So perhaps another Discussion Paper for MARC is in order, since the lack of granularity in MARC means that the current MARC codes can't at this point specify (without a makeshift supplied relationship designator) the choice of the RDA 21.3 element "Publisher" as being the indication of the relationship to the manifestation.
That there are several publisher-related elements does lead to some interesting possibilities: 2.8.4 Publisher's Name (transcribed) - sub-element of Publication Statement 2.20.7 Note on publication statement 21.3 Publisher (which can be recorded using the conventions of identifiers or authorized access points - RDA 18.4) Because RDA is more specific about elements than AACR2 or MARC, and because the elements are grouped by their association to a particular entity (manifestation) it would make sense to see these all together in some future cataloging tool. Transcribed names, notes, authorized access points and identifiers could be linked more strongly than they are now. Each piece serves a particular user task (specifically Identify in RDA chapter 2 and Find in RDA chapter 21), but it would make sense to see these co-ordinated better. Thomas Brenndorfer Guelph Public Library ________________________________________ From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [rd...@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] On Behalf Of John Attig [jx...@psu.edu] Sent: December-15-10 1:29 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Form On 12/15/2010 12:43 PM, Karen Coyle wrote: > My handy-dandy cheat sheet of RDA relationships: > http://kcoyle.net/rda/group1rels.txt > also does not include publisher. So it appears that it isn't an RDA > relationship. As I said in responding to Greta, some relationships are defined as elements in section 6 of RDA; "publisher" is a relationship without a designator, if you will. My own interpretation is that you can use the element-level relationships -- which also include Creator, Contributor, Producer of an unpublished resource, Distributor, Manufacturer, Owner, and Custodian -- can be used as relationship designators, particular when encoding in MARC. John Attig Authority Control Librarian Penn State University jx...@psu.edu
