Greta said:
>... statements of responsibility for videos are particularly lengthy
>and time consuming.
Not all elements apply to all items. Statement of responsibility
should not apply to items of mixes responsibility such as
encyclopedias, newspapers, periodicals, journals, and motion pictures
(whether on film or videorecording).
The present separation of persons and bodies between 245 /$c and 508
in records for DVDs is nonsensical, and creates a confusing and too
long 245. The 245 for a DVD (apart perhaps from auteur art films and
interviews), should end with the gmd or other title information.
The absence of some elements from some items does not detract from the
importance of those elements for other items, e.g., statement of
responsibility and place of publication. Some items even lack titles,
as I mentioned earlier, so that it must be supplied rather than
transcribed. Core elements can not be always limited to
transcription. That does not mean title if present is not vital.
Understood for all core elements should be "if applicable".
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