[DCRM-L] RBMS Controlled Vocabularies: terms for public comment and meeting 3/9

[Hoover, Sarah]

Dear colleagues,

The RBMS Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group (CVEG) is announcing a new batch of terms available for public comment on our blog. These proposals have already gone through CVEG committee review and are for new terms in the RBMS Controlled Vocabulary for Rare Materials Cataloging and the RBMS Relationship Designators.  Terms will be available for public comment from February 25, 2026, through March 11, 2026. After the public review period, CVEG will discuss the comments and make necessary changes before updating the vocabularies.

To comment, please respond to the appropriate term post. The terms for this review period are:

  *   New Term: Book curses<https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2026/02/25/new-term-book-curses-cvrmc/> [CVRMC]
  *   New Term: Hollow books<https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2026/02/25/new-term-hollow-books-cvrmc/> [CVRMC]
  *   New Term: Tête-bêche bindings<https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2026/02/25/new-term-tete-beche-bindings-cvrmc/> [CVRMC]
  *   New Term: Tkhines<https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2026/02/25/new-term-tkhines-cvrmc/> [CVRMC]
  *   New Term: Herbaria<https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2026/02/25/new-term-herbaria-cvrmc/> [CVRMC]
  *   New Term: Botanical specimens<https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2026/02/25/new-term-botanical-specimens-cvrmc/> [CVRMC]
  *   New Term: playing card maker<https://rbms.info/cv-comments/2026/02/25/new-term-playing-card-maker-relationship-designators/> [Relationship Designators]

Additionally, CVEG will hold its next meeting on Monday, March 9 from 3-4 pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/ 12 PT). The agenda is available here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/14JWCV34-iyzd322BODZdsJAi8-ulhfrjXDiiIzQbI3w/edit?tab=t.0>, and the zoom link is included in the agenda. We welcome anyone who is interested to attend and participate in meetings.

Here are the minutes from the February CVEG meeting<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NtOq7zftlAeC5vlhIfPQ-hTGriXRKOgtO40LXdKSKRY/edit?tab=t.0>.

Please contact vocabularies at rbms.info<mailto:vocabularies at rbms.info> with any questions.

Best,
Sarah Hoover and Jenny Bradshaw
CVEG co-editors

Sarah Hoover
Interim Head of Bibliographic Cataloging for Special Collections
Wilson Special Collections Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
sehoover at email.unc.edu<mailto:sehoover at email.unc.edu>
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