[RDA-L] FW: [RDA-L] Spelling out abbreviations

2011-11-30 Thread Leonard, William
-Original Message- From: J. McRee Elrod [mailto:m...@slc.bc.ca] Sent: November 30, 2011 1:45 PM To: Leonard, William Cc: rda=l Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Spelling out abbreviations [Please forward it need be] Kelly said: >Wouldn't it be better if catalogers could go back

[RDA-L] FW: [RDA-L] Spelling out abbreviations

2011-11-30 Thread Leonard, William
forwarding on behalf of Kelley -Original Message- From: Kelley McGrath [mailto:kell...@uoregon.edu] Sent: November 29, 2011 11:25 AM To: RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca Subject: RE: [RDA-L] Spelling out abbreviations [resending this one, too] Wouldn't it be better if catalogers cou

Re: [RDA-L] Spelling out abbreviations

2011-11-18 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Earlier Mike Tribby suggested on this list that the spelling out of abbreviations be a matter of display. Sarah Childs wrote on OLAC: > Why not have the ILS translate the abbreviations for the users, rather > than mandate that catalogers spend time typing out ... I replied: Another problem this