[DCRM-L] Request for feedback on IFLA's 2025 draft of Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)

[Deborah J. Leslie]

Dear colleagues,

Thanks to Jessica for sharing this document with DCRM-L. Aside from various stylistic inconsistencies, there is one substantive issue I'd like to bring to the notice of this community. It may merit a more formal response from the BSC, particularly since one of the three feedback questions<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeF2UyhujDi_xKE99oxWpW9jhYgoRv50riXHj4yiJJctYKcMA/viewform> is "Please share any additional comments about the ICP, especially as it relates to rare materials cataloging and metadata" (emphasis mine).

Specifically, section 2 (Principles) item 3<https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0>

Representation and accuracy. A description should be an accurate portrayal of the entity and represent a resource as it appears. Controlled forms of names should be based on the way an entity describes itself. Alternately, the form commonly used in reference sources should be used.

Note that in the earlier version<https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/assets/cataloguing/icp/icp_2016-en.pdf>, Representation and Accuracy were separate principles, as was treatment of description and access points.

The first sentence refers to description and is fine. I suspect that the group didn't know what to do with representation and accuracy of controlled forms of names, and so stuck these two sentences on at the end. I also suspect that item 2.3 is the primary driver behind appealing to rare materials catalogers.

I have several thoughts, but would like to hear other initial reactions before articulating them. Thoughts?

Thanks,
Deborah

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Deborah J Leslie [cid:c9388a47-a672-4c95-be02-bb9997059dcf] , M.A., M.L.S. | Senior Cataloger | Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.edu<mailto:djleslie at folger.edu> | Opinions her own



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Subject: [DCRM-L] Request for feedback on IFLA's 2025 draft of Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)


Dear Colleagues,



The IFLA Cataloguing Section released a new draft of its Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)<https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0> in March 2025 and seeks feedback from the global cataloging community. The Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Bibliographic Standards Committee (BSC)<https://rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/> is soliciting and compiling feedback from the rare materials cataloging community to incorporate into the official response on the ICP by the Core Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA)<https://connect.ala.org/core/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=289a372f-3ec1-4cb0-8a75-902a1a18deb3>.



The 2025 draft update of the ICP can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0



For an explanation of the differences between the 2025 draft of the ICP and the current 2016 edition, see IFLA's statement of intent<https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Azfb-il2R6oVa9zevF61-iNGCsFZbUGJ2emiNj8jUE/edit?tab=t.0>.



For comparison, the current 2016 edition of the ICP can be found here: https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/assets/cataloguing/icp/icp_2016-en.pdf



We are eager to hear from you! If you would like to share any feedback on the new draft of the ICP, especially as it relates to rare materials cataloging and metadata, please complete the Google form Feedback on IFLA Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeF2UyhujDi_xKE99oxWpW9jhYgoRv50riXHj4yiJJctYKcMA/viewform>. All questions in the form are optional, and all feedback sent to CC:DA will be anonymous. You may optionally supply your name and email address in the form if you would like, but it is not required.



Please submit your feedback by May 2, 2025.



With gratitude for your participation,

Jessica Grzegorski

RBMS Liaison to CC:DA



Jessica Grzegorski (she/her/hers)

Rare Materials Metadata Librarian

Acquisitions and Metadata Services

Northwestern University Libraries

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jessica.grzegorski at northwestern.edu<mailto:jessica.grzegorski at northwestern.edu>

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