There should be a "content type" for interactive or ludic material like games and such. Since this material can be expressed through various media (e.g.: computer games as "computer", board or card games as "unmediated") it really belongs at the level of content.
Yes, a computer game is a "computer program" but I don't think most users think of it that way. = 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 Greta de Groat Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:39 PM To: RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Additional work required by RDA I've been creating constant data forms for my most commonly used formats, with the 33x fields already filled in--that's even faster. I really like the 33x fields for many of the materials that i catalog, but there are some gaping holes. There isn't a content type that's appropriate for video/computer games or other interactive materials--we've been using Computer program combined with Two-dimensional moving image, which might be technically appropriate but is also misleading and doesn't really get at the nature of the material. Three-dimensional moving image is somewhat misleading in that it appears to be intended for films, but is apparently not appropriate for 3-dimensional games, which uses the term in a somewhat different fashion (the ability to move in 3 dimensions in the game space). In the media types, Computer appears to be only for the data and programs (..."designed for use with a computer..."), but not for the computer itself (i.e. if you are cataloging an iPad). We've concluded that it's Other, but that's not very useful. Similarly, the computer carriers in the carrier type appear to be the storage media but not the computer itself. It's not even clear to me from RDA whether hard drives or flash drives can be considered carrier types since they aren't on the list and it doesn't say that you are permitted to consider anything but the listed carriers under the listed type--it does say in 3.1.4.5 that you can use another term in the Extent element but it's not clear how that relates to 3.3. We also ran into problems with a book that consisted almost entirely of stereographic images, but volume isn't listed under stereographic carriers so we weren't sure we could use 337 stereographic with 338 volume. Greta de Groat Stanford University Libraries On 10/24/2012 12:54 PM, Joan Wang wrote: Very cool! Thanks for letting us know. Joan Wang Illinois Heartland Library System On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Adam L. Schiff <asch...@u.washington.edu<mailto:asch...@u.washington.edu>> wrote: Another aspect I have not seen mentioned, is that AACR2 style GMDs only had to be assigned to nonbook materials. RDA 33X must be assigned to all library resources, a major increase in effort. Not only it is three terms for one, but they must be assigned to many more records. For users of OCLC Connexion, there is a macro that makes adding these terms, along with their coded values, take about 3 seconds. This is not huge increase of effort. The macro pulls up a pulldown menu and you just select the terms you need and click add. ************************************** * Adam L. Schiff * * Principal Cataloger * * University of Washington Libraries * * Box 352900 * * Seattle, WA 98195-2900 * * (206) 543-8409<tel:%28206%29%20543-8409> * * (206) 685-8782<tel:%28206%29%20685-8782> fax * * asch...@u.washington.edu<mailto:asch...@u.washington.edu> * ************************************** -- Joan Wang, Ph.D. Cataloger -- CMC Illinois Heartland Library System (Edwardsville Office) 6725 Goshen Road Edwardsville, IL 62025 618.656.3216x409 618.656.9401Fax
