There would be many misleading mappings using your criterion. I am not a person who is able to answer the question. But I believe that many people would be happy with taking advantage of the convenience :)
Thanks, Joan Wang Illinois Heartland Library System On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Arakawa, Steven <steven.arak...@yale.edu>wrote: > *I do think the mapping is misleading. The point of RDA is to avoid > scrambling of different elements for the sake of convenience. This was the > rationale behind 264 and its various indicators, wasn’t it? Why is it > considered necessary to mix up font size with item subunits? Couldn’t font > size be reassigned to 300 $b instead? * > > * * > > Steven Arakawa**** > > Catalog Librarian for Training & Documentation **** > > Catalog & Metada Services **** > > Sterling Memorial Library. Yale University **** > > P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 **** > > (203) 432-8286 steven.arak...@yale.edu**** > > ** ** > > * * > > * * > > *From:* Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access > [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] *On Behalf Of *Joan Wang > *Sent:* Thursday, July 11, 2013 5:03 PM > *To:* RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA > *Subject:* Re: [RDA-L] Recording (large print)**** > > ** ** > > I check the mapping of RDA instruction rules with MARC fields in RDA > Toolkit. 3.13 Font size is mapped to $a of 300 fields, $n of 340 fields, > and 500 fields. So I assume that we can record "Large print" in either of > the three fields depending on cases and needs. **** > > Thanks, > Joan Wang**** > > Illinois Heartland Library System **** > > ** ** > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Adam L. Schiff <asch...@u.washington.edu> > wrote:**** > > I believe in the best of worlds, large print would now only be recorded in > an RDA record in 340 $n. That said, in the RDA Appendix with MARC > mappings, font size is mapped to both 300 $a and 340 $n. > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Adam L. Schiff > Principal Cataloger > University of Washington Libraries > Box 352900 > Seattle, WA 98195-2900 > (206) 543-8409 > (206) 685-8782 fax > asch...@u.washington.edu > http://faculty.washington.edu/~aschiff > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**** > > > > On Wed, 10 Jul 2013, Arakawa, Steven wrote:**** > > In the original question, it isn't clear where (Large print) would be > entered in MARC 300. In AACR2 MARC records, it is entered in 300 $a per > 2.5B23, but there isn't a corresponding instruction in RDA. In RDA extent > (300 $a) is limited to the number of units and subunits (3.4.1.1). Since > Large print is not a subunit but a font size, how would including it as > part of the extent (300 $a) be justified in RDA? Although the RDA Toolkit > has a link from AACR2 2.5B23 to RDA 3.13.1.3, the instruction does not > specify where to enter the Large Print information. Some MARC alternatives > might be MARC 500 and/or 340. Maybe also 300 $b? > > Is there a similar impact on AACR2 2.5B22? > > Steven Arakawa > Catalog Librarian for Training & Documentation > Catalog & Metada Services > Sterling Memorial Library. Yale University > P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240**** > > (203) 432-8286 steven.arak...@yale.edu<mailto:steven.arak...@yale.edu>**** > > > > > > From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access > [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of M. E. > Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 4:35 PM > To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA > Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Recording (large print)**** > > J. McRee Elrod <m...@slc.bc.ca<mailto:m...@slc.bc.ca>> wrote: > What is core for RDA, and what is core for patron needs, are two > *very* different things! AACR2 had a qualified GMD: "text (large > print)" which worked very well. This is but one example of AACR2's > superiority over RDA in terms of meeting patron needs, as opposed to > conforming to theory. > > To be fair, AACR2's GMDs are marked as optional and don't appear at all > under 1.0D's first level of description (which is on par with RDA's core > cataloging--RDA for the most part follows in AACR2's footsteps). > > If it's a matter of why 30-some years of GMDs and AACR2 practice never > resulted in more elements being added to the "must have" pile irrespective > of levels of description, I can't say. > > -- > > Mark K. Ehlert > Minitex > <http://www.minitex.umn.edu/>**** > > > > > -- **** > > 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**** > -- 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
