Ian, More information, in case you are interested: The instruction in RDA Appendix D simply reflects a change that was introduced with the ISBD consolidated edition.
Manon Théroux U.S. Senate Library On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Joan Wang <jw...@illinoisheartland.org> wrote: > > In Appendix D, ISBD punctuation. > > When adjacent elements within one area are to be enclosed in square brackets, > enclose each in its own set of square brackets. > > > EXAMPLE > [London] : [Phipps], [1870] > > Joan Wang > Illinois Heartland Library System > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Ian Fairclough <ifairclough43...@yahoo.com> > wrote: >> >> Dear RDA-L readers, >> >> In the following, please assume for the sake of argument that no information >> is available whatsoever. >> >> It is my understanding that, for a published item that has no identification >> of place, publisher, or date, AACR2 directs to record: >> [S.l. : s.n., 19--?] >> >> Applicable rules: 1.4C6; 1.4D6; 1.4F7 (guessing at a 20th-century likely >> date) >> >> whereas, in RDA, the instructions provide for: >> [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [date of >> publication not identified] >> >> Applicable RDA instructions: >> >> 2.8.2.6 If neither a known nor a probable local place or country, state, >> province, etc., of publication can be determined, record Place of >> publication not identified. >> >> 2.8.4.7 For a resource in a published form, if no publisher is named >> within the resource itself, and the publisher cannot be identified from >> other sources as specified under 2.2.4, record publisher not identified. >> 2.8.6.6 If an approximate date of publication for a single-part resource >> cannot reasonably be determined, record date of publication not identified. >> >> The RDA data are presented with ISBD punctuation. The use of square >> brackets is instructed in 2.2.4 If information taken from a source outside >> the resource itself is supplied in any of the elements listed below, >> indicate that fact either by means of a note or by some other means (e.g., >> through coding or the use of square brackets). >> >> Here's what I'm missing. In RDA, each supplied data element is enclosed in >> its individual pair of square brackets. Where is that instructed? >> >> And if I've misunderstood something in the above, I'd appreciate correction. >> Sincerely - Ian >> >> Ian Fairclough - George Mason University - ifairclough43...@yahoo.com >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > 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
