A derived question: There is a rule in AACR2: If no statement of responsibility appears prominently in the item, neither construct one nor extract one from the content of the item. Give the relevant information in a note.
Is there a parallel rule in RDA? Thank you. Joan Wang Illinois Heartland Library System On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Peter Schouten <pschou...@ingressus.nl>wrote: > No you would not. Using square brackets is reserved for information not > found anywhere in the resource. This is indeed different from previous > practice, but should be more clear to users and new cataloguers. > > Peter Schouten > Ingressus > > ------------------------------ > *Van:* Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [ > RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] namens Saunders, Mary [ > mary.saund...@maine.gov] > *Verzonden:* woensdag 3 april 2013 16:56 > *Aan:* RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA > *Onderwerp:* [RDA-L] Brackets in RDA > > Good morning, > > > > I am a new subscriber and I apologize if this issue has been recently > discussed. > > I have noticed that there are some differences in the use of square > brackets in RDA and AACR2. > > I have an item in which the statement of responsibility appears on > neither the title page nor on the verso, but responsibility is explained in > the introduction. While “another source within the resource itself” is an > acceptable source, I will need to formulate a statement of responsibility > from the information in the introduction. I would enclose this in square > brackets in AACR2. Do I enclose this in square brackets using RDA? > > > > Mary Saunders, Cataloger > > Maine State Library > > 64 State House Station > > Augusta, ME 04333-0064 > > > > mary.saund...@maine.gov > > > > 207-287-5620 > > 207-287-5638 FAX > -- 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
