Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread James Weinheimer
On 08/03/2013 02:02, Robert Maxwell wrote: snip The one core relationship in RDA is to record the relationship between the resource being cataloged and the work manifested in it (see RDA 17.3). There are several ways to do this. One of the ways to do it is by using an authorized access

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread Brenndorfer, Thomas
From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of James Weinheimer [weinheimer.ji...@gmail.com] Sent: March-08-13 10:36 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread Kai Stoeckenius
@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of J. McRee Elrod Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 2:40 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles Kevin said: In this case under discussion, there IS a difference between the manifestation and the preferred title of the work, so 240

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread Kevin M Randall
@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles What may be adding to the apparent confusion about the impact of all this is that the LC-PCC PS on Chapter 17 says Do not apply chapter 17 in the current implementation scenario. I'm surprised no one else has pointed that out yet. Kai

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread James Weinheimer
On 08/03/2013 17:48, Brenndorfer, Thomas wrote: snip You don't seem to be aware that AACR2 has two parts. Part 1: describe the resource (which could include data about any FRBR entity in the resource-- work, expression, manifestation, item) Part 2: provide access to the *WORK*. Catalogers

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread Michael Borries
, 2013 11:55 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles RDA follows the representation principle. The data describing a resource should reflect the resource's representation of itself. The current way seems to be more explicit. Thanks, Joan Wang Illinois Heartland

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread Brenndorfer, Thomas
Really? There is a part 2 to AACR2? I never got that far into the book! ;-) In my opinion, laziness has nothing whatsoever to do with it. Catalogers were always supposed to check to see if there were other editions of the work and relate those editions using a uniform title when appropriate. If

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread Joan Wang
Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] *On Behalf Of *Joan Wang *Sent:* Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:55 AM *To:* RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA *Subject:* Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles ** ** RDA follows the representation principle. The data describing a resource should reflect

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread Benjamin A Abrahamse
@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CAmailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Joan Wang Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:55 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CAmailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles RDA follows the representation principle. The data describing a resource

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread Brenndorfer, Thomas
] On Behalf Of Benjamin A Abrahamse Sent: March-08-13 3:31 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles I'm glad this is still being discussed, so I don't feel like a total fussbudget for pining over a three-letter word. The issue, in my opinion, is not really whether we

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread Benjamin A Abrahamse
@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles I'm glad this is still being discussed, so I don't feel like a total fussbudget for pining over a three-letter word. The issue, in my opinion, is not really whether we use sic or some other phrase (though I confess I find sic

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread Gary L Strawn
: Friday, March 08, 2013 3:25 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles I have always been told that good data outlives poor systems. Still, you seem to know what you're doing. I'm curious how you're going to manage the de-siccing. You will have to, I presume, look

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread Brenndorfer, Thomas
Re: Thomas' comment, and in fact most users are none the wiser and so assume [sic] is part of the title. I'm curious where you get this fact.  It may be a function of different user bases We serve users of all ages and all walks of life. Probably many who are not good spellers to begin with.

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-08 Thread James Weinheimer
On 08/03/2013 20:48, Brenndorfer, Thomas wrote: snip But they haven't stopped. The choice of main entry (just choosing the main author responsible) is still part of the choice for identifying the work. The uniform title choice (or lack of a decision about it) doesn't change the fact that a

[RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Michael Cohen
RDA Exercise A patron asked us to correct a typo in the title page of his dissertation. The rules are quite clear on how to handle this situation: transcribe the title page title in 245 and record the corrected title in 246. But 246 is defined as Varying Form of Title, and a corrected typo is

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Jerri Swinehart
I guess my attitude is a bit different. I want to make it clear that there's no attempt on my part to cause trouble, but ... This is one of the problems with RDA. We didn't connect with non-library employed users to find out their perspective. I would interpret this request to mean that the

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Joseph, Angelina
, March 07, 2013 9:14 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles I guess my attitude is a bit different. I want to make it clear that there's no attempt on my part to cause trouble, but ... This is one of the problems with RDA. We didn't connect with non-library employed

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Gene Fieg
As far as I understand it, you transcribe what you see. Just had one of those. Title was Upnashads. The record also had a 246. The whole point of a catalog is get the patron to the work he/she wants or is seeking, or may find while doing a browse by title on the computer. Do we want to help the

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Benjamin A Abrahamse
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 Gene Fieg Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:44 AM To: RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Jerri Swinehart
I think though that what needs to guide catalogers in this case is that the student who wrote the dissertation is asking for a typo correction. The rest of the equation such as a (sic) or a 246 is only valid as long as the student doesn't find the typo important. In this case the student does so I

