Re: [RDA-L] Readability

2013-05-02 Thread Heidrun Wiesenmüller
Joan, I've just reread the principle of differentiation (0.4.3.1), asking myself whether this could somehow be stretched to include the matter of readabiliy and the problem of mixing up different kinds of punctuation, but I don't think it works. This principle seems to be all about

Re: [RDA-L] Readability

2013-05-02 Thread Benjamin A Abrahamse
@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] On Behalf Of Heidrun Wiesenmüller Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 3:07 PM To: RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Readability Joan, I've just reread the principle of differentiation (0.4.3.1), asking myself whether this could somehow be stretched to include the matter

Re: [RDA-L] Readability

2013-05-02 Thread Joan Wang
Heidrun Thanks for your reply. My thought is that the purpose of a modification of punctuations included in a title is to avoid a misunderstanding or confusion. So it will help users to differentiate a resource from others, and then make a selection. When we are doing cataloging, we may not know

Re: [RDA-L] Readability (was: Periods in titles)

2013-04-30 Thread Heidrun Wiesenmüller
Ben, I like your emphasis on readabiliy very much. Personally, I'm not much worried that people might mix up punctuation in the source with punctuation prescribed by ISBD, but readability should indeed be an issue. And I absolutely agree that Wollen, wissen, können is much easier to read and