RDA-L readers,
In my earlier post I deliberately began with "please assume for the sake of
argument." That is because I realised that some readers would find it hard to
accept the RDA formulation, encoded with ISBD punctuation, on account of its
wordiness plus the likelihood that some headway c
Alex Kyrios asked:
>How many patrons know what "[s.n.]" means, though?
A Google search can tell them if they do not.
Definitions seen by "hovering" would be a good OPAC feature,
certainly better than dumbing down records with too long phrases.
Back to the original question: publisher should
cess / Resource Description and Access
[mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of J. McRee Elrod
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To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA
Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Use of square brackets for supplied imprint
statements
Kevin Randall said:
>But "usually"
Kevin Randall said:
>But "usually" can still mean a significant number of exceptions.
Yes, but as you indicate further on, at least country can usually be
guessed. For example, there are enough differences in American,
British, Canadian, and Australian language usage to provide clues. A
bibli
Mac Elrod wrote:
> Ian Fairdlough posted:
>
> >in RDA, the instructions provide for:=0A[Place of pu>blication not
> >identified] : [publisher not identified], [date of publicat>ion not
> >identified]
>
> We would never create such a record, and would change any derived
> record with this 264.
Ian Fairdlough posted:
>in RDA, the instructions provide for:=0A[Place of pu>blication not
>identified] : [publisher not identified], [date of publicat>ion not
>identified]
We would never create such a record, and would change any derived
record with this 264. Googling and clicking on "contac
Ian,
More information, in case you are interested: The instruction in RDA
Appendix D simply reflects a change that was introduced with the ISBD
consolidated edition.
Manon Théroux
U.S. Senate Library
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Joan Wang wrote:
>
> In Appendix D, ISBD punctuation.
>
> Wh
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>Subject: [RDA-L] Use of square brackets for supplied imprint statements
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>
>Dear RDA-L readers,
>
>
>In the following, please assume for the sake of argument
that no information is available whatsoever.
>
>It
In Appendix D, ISBD punctuation.
When adjacent elements within one area are to be enclosed in square
brackets, enclose each in its own set of square brackets.
EXAMPLE
[London] : [Phipps], [1870]
Joan Wang
Illinois Heartland Library System
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Ian Fairclough
wrote:
Dear RDA-L readers,
In the following, please assume for the sake of argument that no information is
available whatsoever.
It is my understanding that, for a published item
that has no identification of place, publisher, or date, AACR2 directs to
record:
[S.l. : s.n., 19--?]
Applicable
rules:
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