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Joan Wang
This is a rule discussion derived from the issue. It is between catalogers. No indication to quote the rule to the student. Thanks, Joan Wang Illinois Heartland Library System On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Jerri Swinehart swine...@oakland.eduwrote: I think though that what needs to guide

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Jenifer K Marquardt
, 2013 12:40 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles I think though that what needs to guide catalogers in this case is that the student who wrote the dissertation is asking for a typo correction. The rest of the equation such as a (sic) or a 246 is only valid

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread McRae, Rick
: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Jenifer K Marquardt Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 12:50 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles Hello, everyone. What about the basic question

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Gene Fieg
Of Jenifer K Marquardt Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 12:50 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles Hello, everyone. What about the basic question that was asked? Why is the corrected version of any 245 with an error put in the MARC field 246 rather than

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread James Weinheimer
On 07/03/2013 18:49, Jenifer K Marquardt wrote: snip Hello, everyone. What about the basic question that was asked? Why is the corrected version of any 245 with an error put in the MARC field 246 rather than in the 240? The 246 represents varying forms of the title, yes, but the title of

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Benjamin A Abrahamse
: Thursday, March 07, 2013 1:07 PM To: RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles And this example is a reflection of orthographic reform. Does it fit the question asked? On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 10:03 AM, McRae, Rick rmc...@esm.rochester.edumailto:rmc...@esm.rochester.edu wrote

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Ben said: I still don't understand why the JSC saw fit to get rid of the device, [sic] ,for bringing attention to known typos or other minor mistakes in the title. I think most users understand what it means, even the ones who don't know Latin. Ben, I agree with you absolutely that removing the

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Jenifer asked: Why is the corrected version of any 245 with an error put in the MARC field 246 rather than in the 240? There is one very practical reason. All of our clients index 246. Many do not index 240 because of the useless ones for indexes (e.g., Works ...). Some clients ask that

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Jack Wu
In Bib. Format Standards, the section under field 246, 2nd Indicator blank, use for corrected forms of titles has an example for correction of mis-spelling, so it does not appear to me there is a problem here. Even if it goes beyond the spelling out or not of a word, it's still a variation from

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Lisa Hatt
On 3/7/2013 9:47 AM, Joan Wang jw...@illinoisheartland.org wrote: This is a rule discussion derived from the issue. It is between catalogers. No indication to quote the rule to the student. Might you not find this patron/student asking you to explain *why* you are refusing to make the

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Arthur Liu
@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] *On Behalf Of *Gene Fieg *Sent:* Thursday, March 07, 2013 1:07 PM *To:* RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca *Subject:* Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles ** ** And this example is a reflection of orthographic reform. Does it fit the question asked? On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 10

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Ian Fairclough
RDA-L readers, Jenifer Marquardt asked Why is the corrected version of any 245 with an error put in the MARC field 246 rather than in the 240? Field 240, Uniform Title, is always associated with a 1XX field.  If no 1XX field is present, the data is tagged 130.  Thus, field 240 is always an

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Joan Wang
All I am saying is about a title with wrong spellings in a manifestation. This is an issue derived from the mentioned thesis. I do not have any offense on the solution of correcting the title through Graduate Office. The thing also could happen in other cases in addition to a thesis. Does that

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Jasmin Nof
Perhaps this is a silly question, but suppose the title were repeated elsewhere in the resource (say, t.p. verso), could that form be used and the typo-d form on the t.p. disregarded altogether (or referenced in a 246 with a $i indicating its source)? Thanks, Jasmin Jasmin Nof Hebraica

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread McRae, Rick
Not to dwell on this overmuch, but, in response to Ian's: Field 240, Uniform Title, is always associated with a 1XX field. If no 1XX field is present, the data is tagged 130. Thus, field 240 is always an appendage to an *author* field, a name heading plus uniform title (in AACR2-speak), that

[RDA-L] Sic 'em! (was RE: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles)

2013-03-07 Thread Benjamin A Abrahamse
/ Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] On Behalf Of Ian Fairclough Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 2:42 PM To: RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles RDA-L readers, Jenifer Marquardt asked Why is the corrected version of any 245 with an error

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Kevin M Randall
Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Jasmin Nof Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 2:37 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles Perhaps this is a silly question, but suppose the title were repeated

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Kevin said: In this case under discussion, there IS a difference between the manifestation and the preferred title of the work, so 240 should be used. The function of a 240 is to unite manifestions of works/expressions with differingn titles. If this is the only manifestation, we would not

Re: [RDA-L] Typos in Titles

2013-03-07 Thread Kevin M Randall
Mac Elrod wrote: Kevin said: In this case under discussion, there IS a difference between the manifestation and the preferred title of the work, so 240 should be used. The function of a 240 is to unite manifestions of works/expressions with differingn titles. If this is the only