Donna Bair-Mundy posted:
> In AACR2 in the 300 $b subfield we recorded the fact that a book
>consisted of all illustrations. RDA has no corresponding rule.
I quoted our head cataloguer earlier saying that when RDA was unclear,
just fall back on AACR2. I would add to that, do what helps your
patrons. Trust that the rules will evolve to catch up with you; that
has been our experience since 1979, e.g., collations for remote
electronic resources.
Having "chiefly" or "all" relegated to a note does *not* help anyone.
I can appreciate the sentiment that if an item is all pictorial, there
is nothing to be illustrated, but until we have a mutually agreed upon
alternate term, I suspect we are stuck with it. There is 336 $astill
image, and if no text at all, no 336 $atext.
We're putting that "all" and "chiefly" in 300$b.
Kathie Coblentz asked:
>"If you have a volume containing only images, such as reproductions of ph=
>otographs or drawings, what do you call the things they are printed on? A=
>nd how do you reckon the extent of the resources containing them?"
If bound and printed on one side only, leaves; if bound and printed on
both sides, pages; if unbound, sheets.
300 $a100 pages :$ball illustrations '$c31 cm.
336 $astill image$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia [best not to display]
337 $avolume$2rdacarrier or if not bound 337 $asheet$2rdacarrier
Like GMDs, 33X terms have the single/plural disconnect.
We have "1 atlas", "1 portfolio", and the like, but so far no "1
volume", "1 comic book", :1 graphic novel", and the like, followed by
paging. The adding number of pages, sheets, or whatever, after unit
name, should *not* be optional as in RDA. Has an LCPCCPS addressed
this?
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