Benhamin Abrahamse posted:
>I just came across an RDA record with no S-o-R on the t.p. But there was a=
> 245 $c in the record. No brackets indicating the information was supplied=
>, and no note telling me where it was supplied from, either. It looks to m=
>e from 2.4.2. that this is perfectly appropriate according to RDA:
As I understand it, we only bracket and note source (588) when it is
outside the resource. In addition, we now bracket each subfield
rather than the whole field.
>In this case, it was only by inspecting the book rather carefully
>that I wa= >s able to figure out where it was taken from, and that I
>was indeed looking= > at the correct record for the piece. Anyone
>have any insights into why RDA does this?
I make NO attempt to find a rational explanation for anything RDA
does, from calling electronic media "computer" on. In my view, there
are rationalizations but in many cases no reasons.
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