IFLA’s Review Groups maintain, support and develop work on IFLA’s technical standards, bibliographic models, linked data and formats such as UNIMARC.

The results for appointments to the Review Groups were finalised in early June 2023. Members appointed in IFLA Elections 2023 will serve alongside continuing Review Group Members.

BCM Review Group Committee

To serve August 2023-August 2027

The Bibliographic Conceptual Models Review Group (BCM RG) provides ongoing support for the maintenance and development of the IFLA bibliographic conceptual models. The BCM Review Group reports to the IFLA Committee on Standards.

Members:

  • Mokgadi Senyolo, South Africa
  • Natalia Mikhailova, Russian Federation
  • Sofia Zapounidou, Greece
  • Susan Zamora, Philippines

International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) Committee

To serve August 2023-August 2027

The IFLA ISBD Review Group oversees the production, management and promotion of IFLA’s International Standard Bibliographic description and provides a central coordinating body to which any IFLA ISBD-related issues can be directed. The ISBD RG reports to the IFLA Advisory Committee on Standards and is linked with the IFLA Cataloguing Section.

Members

  • Anisatul Wahidah Abdul Wahid, Malaysia
  • Ederina Demo, Albania
  • Judit Fejes, Hungary
  • Mihwa Lee, Republic of Korea
  • Mikael Wetterstrom, France
  • Saeedeh Akbari Daryan, Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Linked Data Technical Review Group (LIDATEC) Committee

To serve August 2023-August 2027

The Linked Data Technical Review Group (LIDATEC) maintains and supports IFLA’s namespaces and reports to the IFLA Committee on Standards.

Members

  • Jeff Mixter, United States of America
  • Li Qian, China
  • Robin Dresel, Singapore

Universal MARC format (UNIMARC) Committee

To serve August 2023-August 2027

The purpose of the Universal MARC format (UNIMARC) Committee is to coordinate activities aimed at the development, maintenance and promotion of the UNIMARC format, now a set of four formats – Bibliographic, Authorities, Classification, and Holdings – and related documentation. The UNIMARC Committee reports to the IFLA Committee on Standards.

Members

  • Agneta-Elisabeta Lovasz, Romania
  • Maria Aslanidi, Greece
  • Mirjam Kessler, Netherlands
  • Triani Rahmawati, Indonesia