I think it refers to a type of childrens' (or educational) resource that is published and intended to be used in the classroom.
E.g.: http://www.staples.com/Calendar-Time-Sing-Along-Flip-Chart-and-CD/product_753900?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:753900&KPID=753900 Benjamin Abrahamse Cataloging Coordinator Acquisitions, Metadata and Enterprise Systems MIT Libraries 617-253-7137 -----Original Message----- From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] On Behalf Of Heidrun Wiesenmüller Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 3:45 PM To: RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca Subject: [RDA-L] Carrier type "Flipchart" In our regional cataloging experts group, we were dicussing RDA carrier types yesterday. We were completely mystified why flip charts warrant a carrier type of their own ("flipchart"). We found it very hard to imagine any library or other institution collecting flip charts, in the first place. Stretching our imagination, we could picture a collection of paper sheets which had before been used on a flip chart - but these should then simply get the data carrier "sheet", shouldn't they? And if a library really wanted to collect the flip charts themselves (for us, that would mean whiteboards on an easel) - wouldn't that fall under "object"? I assume that there is a simple solution to this puzzle. Probably it's just some sort of misunderstanding, either due to language or cultural differences. So I wonder: What exactly is meant by "flipchart" in this respect, and how are flip charts used in Angloamerican countries? The flip charts we were thinking of look like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_chart We use the term for the whole device, i.e. the easel and the whiteboard with its mechanism for holding paper sheets. The RDA glossary defines flipchart as "hinging device holding two or more sheets designed for use on an easel", which is perhaps not exactly the same. Thanks for your help. Heidrun -- --------------------- Prof. Heidrun Wiesenmueller M.A. Stuttgart Media University Faculty of Information and Communication Wolframstr. 32, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany www.hdm-stuttgart.de/bi
