Thanks for the explanation :) Joan Wang Illinois Heartland Library System
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 11:17 AM, JSC Chair <jscch...@rdatoolkit.org> wrote: > Your question points out an interesting discrepancy in RDA that was > carried over from AACR2 (2.17B1) and should be re-examined with regard to > Early Printed Resources, where RDA 3.21.2 for item-specific carrier > characteristics now includes notes about the "rubrication, illumination, > and other hand-colouring...", which indeed are part of the content > (expression) embodied in that specific item. Perhaps someone would like to > propose a revision to RDA? > > As you noted, in RDA, color/colour generally is considered a > characteristic of the content (RDA 7.17), when it deals with colors for > illustrations, images, objects - the content of a resource. This includes > all colors in the spectrum (including black and white, all shades and > tints, etc.). > > There may also be color involved with a resource for a non-content aspect, > like the binding, which could be noted as part of the carrier > characteristics (manifestation RDA 3.22 Note, or item-specific data as in > RDA 3.21). > > Barbara B. Tillett > Chair, JSC > > > > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Joan Wang > <jw...@illinoisheartland.org>wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> >> I have a question about color. Is color an attribute at the manifestation >> or content level? >> >> >> In FRBR, Color (Image) is an attribute listed under manifestation. The >> explanation is “*Colour is the colour(s), tone(s), etc. (including black >> and white) used in the production of an image*”. Here, color is a result >> from the production. >> >> >> In RDA, colour content is an attribute listed under expression. The >> explanation is “Colour content is the presence of colour, tone, etc., in >> the content of a resource”, and “*Colour content is also the specific >> colours, tones, etc., (including black and white) present in the content of >> a resource**”*. >> >> >> More explanations are: >> >> * >> * >> >> *Colour of still image is the presence of colour, tone, etc., in a still >> image or images contained in a resource.* >> >> *Colour of moving image is the presence of colour, tone, etc., in a >> moving image or images contained in a resource.* >> >> *Colour of three-dimensional form *is the presence of colour, tone, >> etc., in a three-dimensional form or forms contained in a resource.** >> >> >> We can say that illustration (image) is a way of expressing a work. >> Illustration must involve color if color includes black and white. Color is >> also something that can be perceived from a physical material. In some >> situations, the color attribute very depends on the production. Here a >> question: Is color an attribute to differentiate an expression or a >> manifestation? Or it depends on cases? >> >> >> Also, according to the definition, color includes black and white. So for >> any illustrations, we can encode them “color”, unless we give more precise >> descriptions such as black and white, or taupe and blue green. >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Joan Wang >> >> >> -- >> Zhonghong (Joan) Wang, Ph.D. >> Cataloger -- CMC >> Illinois Heartland Library System (Edwardsville Office) >> 6725 Goshen Road >> Edwardsville, IL 62025 >> 618.656.3216x409 >> 618.656.9401Fax >> > > > > -- > Dr. Barbara B. Tillett, Ph.D. > Chair, Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA > -- Zhonghong (Joan) Wang, Ph.D. Cataloger -- CMC Illinois Heartland Library System (Edwardsville Office) 6725 Goshen Road Edwardsville, IL 62025 618.656.3216x409 618.656.9401Fax
