I think Mac is absolutely right about small libraries and RDA. And a very big
reason for that is the convoluted methods of availability-- which still have
not been acted on or clarified. Current and previous hints about the
distribution of RDA all suggest the price of RDA may be prohibitive,
Bernhard Eversberg wrote:
I suspect that not only will RDA likely not be used outside the
library community (how many publishers will bother with a preferred
title?), many small libraries will find it far from their desires.
Well, Mac, you've listed some practicable and useful improvements of
I have a great deal of sympathy for ALA Publishing. I don't think any
catalog code has been introduced into such an uncertain environment, and
when one considers the variety of user expectations to be satisfied, I'm
surprised that they're attempting to determine a price point at all. I
think I
I'm surprised that they're attempting to determine a price point at all.
Then how would you propose they make it available? It won't have very much
value if it's not available for use.
Mike Tribby
Senior Cataloger
Quality Books Inc.
The Best of America's Independent Presses
Karen Coyle wrote:
I'm becoming more aware that RDA is a complex beast, and some parts of
it may be more desirable than others. I can't comment on the individual
rules, but in addition to rules on how to determine what data one
records, RDA is an attempt to implement FRBR. What that means
It _is_ confusing. My understanding is that these are more or less
interchangeable the same. URL was originally called URL. When they
generalized the idea of a URL a bit, formalized it a bit, AND realized
that (what had been called) URLs were actually really useful as
identifiers _as well
Jonathan Rochkind wrote:
It _is_ confusing.
Indeed. However, I have found this blog post and the comments to be
somewhat enlightening for me in the past:
http://www.damnhandy.com/2007/11/19/uri-vs-url-whats-the-difference/
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Mark K. Ehlert Minitex
Assistant Librarian 30
You might find this helpful: http://www.loc.gov/standards/uri/
Follow the link for About URIs
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John Hostage Authorities Librarian
Langdell Hall host...@law.harvard.edu
Harvard
Hi! I'm pretty new to this list, so forgive me if this post is
redundant or insipid,
It seems strange to me to use an url to access local information.
I think it's better off to just consider URL on obsolete term.
Keeping the distinction between the two is still useful, in my mind.
The
And meanwhile, the patron will think we have all gone crazy. Let's see.
The author is known as Mark Twain. Do you have any biographies on him. No,
but we have biographies on Samuel Clemens. Are they the same. Sure, trust
me.
Hello hon, did you get a biography on Mark Twain.
No, but I got one
Hello,
I'm new to this discussion.
My concern revolves around the instruction in the use of RDA. Currently I
teach our three cataloguing courses and, of course, use the AACR2 binders.
I understand ALA is looking after the final RDA website.
What will it cost?
I hope it will not be too expensive
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