Is the usefulness of RDA going to require this kind of exegesis? Whew! On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Brenndorfer, Thomas < tbrenndor...@library.guelph.on.ca> wrote:
> > -----Original Message----- > > From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access > > [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of J. McRee Elrod > > Sent: August 4, 2011 8:14 PM > > To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA > > Subject: [RDA-L] RDA and collective title > > > > RDA "2.1.2.2 --> Overview > > > > "Resource Issued as a Single Unit > > > > "When preparing a comprehensive description for a resource issued as a > > single unit (e.g., a textbook in one volume), choose a source of > > information identifying the resource as a whole*. If there is no > > source of information identifying the resource as a whole (e.g., a > > single videodisc containing multiple feature films but with no source > > of information identifying the resource as a whole), treat the sources > > of information identifying its individual contents as a collective > > source of information for the resource as a whole" > > > > *It seems to me "such as container" should be added here as a source > > of title representing the resource as a whole. This is often true of > > boxed sets of videorecordings (VHS and DVD), boxed sets of CDs, kits, > > games, and boxed pieces to be assembled. all of which could be > > mentioned as examples. > > > > "Container" is defined in 2.2.2.1 as being "part of the resource itself" > (if the container is issued with the resource, and "kit" is given as an > example in this instruction). > > Therefore, "container" is already defined as a possible "source of > information identifying the resource as a whole", whether the resource is a > single unit (2.1.2.2) or a multipart resource (2.1.2.3). Kits come up as an > example again in 2.1.2.3, since kits would tend to be characterized as > multipart resources not single unit resources. > > I would think the "Mode of issuance" element in 2.13.1.3 would be > "multipart monograph" for a kit, and so 2.1.2.3 applies when choosing a > source of information for the title for a kit, and that would mean the > container is already included as an option for a source, based on 2.2.2.1. > > Thomas Brenndorfer > Guelph Public Library > -- Gene Fieg Cataloger/Serials Librarian Claremont School of Theology gf...@cst.edu
