Marjorie E. Bloss

Instructor
(708) 524-6468
mbloss@dom.edu

October 15, 2005

ALA (American Library Association) Editions has announced the appointment of Marjorie Bloss, as Project Manager for the development of Resource Description and Access (RDA). Built on foundations established by the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR), RDA is being developed as a new standard designed for use in a digital environment.

ALA publishes this major cataloging resource in partnership with the Canadian Library Association and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).

Bloss will coordinate a project team that includes the editor, the chairpersons of the Joint Steering Committee, Committee of Principals and Co-Publishers, and an online/web product developer. She will oversee the development schedule, organize and coordinate consultation with a broad range of cataloging and stakeholder communities, and manage a marketing and communications plan designed to address factors affecting these communities.