「北美RDA委員會 (North American RDA Committee, NARDAC) 更新論壇」的目的，在於匯集圖書館和資訊科學領域專家，共同介紹及討論RDA、以及分享和RDA相關之編目工作的發展。

將於2023年11月13日舉辦的「北美RDA委員會2023秋季更新論壇」，主要介紹RSC工作小組目前的工作與未來的計畫。

演講者包括RDA指導委員會 (RDA Steering Committee, RSC) 主席 Renate Behrens、4個 RSC 工作小組的代表 (Thomas Brenndorfer、Gordon Dunsire、Patrick Harrington、Alice Robinson、Hanoch Roniger與Esther Scheven) 、加拿大圖書館暨檔案館 (Library of Archives and Canada, LAC) 的代表 (Hong Cui) 及NARDAC的代表 (Clara Liao)。

本次論壇網路研討會報名網址為 https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jySjF0wWQiGSPh2ANor7yQ#/registration。

更新 國家圖書館學位論文學校及系所（新增4校；修改4校）

新增 國家圖書館學位論文系所名稱或代碼新增、修訂一覽表（112年10月底修訂表）

The article presents challenges and new solutions to the coding of authority records for named objects, such as historical, public, or religious buildings, ships, etc., at the National Library of Latvia. The paper also outlines the main reasons for separating the named objects from the corporate body entity historically recorded as such following Library of Congress practice. It describes how various named objects from the Library of Congress are changed to topical headings for diverse types of information resources, such as posters, photographs, videos, and other materials, at the National Library of Latvia. It includes conclusions about the challenges and benefits.

The emergence of Linked Data and Linked Open Data technologies in the library and information service environment has altered the platform of bibliographic standards and models. Despite the perception that Linked Data technology will soon be the standard for creating metadata for information resources management in libraries, there tends to be very low level of adoption of this emerging technology in the developing economy. This study examined the level of integration, challenges and potential solutions in the adoption of Linked Data (LD) and (LOD) in academic libraries in Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted for the study. This consists of Questionnaire instrument distributed to Library and Information professionals in Nigeria. Seventy-one responses were received across seventeen higher institutions in Nigeria. The study exposed that most of the academic libraries in Nigeria have not started the implementation of linked data standards at all. The major challenges in the adoption of LD in Nigeria are lack of in-depth knowledge on the potential values and procedural activities of LD and LOD technology amongst librarians and information managers, and poor infrastructure, coupled with the concerns that the system could be hacked. The study identified the need for investment of both social and financial capital into LD technology. Librarians and other key stakeholders should be exposed to trainings and events on LD application. Such trainings can be pioneered by the host institutions.