Thanks to all who have responded thus far. As a RDA novice, following this discussion, while consulting the toolkit, related web resources and as many examples via OCLC as I can consult; it's still rather on the confusing side, as you may imagine. My use of the term "mixed message" was a tad harsh, but having seen some RDA records with 511 fields following ISBD and others not doing so, a question comes up: If I close up the space before a semicolon between performers, am I correctly interpreting an RDA dictate? Or am I exercising an option not to follow ISBD? On the other hand, if I keep a space open, am I incorrectly disregarding an RDA example? Or am I exercising the option to apply ISBD to 511 ?
Thanks- Rick Rick McRae Catalog / Reference Librarian Sibley Music Library Eastman School of Music (585) 274-1370 From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of McRae, Rick Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 9:44 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: [RDA-L] punctuation in 511 notes Greetings: I wonder if the apparent contradiction between the examples found in 7.23.1.3, "Recording Performers, Narrators and/or Presenters" which are represented in the 511 field, and the punctuation rule expressed in Appendix D.1.2.1: "Precede each mark of prescribed punctuation by a space and follow it by a space.." The aforementioned examples clearly disregard this. I'm not losing sleep about this or anything, but it is a quandary of sorts, and it would be good to hear how others resolve this seemingly mixed message. Thank you and best regards, Rick McRae Catalog / Reference Librarian Sibley Music Library Eastman School of Music (585) 274-1370
