i)    Aside from 2008 ALA Midwinter reports, which are all in, the website is up to date. They will be posted following the meeting. 

i)     MCB is now available in two formats, web page and PDF, which is more labor-intensive but has received favorable comments from users.
ii)    Briefly discussed was a proposal to report in MCB references that were added to authority records. While this would benefit those without automatic authority control updates, it was decided that the time required would make it impracticable at present.
iii)    Mickey inquired about term limits for her position as editor; there are none.  Mickey will continue in the position.

i)    The Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate (ABA) has been reorganized, with some 20 music catalogers being reassigned from ABA to the Music Division, Collections and Services Directorate.
ii)    Music Division focusing much more on printed and manuscript music, especially uncataloged treasures and previously hidden collections; responsibility for sound recording cataloging has decreased.
iii)    Emphasis on supplying metadata for digitization efforts and the LC website.
iv)    M1508 project for musical theatre sheet music is ongoing, with 50,000 pieces now cataloged. These will be converted to MARC and loaded into Voyager in the spring; they'll also be made available through the Performing Arts Encyclopedia.
v)    The retrospective conversion project, chiefly for scores that were received as copyright deposits with only a copyright date in the card catalog, will begin with card scanning, probably by early spring 2009. Work on the RFP for the actual conversion is underway. The records will include authority records (not machine-derived) and will be contributed to OCLC.
vi)    LC began a pilot to make a subset of LCSH freely available in SKOS format on the Internet. The data will be moved to an official site in the near future and the former lcsh.info site will redirect users to the new URI.

i)    OCLC has convened a Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship to inform OCLC on principles and best practices for sharing library data and recommend changes in the Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records. Comments to reviewboard@oclc.org are encouraged.
ii)    The Expert Community Experiment, started in February 2009 and scheduled to run for six months, will enable any member with full cataloging authorization to improve and upgrade WorldCat master records (with the exception of BIBCO and CONSER records).
iii)    A MARC update, scheduled for the second calendar quarter of 2009, will include MARC21 Bibliographic Format and Holdings update and others. See Jay's News from OCLC for details.
iv)    A multi-year project to develop new duplication detection and resolution (DDR) software is underway. Unlike its predecessor, which last ran in 2005, the new software will cover all formats. If successful, it's expected to catch 25% of the duplicate records in WorldCat.
v)    Additional projects run in 2008: authority control for personal name headings with qualification; authority records populated with non-Latin script data. Upcoming: Data quality research from 2008 will appear in print or PDF by mid-2009.

i)    The draft of Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Music) (DCRM(M)) will be opened for official review post-MLA. RBMS will rely on MLA for reviewers with content expertise.
ii)    LC has been helpful in procuring examples, but some are still lacking.
iii)    MLA's position on the use of actual vs. inferred dates in Area 4 (MARC21 260 field) is likely to be accepted.

i)    The groups's Final Report  is available on the BCC website. Members included: Jean Harden (Chair), Joe Bartl, Linda Blair, Paul Cauthen, Ralph Hartsock, Damian Iseminger, and Casey Mullen.
ii)    They examined which elements of musical works should be included in the work record using FRBR concepts, omitting aggregate works and selections.
iii)    Focus was Western art music due to the group's expertise.
iv)    Final Report provides: a list of elements with guidelines on how to include them in work records; a bibliography of conceptual documents and sources of information for work records; suggestions for future directions.
v)    Kathy thanked Jean and the entire Working Group for completing the work so expeditiously.

i)     Authorities has been collaborating on RDA view via wiki.
ii)    Upcoming work will focus on work records and changes to authority records necessitated by RDA adoption.

i)    Descriptive is working to determine areas in which there's a lack of consensus on the rules between RDA's Chapter 6 and the LC/12 proposals, prioritizing core areas where differences need to be resolved.
ii)    ISBD Area 0, proposed replacement for the GMD, is under discussion.

i)     New MARBI proposals are available at: www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/list-p.html.

i)    Proposal from LC on how to implement 655 headings for form/genre headings is the big topic of discussion at this year's meeting. They'll consider moving in a more faceted direction rather than simply converting headings wholesale.

i)    Jenn read the charge for this new group.
ii)    The intention is to eventually integrate discussion on metadata into the regular work of the BCC; the subcommittee is not intended to exist in perpetuity.
iii)    Basic principles include: promoting innovation while providing practical training opportunities; maintaining a balance between descriptive and other forms of metadata.

i)    Ideas included: development of tools for using metadata (stylesheets, mapping guidelines, best practices)
ii)    Subcommittee can't develop software but can push for development by other sources.

i)    Survey of current non-MARC uses for metadata would help inform tasks.
ii)    Thinking beyond descriptive metadata is a goal; fewer solutions exists for the non-descriptive types at present.
iii)    A pre-conference on metadata and digital projects was suggested.
iv)    Assess possibilities for collaboration with MLA groups not focused on technical services issues.

i)    What is MLA's role during this test period? Should Descriptive be a clearinghouse for information?
ii)    Mark requests any music experts at test institutions to send in feedback.
iii)    Mechanics of submitting comments (via wiki, internally vs. on a public site, etc.) were debated, with discussion to continue post-MLA.

i)    Authorities is willing to consider taking the lead on this topic, which was not included in the Working Group on Work Records' deliberations.
ii)    Those interested in testing could get access to the BCC wiki so all could share in the discussion.
iii)    Possibility of drafting a conceptual document on which BCC could take a position.

i)    LC plans to compile and post two lists (form and genre terms);
ii)    MLA will review and suggest terms;
iii)    The groups will work to develop syndetic structure for both lists;
iv)    Following that, authority records will be created.