Jack,
if there was a rule in RDA saying that the first word of every element
must be capitalized, I would agree. But as far as I understand it,
that's not how RDA works. The main rule of RDA concerning capitalitation
is that you use upper and lower case just like you would do it *within*
a sentence (not *at the beginning* of a sentence). There are only a very
limited number of elements for which RDA prescribes capitalization of
the first word. If RDA doesn't say anything special about
capitalization, the logical thing would be to use the main rule.
As I already said, I don't mind adding the function statements to the
bits which always have to be capitalized. But if this is intended, then
RDA must state this explicitly.
Heidrun
On 08.08.2013 18:10, Jack Wu wrote:
I don't know if this is oversimplification. The way I see it. If you
have Place Name followed by Distributed by, Published by or whatever,
it's entirely logical to capitalize the first word. I can say this is
great. Come. So what. O, no. Each is a separate statement. Regardless
whether Separated by : , by , by . We are not saying Place that is
distributed, or sold by.
Jack
Franciscan University
j...@franciscan.edu <mailto:j...@franciscan.edu>
>>> Heidrun Wiesenmüller<wiesenmuel...@hdm-stuttgart.de> 8/8/2013 5:54
AM >>>
It beats me why the examples in 2.9.4.4 (and other similar rules, e.g.
2.10.4.4) are all capitalized, e.g.:
Distributed by New York Graphic Society
Sold by Longman
I cannot find any justification for this in appendix A. It's certainly
not mentioned among the elements where the first word must always be
capitalized.
Corresponding examples in the ISBD consolidated (4.2.5) aren't
capitalized, e.g.:
distributed by Harvard University Press
to be sold by Jas. Gardner
So, is there something I've overlooked, or is this a mistake in RDA?
Heidrun
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