> -----Original Message----- > From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access > [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of J. McRee Elrod > Sent: August 4, 2011 8:14 PM > To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA > Subject: [RDA-L] RDA and collective title > > RDA "2.1.2.2 --> Overview > > "Resource Issued as a Single Unit > > "When preparing a comprehensive description for a resource issued as a > single unit (e.g., a textbook in one volume), choose a source of > information identifying the resource as a whole*. If there is no > source of information identifying the resource as a whole (e.g., a > single videodisc containing multiple feature films but with no source > of information identifying the resource as a whole), treat the sources > of information identifying its individual contents as a collective > source of information for the resource as a whole" > > *It seems to me "such as container" should be added here as a source > of title representing the resource as a whole. This is often true of > boxed sets of videorecordings (VHS and DVD), boxed sets of CDs, kits, > games, and boxed pieces to be assembled. all of which could be > mentioned as examples. >
"Container" is defined in 2.2.2.1 as being "part of the resource itself" (if the container is issued with the resource, and "kit" is given as an example in this instruction). Therefore, "container" is already defined as a possible "source of information identifying the resource as a whole", whether the resource is a single unit (2.1.2.2) or a multipart resource (2.1.2.3). Kits come up as an example again in 2.1.2.3, since kits would tend to be characterized as multipart resources not single unit resources. I would think the "Mode of issuance" element in 2.13.1.3 would be "multipart monograph" for a kit, and so 2.1.2.3 applies when choosing a source of information for the title for a kit, and that would mean the container is already included as an option for a source, based on 2.2.2.1. Thomas Brenndorfer Guelph Public Library
