The definition for *tactile three dimensional form* is "*Content expressed
through a form or forms intended to be perceived through touch as a
three-dimensional form or forms*".
My understanding is that the definition covers at least the core content
instead of a part of content. If a part of content of an item can be
perceived through touch, I do not think that it can be called as a tactile
three dimensional form, unless you give a note. In other words, the content
can be fully known or learned through touch. It is related to the design
purpose of the item.
Thanks,
Joan Wang
Illinois Heartland Library System
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:56 PM, J. McRee Elrod <m...@slc.bc.ca> wrote:
> Julie Moore asked:
>
> >Did we ever figure out the difference of when we use three-dimensional
> form
> >vs. tactile three-dimensional form?
>
> Aren't all forms both three dimensional and tactile? Whose phrases
> are too long for convenient display. The MRIs suggest just using
> "form".
>
> If using the long phrases, I would limit "tactile" to forms intended
> for the partially sighted or blind with rare exceptions. There are a
> few resources which would have one feel texture, for example. Unless
> touch is the main point, I would not call it tactile.
>
> >What about a plastic model of a brain that comes apart in various pieces
> so
> >it can be displayed, showing the anatomy of the brain --
>
> If using the RDA phrases, we would not call it tactile since it is for
> the sighted. We would use "form" as the content, "model" as the unit
> name (aka SMD).
>
> There is an argument for adding "kit" as a term for something which
> comes in bits and pieces to ve manipulated. RDA handles such material
> even less well than AACR2, which has an out-of-date definition of kit.
>
>
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