Standing Committee on Standards

Charge

Under the guidance of the PCC Policy Committee, the Standing Committee on Standards:

• Develops and recommends standards, policies, and application profiles that support the creation, maintenance, and use of metadata in a high-impact and cost-effective manner
• Works with the Standing Committee on Training to promote adoption of standards, and to identify and address areas in those standards requiring elucidation or revision
• Partners with the Standing Committee on Applications and other relevant PCC groups to monitor developments in metadata practice and propose areas for investigation by PCC
• Collaborates with PCC groups and external partners to ensure a unified response to metadata issues arising from the full range of PCC activities

Current Task Groups and Working Groups

PCC Working Group on Metadata Application Profiles

SCS Task Group on Accessibility Information in Provider Neutral Records

SCS Task Group on CONSER Policies for Official RDA in MARC

SCS Task Group on Evaluation Guidelines for Non-Latin Script References in NARs

SCS Task Group on Privacy in NARs

SCS Projects and Reports

PCC Extensions to Related RDA Entities

SCS Report to PoCo, November 2023