It does not make many sense if we transcribe it as "S-h-e". Who cares about that? users or catalogers? If we consider dash separating letters in the word a punctuation, I would suggest an omission of punctuations that disturb a word to be complete. Just my opinion :-)
Thanks, Joan Wang Illinois Heartland Library System On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Patricia Sayre-McCoy <p...@uchicago.edu>wrote: > RDA is pretty clear about which elements are to be transcribed, so yes, > S-H-E would be the title proper. I’d add another title with She so people > can actually find it.**** > > Pat**** > > ** ** > > Patricia Sayre-McCoy**** > > Head, Law Cataloging and Serials**** > > D’Angelo Law Library**** > > University of Chicago**** > > 773-702-9620**** > > p...@uchicago.edu**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access > [mailto:RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] *On Behalf Of *Joan Wang > *Sent:* Friday, August 30, 2013 8:50 AM > *To:* RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca > *Subject:* Re: [RDA-L] Title with embedded square brackets**** > > ** ** > > I agree with Adam. RDA 1.7.3 seems to be the most relevant rule we can > find. If the square brackets used in the word mean a correction or an > emphasis, it is better to keep them. **** > > But if punctuations are used more like a decoration. For example, "she" is > printed as "S-H-E" in a title page. Should we consider dash as a > punctuation and keep them? **** > > Have fun :-) > > Thanks, > Joan Wang**** > > Illinois Heartland Library System **** > > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Adam L. Schiff <asch...@u.washington.edu> > wrote:**** > > Transcribe square brackets found on the source of information used. > > 2.3.1.4 Transcribe a title as it appears on the source of information (see > 1.7). > > 1.7.3 Transcribe punctuation as it appears on the source except for the > following situations: > > a) omit punctuation that separates data to be recorded as one element from > data to be recorded as a different element > > b) omit punctuation that separates data to be recorded as one element from > data recorded as a second or subsequent instance of the same element. > > > Since brackets are marks of punctuation (see a nice list at > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuation), you transcribe them as found. > > Adam > > ************************************** > * 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 * > ************************************** > > > On Thu, 29 Aug 2013, Billie Hackney wrote:**** > > Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:16:24 -0700 > From: Billie Hackney <bhack...@getty.edu> > Reply-To: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access > <RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA> > To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA > Subject: [RDA-L] Title with embedded square brackets**** > > > > I have a print title with a set of square brackets embedded in the first > word on the piece itself. Here are the first few words of the title: > > D[a]edalus, my father's horse, taken from the mill > > I have looked in every place in the RDA Toolkit that I can think of, and > every place listed under "square brackets" in the index, and cannot find > instructions. I am aware that in RDA, you're supposed to describe what you > see, so I assume the 245b should be exactly as I see it: > > D[a]edalus, my father's horse, taken from the mill > > and I can add a 246 with: > > Daedalus, my father's horse, taken from the mill > > Is this correct? > > > Billie Hackney > Senior Monograph Cataloger > Getty Research Institute > 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 > Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688 > (310) 440-7616 > bhack...@getty.edu**** > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > 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 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**** > > > > > -- **** > > 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
