RDA does not address this, but there is an LC-PCC Policy statement that catalogers may follow if they like and should if they're creating PCC records:
LC-PCC PS for 1.7.1[http://access.rdatoolkit.org/images/rdalink.png]<http://access.rdatoolkit.org/document.php?id=rdachp1&target=rda1-787#rda1-787> GENERAL GUIDELINES ON TRANSCRIPTION ... Punctuation in Notes LC practice/PCC practice: ... 3. Square brackets. Do not use square brackets in notes except when they are used in quoted data. EXAMPLE 500<http://desktop.loc.gov/saved/Mabibl_500> ## $a"Types of prayer wheels found in south central Tibet, by Mei Lin": pages 310-375. Not "... pages [310]-[375]." 500<http://desktop.loc.gov/saved/Mabibl_500> ## $a"2090245PMA"--Page 4 of cover. Not "... -Page [4] of cover." This seems fine to me and I've been following it in my RDA cataloging: Includes bibliographic references (pages 67-69). not Includes bibliographic references (pages [67]-69). In my opinion it isn't crucial in this context that the reader of the record know that the number "67" doesn't appear on page 67. What is crucial is that the reader know that there's a bibliography and that it's three pages long. Bob Robert L. Maxwell Special Collections and Ancient Languages Catalog Librarian Genre/Form Authorities Librarian 6728 Harold B. Lee Library Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 (801)422-5568 "We should set an example for all the world, rather than confine ourselves to the course which has been heretofore pursued"--Eliza R. Snow, 1842. From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Benjamin A Abrahamse Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 12:21 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: [RDA-L] Brackets for unnumbered pages in notes? RDA geniuses: I know that under RDA we no longer use brackets to indicate a range of unnumbered pages or leaves in the physical description. What about in notes? RDA 1.10.4 says, "Refer to passages in the resource, or in other sources, if these either support assertions made in the description" but nothing about what to do if you're referring to an unnumbered page. Doing an "RDA quick search" for unnumbered pages brings up plenty of instructions but none (that I saw) regarding notes. E.g.: Includes bibliographic resources (pages [67]-69). or Includes bibliographic resources (unnumbered page 67-page 69). ??? Thanks, --Ben Benjamin Abrahamse Cataloging Coordinator Acquisitions, Metadata and Enterprise Systems MIT Libraries 617-253-7137
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