*Please excuse cross-posting.*
On behalf of the RBMS Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group, we are pleased to announce the official launch of the Controlled Vocabulary for Rare Materials Cataloging (RBMS CVRMC). RBMS CVRMC
is a linked data thesaurus that combines the former RBMS Thesauri (Genre, Binding, Type, Printing and Publishing, Paper, and Provenance) into a single resource with a redesigned structure. It is hosted by the Library of Congress Linked Data Service at
https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/rbmscv.html. The RBMS Relationship Designators have also been migrated
to LC LDS and can be found at https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/rbmsrel.html. When using terms from RBMS
CVRMC in a MARC record, the new code is $2 rbmscv. The six former thesauri are now officially deprecated.
We are in the process of creating a crosswalk spreadsheet for use in bibliographic file maintenance, and we will make an announcement once it is available. We are also designing a new form for
submitting proposed terms or edits to existing terms. Once that is ready, we will open the thesaurus for new term submissions.
We want to thank everyone whose hard work made the new thesaurus a reality, including members of CVEG and everyone who provided feedback during the public review last year. We are particularly
grateful to our fellow members of the Thesaurus Integration Subgroup, Amy Brown, Ryan Hildebrand, Jennifer Bradshaw, and Brian Stearns, who gave generously of their time, expertise, and good humor. We are also grateful for the support of Nate Trail and LC’s
Linked Data Service and their hosting and support of the RBMS CVRMC going forward.
We also wanted to share responses to some of the larger themes that arose from the public feedback, and those responses follow.
Best,
Brenna Bychowski and Lauren Reno
Co-chairs, RBMS Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group
Lauren Reno (she/her)
Section Head, Rare Materials Cataloging
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscipt Library
Duke University