John, thanks once again. Great common-sense thinking here, and I
appreciate your candor.
Quoting John Attig <[email protected]>:
This doesn't address the aggregate question that Jonathan speaks to
here. I suspect that by some logic, aggregates are expressions... ?
True?
I would certainly argue that this is true. For example, take a
compilation of chapters by different authors. It is certainly true
that each chapter is a manifestation of an expression of a distinct
work. On the other hand, I would certainly want to argue that the
compilation itself is a manifestation of an expression of a work. I
would further argue that this aggregate work has its own creator(s) --
the compiler(s) of the compilation -- but that is a different argument
for a different time -- and one that I lost when it came up during the
development of RDA.
On a purely practical level, don't we need an entry in the catalog
that represents what the library purchased as a published thing? The
three DVD set is going to be on some purchase order, and the catalog
still has to fulfill the inventory function, right?
kc
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