Thanks a lot. Deborah. Have a great weekend :) Joan Wang
On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Deborah Fritz <debo...@marcofquality.com>wrote: > Joan,**** > > ** ** > > Yes, abbreviate ‘inches’ as ‘in.’ as per Appendix B, because 3.5.1.3 > (which gives us the alternative to use the system of measure we prefer) > says “Abbreviate terms for units of measurement as instructed in appendix > *B**[image: > http://access.rdatoolkit.org/images/rdalink.png]*<http://access.rdatoolkit.org/document.php?id=rdaappb>( > *B.5.1**[image: > http://access.rdatoolkit.org/images/rdalink.png]*<http://access.rdatoolkit.org/document.php?id=rdaappb&target=rdab-51#rdab-51>), > as applicable” and ‘inches’ is in that appendix and so is applicable.**** > > ** ** > > Just last month, I asked Lchelp4rda when a 264 would ever end with a > closing parenthesis or a question mark, and was told: probably never. So we > might see an amendment (removing those punctuation marks as ending > punctuation for this field) in the LC PCC PS for 1.7.1 sometime (probably > not soon, given the much more important stuff they need to get done first) > **** > > ** ** > > Hope this helps,**** > > Deborah**** > > ** ** > > - - - - - - - - **** > > Deborah Fritz**** > > TMQ, Inc.**** > > debo...@marcofquality.com**** > > www.marcofquality.com**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access > [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] *On Behalf Of *Joan Wang > *Sent:* Thursday, March 28, 2013 2:00 PM > *To:* RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA > *Subject:* [RDA-L] dimension of discs and end punctuations of 264 field*** > * > > ** ** > > Two tiny questions: > > For dimension of discs and all audio carrier, Library of Congress practice > states "*Record the diameter of discs in inches"*. Does it still follow > RDA Appendix B about the abbreviation? In B.7, inch should be abbreviated. > Just want to make sure. > > For end punctuations of 264 filed, Library of Congress policy instructs > "*usually > ends with a period, a closing parenthesis, a closing bracket, a question > mark, or a hyphen*". I can understand that the 264 field ends with a > period, a closing bracket, or a hyphen. In what situations, it ends with a > closing parenthesis, or a question mark? Any examples? I thought that a > question mark is always included in square brackets. > > Thank you. > -- **** > > 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**** > -- 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
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