Re: [RDA-L] recording on unnumbered plates

Just a question here. Why did RDA get rid of the use brackets. The use of brackets made the statement of physicality clear: those pages or plates were not explicitly numbered. Why not continue using brackets for the same purpose in RDA? On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 7:03 PM, M. E. wrote: > Sian

Re: [RDA-L] recording on unnumbered plates

Sian Woolcock wrote: > We are currently having a discussion about recording the number of > unnumbered plates in the extent field (MARC 300). The RDA toolkit has us > confused on this. > > ** > > ** ** > > Previously under AACR2 rules, if we had a book with unnumbered plates we > would transcrib

Re: [RDA-L] initials in 378 $q

Corey O'Halloran wrote: > I'm wondering if it's good practice to add initials for personal names in > 378$q. > > For example, > > 100 $aJohnson, John,$d1886-1962 > 378 $a [i.e., q] John S. > 670 $aApples and oranges, 2012:$bcover (John S. Johnson) > > In this case the initial for the author wa

Re: [RDA-L] honouree vs. honoree

I'll quickly add that there's a "watercolour" under 3.7 (Applied Material) that might pop up now and again for art works. -- Mark K. Ehlert Minitex

Re: [RDA-L] Publication Date

Greta de Groat wrote: > Mark, you and i talked a little bit on the PCC list on June 13 about how > to tell the difference between a transmittal date and publication date, > with no practical conclusion that i could see. Did your GODORT contact > ever get any guidance? Looking at RDA 2.8.6.3, th

Re: [RDA-L] Another relationship question on Custom Editions of Textbooks

I just did original cataloging on a bunch of custom edition textbooks, and folks on RDA-L advised me to use the 775 field. Here are OCLC numbers of some examples. 857243644 856882539 856650431 856652501 Sevim McCutcheon Catalog Librarian, Assoc. Prof. Kent State University Libraries 330-672-17