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We are studying RDA and find it sometimes difficult to understand why some fields or subfields are a core-element in RDA. For instance: - Statement of responsibility relating to title proper > in some descriptions is the repeating of the name of the author in a specific field of 'statement of responsibility' not relevant, all information can be provided in the access point (name and relator code or term). Only in the case that there is more information in the publication than the cataloger can record in the access point, a 'Statement of responsibility' can be necessary. - Place of publication: in the world of music and film with international labels as publishers, a place of publication is not necessary for identification. There are enough other identifiers in a the description. Do 'core-elements' cover all materials, or is it possible that something can be core for one kind of material and not for another? If a core-element is not necessary for your public, is it still possible to be RDA-compliant? The RDA documentation says that catalogers SHOULD include all core elements. Is "SHOULD" an advice or is it a requirement? In this link to our catalogue http://zoeken.bibliotheek.be/?q=author:coldplay AND format:cd You can see Marc21 descriptions (there is a link to a Marc view) without 245$c and 260$a Kind regards Rosa Matthys Coördinatie centraal catalogiseren Coordination Central Cataloguing rosa.matt...@bibnet.be<mailto:rosa.matt...@bibnet.be> +32 (0)9 223 42 11 +32 (0)486 85 79 27 Bibnet vzw www.bibnet.be<http://www.bibnet.be/> Priemstraat 51 B-1000 Brussel
