Re: [RDA-L] 2.3.1.6 Introductory words

2013-04-22 Thread Robert Maxwell
2.3.1.6 says Do not transcribe words that serve as an introduc tion **and are not intended to be part of the title** We shouldn't zero in on the first half of the sentence without remembering the second half-and the second half puts the decision of whether or not to record such words completely

Re: [RDA-L] 2.3.1.6 Introductory words

2013-04-22 Thread McDonald, Stephen
Heidrun Wiesenmüller said: So, yes - I admit that we can arrive at a good solution, using only RDA and hard thinking. But as somebody who teaches cataloging, I can't help wondering: Why does RDA so often make it so very difficult? Having a straightforward looking rule like 2.3.1.6,

[RDA-L] Copyright and similar regimes

2013-04-22 Thread Benjamin A Abrahamse
I have in front of me an interesting case: a book that is anti-copyrighted. It has the statement: Anti-copyright @ 1994 This book may be freely pirated and quoted. Looking at RDA 2.11.1 Basic instruction on recording copyright dates I see the scope statement: a date associated with a claim of

Re: [RDA-L] 2.3.1.6 Introductory words

2013-04-22 Thread Heidrun Wiesenmüller
Stephen, True, perhaps this particular problem is only a problem for people like me, coming from a different cataloging background. I haven't had 30 years of experience with AACR2. Most of my cataloging experiences are with a different code, the German RAK. And RAK has an explicit example of

Re: [RDA-L] Copyright and similar regimes

2013-04-22 Thread Heidrun Wiesenmüller
Ben, I have in front of me an interesting case: a book that is anti-copyrighted. It has the statement: Anti-copyright @ 1994 This book may be freely pirated and quoted. Where do you get all these lovely examples?? I'm quite envious... Looking at RDA 2.11.1 Basic instruction on

Re: [RDA-L] 2.3.1.6 Introductory words

2013-04-22 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Stephen McDonald said: But this is not a new rule. AACR2 had exactly the same rule. The AACR2 rules concerning introductor words are 25.3B, applying to uniform titles for items published after 1500, and in 1.1B, where the examples are clear. The WEMI arrangement of RDA, as opposed to the

Re: [RDA-L] Copyright and similar regimes

2013-04-22 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Ben Abrahamse posted: Anti-copyright @ 1994 This book may be freely pirated and quoted. Assuming no publication date on the item: 264 1 $a$b$c[1994] 540 $aAnti-copyright @ 1994 This book may be freely pirated and quoted. --Verso title page. An anti-copyright date is not a copyright date,