Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records

2013-05-22 Thread Kevin M Randall
@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of MARILYN BOOK Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:35 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records Ok, that makes sense but now question about the $a below. Sometimes it seems in the examples that the State is short formed

Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records

2013-05-22 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Narilyn Book posted: Ok, that makes sense but now question about the $a below. Sometimes it seems in the examples that the State is short formed as in Ann Arbor, MI, sometimes it is spelled out as in Berkley, California, sometimes the State is omitted, RDA has one transcribe what is there.

Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records

2013-05-21 Thread Arthur Liu
I apologize if this is a dumb question, but is there a concrete definition for what a publisher is or does, or what constitutes the act of publishing or publication? The RDA Glossary states that a publisher is A person, family, or corporate body responsible for publishing, releasing, or issuing a

Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records

2013-05-21 Thread Deborah Fritz
-bac.gc.ca Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records Deborah, with whom until recently I always agreed, said: If you decide a statement is a responsibility statement (often based on layout) then remember that we do not 'guess' a publisher; we didn't under AACR, and we still don't, under

Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records

2013-05-21 Thread Gene Fieg
There are no dumb questions, especially when it comes to RDA On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Arthur Liu art@gmail.com wrote: I apologize if this is a dumb question, but is there a concrete definition for what a publisher is or does, or what constitutes the act of publishing or

Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records

2013-05-21 Thread MARILYN BOOK
I have a question that applies to the publisher as well. If a book lists a publisher that is an imprint of another do you put the publisher, the main publisher or both. eg. Gallery Books is a division of Simon Schuster Inc. what do I use as the publisher? Thanks. “The illiterate of the 21st

Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records

2013-05-21 Thread Harden, Jean
and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of MARILYN BOOK Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:59 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records I have a question that applies to the publisher as well. If a book lists a publisher

[RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records

2013-05-20 Thread Crum, Cathy (KDLA)
Hi all, I have a question concerning the use of brackets and supplied information in RDA records. I know that according to RDA 2.2.4, if you take information from outside the resource, you can enclose that information in square brackets, but what if the information is on the resource but is

Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records

2013-05-20 Thread McDonald, Stephen
, May 20, 2013 9:20 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records Hi all, I have a question concerning the use of brackets and supplied information in RDA records. I know that according to RDA 2.2.4, if you take information from outside the resource, you can

Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records

2013-05-20 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Cathy Crum posted: We catalog numerous publications from state government agencies in which we= only have a statement of responsibility in the imprint area, If there is no imprint, then the cataloguer supplied the publisher; it should be in brackets IMNSHO. While the document may have been

Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records

2013-05-20 Thread Deborah Fritz
Subject: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records Hi all, I have a question concerning the use of brackets and supplied information in RDA records. I know that according to RDA 2.2.4, if you take information from outside the resource, you can enclose that information in square brackets, but what

Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records

2013-05-20 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Deborah, with whom until recently I always agreed, said: If you decide a statement is a responsibility statement (often based on layout) then remember that we do not 'guess' a publisher; we didn't under AACR, and we still don't, under RDA. So you would enter the corporate body as statement of