Nancy Braman said:
>> The complexity of the bibliographic world does not fit neatly into a
>> finite predetermined set of terms.
>
>True; and it seems to be getting more complex all the time.
Appropriate $4codes or $eterms are lacking for some non complex
situations, e.g., 111 conference heading for proceedings, 110
jurisdictional* heading for a law or treaty, 110 for denominational
liturgies, 130 uniform title headings.
In the absence of a suitable code, SLC will probably not assign one.
Nothing seems less confusing than a code which does not express the
relationship clearly.
*"jurisdiction governed" is in the RDA term list, but not the MARC
code list; this is one of the new stances when the terms are richer
than the codes.
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