CC:DA report from ALA midwinter, February 24, 1999

The major topic was discussing and responding to the report of the ALA representative to the Joint Steering Committee, Brian Schottlaender, who came with numerous proposed rule revisions and responses from the other members of the JSC.

• Work is being done to revise Chapter 9 and to replace all occurrences of the term "Computer file" with "Electronic resource" where appropriate. This entails a lot of detailed examination of the language and careful editing. Since this is a long process when carried out among six organizations divided by two oceans there is a push to try to get the clear cut revisions approved so that the GMD can be changed as soon as possible. NB: until this process is complete "Computer File" is still the correct GMD.
• The British Library has surprised everyone by proposing eliminating titles of nobility and terms of honor from headings. CC:DA eagerly approved the concept, and supports four of the six proposals needed to implement it, but suggesting alternatives to the other two.
• A few miscellaneous proposals to finish the work on revision to series statements stemming from CONSER’s proposals to move LCRI’s into the rules themselves were reaffirmed.

If anyone wants to borrow or have copies of the following reports please let me know:

• Official minutes of the CC:DA meetings held at the ALA Annual Conference, June 27 & 29, 1998 (22 pp.)
• Task Force on the Harmonization of ISBD(ER) and AACR2: Draft Final Report (37 pp.)
• Interim Report from the Task Force on Rule 0.24 (22 pp.)

New task forces on the following topics were established:

• Metadata
• VRA Core Categories
• Review of the Draft Revision of Archival Moving Image Materials: A Cataloging Manual (AMIM)

Report by Daniel Starr
daniel_starr@moma.org