Re: [RDA-L] RDA Toolkit Price Change

2013-11-24 Thread James Weinheimer
On 11/23/2013 5:55 PM, Melissa Powell wrote: snip This cataloging consultant/trainer who works with small libraries is piping in. I am grateful for the price reduction for the rest of us--with the new pricing structure I can actually get RDA access to these small and rural libraries. On the

Re: [RDA-L] RDA Toolkit Price Change

2013-11-24 Thread Julie Moore
Melissa, Perhaps as a consultant you can speak to directors/deans of libraries with that DUH attitude, but I can say that as a cataloger, I would never approach my dean with that attitude. As James stated, there are *always* options ... and in this economic environment where we are being stretched

Re: [RDA-L] RDA Toolkit Price Change

2013-11-24 Thread Melissa Powell
I think the best thing to do in all of this is look at the big picture. Smart discussions occurred when we began automating. What do we give up? The better question is, What does this change? Based on that you start looking at how the staff workflow changes, how the organizational flow

Re: [RDA-L] RDA Toolkit Price Change

2013-11-24 Thread James Weinheimer
On 11/24/2013 9:20 PM, Melissa Powell wrote: snip I think the best thing to do in all of this is look at the big picture. Smart discussions occurred when we began automating. What do we give up? The better question is, What does this change? Based on that you start looking at how the staff

Re: [RDA-L] Added access point for one name in a work that is a compilation of works

2013-11-24 Thread Wilson, Pete
Mac: That is helpful. I did not ask about whether the statement of responsibility representing the contributors of component works should be recorded in the 245 $c, but I can see the argument against that. But I am still left wondering whether a plain 700 author added entry is allowable

Re: [RDA-L] Added access point for one name in a work that is a compilation of works

2013-11-24 Thread Wilson, Pete
Heidrun: Thanks for your comments and for your references to earlier exchanges. I think you and I see RDA similarly. It does not seem to me to sanction simple author added entries related to component works of the larger work being cataloged--it only mentions related work entries in

Re: [RDA-L] Added access point for one name in a work that is a compilation of works

2013-11-24 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Peter Wilson asked: But I am still left wondering whether a plain 700 author added entry is allowable under RDA ... Why not do a 700$a$t? Apart from illustrators of children's material, relationship designators are not core. You could do 700$a$econtributor I suppose, but why? Unless the