John Hostage wrote: > Aren't these relationships overdetermined at this point? We have > additional access points on both records as well as 2 authority records > that refer to each other and essentially duplicate the information on the > bib records. All this to indicate relationships that can probably best be > handled in a note (unstructured description of the related expression) > (RDA 26.1.1.3). In my opinion, these are related expressions we're talking > about (FRBR 5.3.2). For machine connections, identifiers in field 787 > would probably work best. > > Authority records for these titles seem unnecessary since they don't meet > the requirements in the Descriptive Cataloging Manual, Z1, Introduction.
Our current MARC environment is not ideal for handling RDA data. MARC Bibliographic records technically are describing manifestations, but also include elements relating to work and expressions, because there's nowhere else for those things to go. So yes, in a traditional MARC-based catalog system, the authority records are pretty much overkill. But when we have a data infrastructure that's friendlier with RDA, we'll have less duplication between data in "records" (for lack of a better term at the moment) for the FRBR Group 1 entities. Things analogous to the authority records that Adam Schiff created will likely be part of the normal cataloging routine; they will be the "work/expression records" to which the "manifestation records" will relate. If system developers allow catalogers to be involved in cataloging interface design, the creation of work/expression/manifestation "records" should be even *easier and faster* than traditional MARC cataloging in systems such as OCLC Connexion. But I'm not holding my breath... > Is it really useful to have an access point for a body that merely receives a > report and didn't have a hand in its creation, especially when that body is > a national government? I agree with John that the relationship of "Australia" to this resource has little bibliographic significance in regard to RDA chapter 19. I think the subject relationship (RDA chapter 23) is sufficient. Kevin M. Randall Principal Serials Cataloger Bibliographic Services Dept. Northwestern University Library 1970 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208-2300 email: k...@northwestern.edu phone: (847) 491-2939 fax: (847) 491-4345
