Thanks, Bob. I was worried maybe there was a new prohibition on using parens in the physical description or something.
Benjamin Abrahamse Cataloging Coordinator Acquisitions, Metadata and Enterprise Systems MIT Libraries 617-253-7137 From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] On Behalf Of Robert Maxwell Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 2:48 PM To: RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca Subject: Re: [RDA-L] " illustrations, some of which are colored " RDA 7.17.1.3 says "If the content of the resource is in colours other than black and white or shades of grey, record the presence of colour using an appropriate term". RDA doesn't prescribe the wording, but the second example to this guideline reads "some color". In current practice this information is recorded just as it was under AACR2, 300 $b illustrations (some color) ... Bob Robert L. Maxwell Special Collections and Ancient Languages Catalog Librarian Genre/Form Authorities Librarian 6728 Harold B. Lee Library Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 (801)422-5568 "We should set an example for all the world, rather than confine ourselves to the course which has been heretofore pursued"--Eliza R. Snow, 1842. From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Benjamin A Abrahamse Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 12:22 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA<mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA> Subject: [RDA-L] " illustrations, some of which are colored " Can anyone tell me if there is an RDA-reason why the record in front of me has a 300 $b that states, " illustrations, some of which are colored " instead of "illustrations (some colored) " or possibly, " illustrations (some in color) "? I don't see anything under 7.15 (or its LCPS) relating to color illustrations. Benjamin Abrahamse Cataloging Coordinator Acquisitions, Metadata and Enterprise Systems MIT Libraries 617-253-7137
