Who is developing RDA?
Two international bodies are responsible for developing RDA – the Joint Steering Committee for RDA (JSC) and the Committee of Principals (CoP). The JSC www.rda-jsc.org/index.html is responsible for developing the new cataloguing rules and for consulting with stakeholder groups. Membership of the JSC is drawn from the Canadian Committee on Cataloguing (CCC), the American Library Association (ALA), the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), the Australian Committee on Cataloguing (ACOC), the British Library and the Library of Congress. CCC, the Canadian Committee on Cataloguing www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/ccc/ccc-e.htm represents the interests of Canadian libraries on the JSC. The Canadian member of the JSC is Margaret Stewart, Library and Archives Canada. The JSC reports to the CoP, which is responsible for broad policy, budget and management issues. The CoP comprises representatives from the Canadian Library Association, American Library Associaiton, CILI
