The instructions for recording extent are in 3.4.1.3 in the RDA Toolkit. There you are told to use "an appropriate term for the type of carrier as listed under 3.3.1.3." The latter is where you find a list of acceptable terms, such as audio disc. RDA 3.4.1.5 also gives you permission to use a term in common usage under specified circumstances (including if your library prefers a different term). That's where terms like DVD come from. LC and PCC have said that those terms should be limited to cases where the existing carrier list does not include an appropriate term, such as when a new format comes out and nothing really fits, but your library does not have to follow this Policy Statement unless you are doing PCC cataloging.
Jean Harden Music Catalog Librarian University of North Texas Denton, TX 76203 jean.har...@unt.edu -----Original Message----- From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Brown, Darmae Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 3:37 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: [RDA-L] Source of new terms for 300 subfield a Hello, I notice that we don't have to use sound disc and video disc, etc. when describing the resource in RDA. Audio disc and DVD are being used. Is there a list somewhere of what is permissible in the 300 subfield a? A URL would be especially helpful. Thank you, Darmae Brown Darmae Brown, MA Librarianship, MCIS Cataloging Librarian | Lee County Library System 881 Gunnery Rd. N Suite 2 | Lehigh Acres, FL 33971 djbr...@leegov.com 239-533-4175 voice | 239-485-1120 fax leelibrary.net Please note: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from County Employees and officials regarding County business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your email communication may be subject to public disclosure. Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.
