Thanks, Lori, I'd be happy to send this in to Kelley as a revision proposal. I look forward to your sending me the interim guidelines.
In the meantime, I was hoping to generate some conversation about this on this listserv. Do folks think this (adding "kit" to the list of unmediated carrier types in 3.3.1.3) is a good idea? And how do you respond to the definition set forth? Thanks again for your consideration. Best wishes, Julie On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Lori Robare <lrob...@uoregon.edu> wrote: > Julie, > > If you want to pursue this as a revision to RDA, you can submit a revision > proposal through CC:DA. Proposals may be forwarded to CC:DA through any > voting member or through any of the groups represented on CC:DA. OLAC is > one of the groups represented and would be a good fit for this topic -- > Kelley McGrath is the OLAC liaison. > > The guidelines for submitting a revision proposal are currently being > revised; I will send you a copy of the interim guidelines. > > Best, > > Lori Robare > Chair, CC:DA > lrob...@uoregon.edu > > > On 9/9/2011 9:41 AM, Julie Moore wrote: > > Were RDA to adopt the term "kit" to its list of unmediated carrier types in > 3.3.1.3, and were they to define it with not only the AACR2 verbiage but to > also add "a box of stuff" in more eloquent terms. I looked up "kit" in > Merriam-Webster online, and found: *"(3)* *:* a set of parts to be > assembled or worked up <a model-airplane *kit*> *(4)* *:* a packaged > collection of related material <a convention *kit*>" > > To make it more cataloger-friendly, I'd suggest verbiage such as this: > 3. a set of parts to be assembled intended for play or education (e.g., > Tinker Toys, Snap Circuits, K'Nex, Static Electricity Supply Set) 4. a set > of parts to be assembled into a model (pieces to create a model car or a > model solar system) 5. a packaged collection of related material (e.g., a > set of fossils). > > which would make the definition look rather like this: > > Kit > 1. An item containing two or more categories of material, no one of which > is identifiable as the predominant constituent of the item; also designated > “multimedia > item<http://desktop.loc.gov/template.htm?view=document&doc_action=setdoc&doc_keytype=foliodestination&doc_key=Aacr2MultimediaSPACEitemSLASHglossary&hash=MultimediaSPACEitemSLASHglossary>” > (q.v.). 2. A single-medium package of textual material (e.g., a “press > kit,” a set of printed test materials, an assemblage of printed materials > published under the name “Jackdaw”). 3. a set of parts to be assembled > intended for play or education (e.g., Tinker Toys, Snap Circuits, K'Nex, > Static Electricity Supply Set) 4. a set of parts to be assembled into a > model (pieces to create a model of the solar system). 5. a packaged > collection of related material (e.g., a set of fossils). > > See also Activity > card<http://desktop.loc.gov/template.htm?view=document&doc_action=setdoc&doc_keytype=foliodestination&doc_key=Aacr2ActivitySPACEcardSLASHglossary&hash=ActivitySPACEcardSLASHglossary>, > Game<http://desktop.loc.gov/template.htm?view=document&doc_action=setdoc&doc_keytype=foliodestination&doc_key=Aacr2GameSLASHglossary&hash=GameSLASHglossary> > . > > http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kit > > > Were RDA to adopt the term "kit" in such a manner, *then -- and only then > *-- would I embrace the term "kit" in my cataloging of such materials. > > I would actually welcome and embrace this change. Because I catalog these > types of things on a daily basis, it has always been a major challenge for > me. > > Thanks for your consideration. > > Best wishes, > Julie > > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 6:33 PM, J. McRee Elrod <m...@slc.bc.ca> wrote: > >> >> Julie said: >> >> >In RDA, I am not sure what I would do with it! >> >> Julie raises a very valid concern. The loss of GMD is serious. Also, >> the word "object" no more conveys the nature of a kit resource than >> "realia". >> >> For those clients who wish to have something in the GMD position, we >> plan to export [338 : 336] as 245$h, e.g., [online resource : text] >> for an e-book. >> >> We will add "kit" to unmediated media. Granted some items in some >> kits require "mediation", but the media type placement of the term >> will not be displayed. We will not export 337 media type. Not only >> would few understand "unmediated", but I know of no library patron who >> considers their Kobo or Kindle to be a "computer" (the media type term >> RDA uses for what most of us consider to be "electronic" media, and >> for which ISBD Area 0 substituted "electronic"). >> >> >> __ __ J. McRee (Mac) Elrod (m...@slc.bc.ca) >> {__ | / Special Libraries Cataloguing HTTP://www.slc.bc.ca/ >> ___} |__ \__________________________________________________________ >> >> >> > > > -- > Julie Renee Moore > Catalog Librarian > California State University, Fresno > julie.renee.mo...@gmail.com > 559-278-5813 > > "In the end only kindness matters." -- Jewel > > > -- Julie Renee Moore Catalog Librarian California State University, Fresno julie.renee.mo...@gmail.com 559-278-5813 "In the end only kindness matters." -- Jewel
