LC presented a suite of proposals dealing with serials and series, most of which would move rule interpretations into the rules. LC 29 addressed the addition of an appendix of articles.
The CC:DA web site is moving from Oregon to ALA with a new webmaster. Only CC:DA documentation will appear on the site, with each clearly dated, and including agendas and action summaries.
David Epstein of ALA Publishing announced in his report on AACR2e that it would include the approved and unpublished changes in an integrated reprint, and that no looseleaf version would be issued. (Brian Schottlaender, JSC rep, indicated surprise at the plans for an integrated reprint; we'll see.) The new packet of amendments will be issued one-sided for ease of addition to copies of AACR2. They may issue only in paperback.
Glenn Patton reported that OCLC is in the final markup process with the revised edition of the Internet resource cataloging guidelines, with projected availability in July. Most of the controversial material was discussed as part of the ISBD(CF/ER) review. The REUSE project is a discussion of rules in Germany. Multi-level description is very important in that community, especially for multi-part items. It should result in a copublication of the German group and OCLC. They are also working on a translation of the RAK rules for corporate names. The project to translate the Russian rules is moving very slowly.
Eight of the draft papers for the international Toronto conference have been posted on the web site. The Joint Steering Committee will be meeting just after the conference on 27-28 October 1997.
The text of the "AACR 2000" preconference papers is in the hands of ALA Publishing.