2.3.1.6 says "Do not transcribe words that serve as an introduc tion **and are not intended to be part of the title**" We shouldn't zero in on the first half of the sentence without remembering the second half-and the second half puts the decision of whether or not to record such words completely in the judgment of the cataloger. We are to decide if the words are intended to be part of the title. If they are, we transcribe them; if they aren't we don't. Frankly, in my opinion this goes without saying - when recording a title from text on a source we first have to decide which words ARE the title and we don't transcribe words that aren't part of what we decide constitutes the title. (And as Heidrun points out there is no difference between AACR2 and RDA on this issue.)
Bob Robert L. Maxwell Head, Special Collections and Formats Catalog Dept. 6728 Harold B. Lee Library Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 (801)422-5568 "We should set an example for all the world, rather than confine ourselves to the course which has been heretofore pursued"--Eliza R. Snow, 1842. -----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: Friday, April 19, 2013 11:54 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: [RDA-L] 2.3.1.6 Introductory words The examples given in 2.3.1.6 for introductory words (not to be transcribed as part of a title) all seem to be from the area of audiovisual and electronic resources (e.g. "Disney presents"). I can see that the rule can be useful here. But I'm not so sure about cases like these: http://lccn.loc.gov/22008862 http://lccn.loc.gov/92033147 I feel that "Here begynneth a lytell treatyse called" and "Three books of" are also introductory words, and therefore would have to be left out of the title proper of the manifestation, if we take RDA seriously. Mind, I'm not saying that this would be a good idea. And I'm very happy to see that LC hasn't done it, although I find it's not a new rule (see AACR2 1.1.B1). But now I wonder: Is this due to the fact that LC doesn't use RDA (and before that, AACR2) for early printed books in the first place? LC-PCC PS for 0.2 says they use DCRM(B) instead, which unfortunately I don't know much about. Or am I on the wrong track altogether, and these phrases are no "introductory words" at all? Heidrun -- --------------------- Prof. Heidrun Wiesenmueller M.A. Stuttgart Media University Faculty of Information and Communication Wolframstr. 32, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany www.hdm-stuttgart.de/bi
