Re: [RDA-L] Abbreviations in RDA

2011-02-23 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Thomas said: >1. Transcribed elements: transcribe as found Yep. >2. All other elements, except those below: generally do not abbreviate words Yep. >3. For these elements: Dimensions, Extent of Storage Space, Duration, >Numbering of Part, and some elements for music and maps, use Appendix >B.7

Re: [RDA-L] Abbreviations in RDA

2011-02-23 Thread hecain
Quoting Brunella Longo : I would say that: - Abbreviations are wellcome if they are universally accepted i.e. [id est ;)] if they facilitate cross domain comprehension and are well documented internationally. There is no point in writing centimetres; But I must admit I have some doubts;

Re: [RDA-L] Abbreviations in RDA

2011-02-23 Thread Brenndorfer, Thomas
From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of J. McRee Elrod [m...@slc.bc.ca] Sent: February-23-11 4:13 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: [RDA-L] Abbreviations in RDA > Abbrev

Re: [RDA-L] Abbreviations in RDA

2011-02-23 Thread Brunella Longo
In the previous message when I wrote "who ignored" I should have written "who did not know". I picked up the FIRST word that came up to my mind influenced by what I've been reading all day long and... it obviously was a false friend ;) apologies to both the English and the Latin communities and

Re: [RDA-L] Abbreviations in RDA

2011-02-23 Thread Brunella Longo
I would say that: - Abbreviations are wellcome if they are universally accepted i.e. [id est ;)] if they facilitate cross domain comprehension and are well documented internationally. There is no point in writing centimetres; But I must admit I have some doubts; I have recently met a guy who i

Re: [RDA-L] Abbreviations in RDA

2011-02-23 Thread Mike Tribby
>The following abbreviations continue to be used in collations: >centimeters cm >kilometersk >metersm >What have I missed? The purehearts dunning you for deigning to call shortened terms for metric measurements "abbreviations"? Mike Tribby Senior Cataloge

[RDA-L] Abbreviations in RDA

2011-02-23 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Abbreviations in RDA is so complex. Using standard AACR2 Appendix B abbreviations makes sense. Using no abbrevitions (apart from ISBD ones) would make sense. But the strange mixture in RDA? This is what we are now considering telling our cataloguers: ---

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