I was going to suggest that is it unmediated, like a book. However, this email refers to "You don't need anything other than the object itself" While the playaway device is considered the device the material is recorded on, does it automatically include the headphones? Would a library require that the patron have them? Would the library check those out, also?
And, what is being cataloged? The book title does require the equipment, though the equipment (other than stated above) does not require additional equipment. Just a thought. I do not anticipate our library using them, and would like to think the data is unmediated, but not sure. kathie Kathleen Goldfarb Technical Services Librarian College of the Mainland Texas City, TX 77539 409 933 8202 P Please consider whether it is necessary to print this email. From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of M. E. Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 4:27 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] eBooks & Playaways Robert Maxwell <robert_maxw...@byu.edu> wrote: In my opinion a Playaway is unmediated. You don't need anything other than the object itself (and a source of electricity) to get the information, in contrast to, say, a CD, which you need to put in a machine in order to use. Good point. I had my media type flipped on its head--thinking of the audio file in the Playaway rather than the Playaway itself. -- Mark K. Ehlert Minitex <http://www.minitex.umn.edu/>
