> --
> Amy F. Brown
> Special Collections Technical Services, Head
> John J. Burns Library
> 140 Commonwealth Avenue
> Chestnut Hill, MA  02467
> 617-552-8124
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