I agree that it's a forlorn hope that everyone will be completely consistent,
but it's good that everyone
seems to agree that the data element is useful to record.
Regards
Richard
Speaking of consistency, I am noticing lots of records input by many
different libraries where the place name
This is one of the stranger provisions in RDA. In some areas some of us are
intent on using authorized access points in as many elements as possible, even
where it is not necessary, such as affiliation, while here we are instructed to
use abbreviations with the apparent intent to record places
For one of my own projects, I chose standardized codes and names from
references to represent IDs and namess for:
1) institutional affiliations using Carnegie Classification for universities;
2) company names with ticker symbols in financial registry, etc.;
3) postal codes for names of cities
Amanda Xu said:
> postal codes for names of cities and states, etc.
How do you distinguish between "WA" for Washington and Western
Australia? Between "CA" for California and Canada?
Seems to me codes need to be unique. MARC 008/15-17 codes meet that
requirement.
What's done in 260$a is a mixe
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De : Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access
[mailto:RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] De la part de Adam L. Schiff
Envoyé : 22 septembre 2012 17:39
À : RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca
Objet : [RDA-L] Consistency and 370 field
> I agree that it's a forlorn
Richard
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[mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Paradis Daniel
Sent: 25 September 2012 17:33
To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA
Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Consistency and 370 field
Hi Adam,
In a me
: 24 September 2012 17:09
To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA
Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Consistency and 370 field
This is one of the stranger provisions in RDA. In some areas some of us
are intent on using authorized access points in as many elements as
possible, even where it is not necessary, such as a
CA] On Behalf Of Paradis Daniel
Sent: 25 September 2012 17:33
To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA
Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Consistency and 370 field
Hi Adam,
In a message posted to RDA-L more than two weeks ago, you wrote:
"Even more strangely, at least one library is inputting the established for
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