> -----Original Message----- > From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of J. McRee Elrod > Sent: November 15, 2011 4:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [RDA-L] "Computer" media type carriers > > Damian Iseminger said: > > >As concerns the use of the term "online resource", I agree that the > >term is problematic. To me it implies availability (i.e., the > >resource is available on the Internet) as opposed to the carrier of > >the content. I would prefer a term like digital resource. > > "Digital resource" would be more accurate for resources on a physical > carrier than online resource. >
The RDA/ONIX attributes making up "online resource" include "file server" as the StorageMediumFormat. "Online resource" is already defined as something not on a localized physical carrier, but still requiring a "computer" Intermediation Tool to access the content. Thomas Brenndorfer Guelph Public Library
