[RDA-L] Treatment of alternative formats in RDA

How does RDA treat alternative formats in the same database (intellectual content identical, but the content is delivered on different physical carriers). Specifically, I would like to know best practices for the following: if a print edition of an E-book is already in the database, is it

Re: [RDA-L] Treatment of alternative formats in RDA

Audrey Williams asked: if a print edition of an E-book is already in the database, is it better to add a link to the E-book on the bibliographical record of the print expression or add a new bibliographical record ... Add a new record. The fixed fields would differ, as would the 33X media

[RDA-L] Relationship designator for corporate creator

Here's what I hope is a quick question. Say you're cataloging an exhibition catalog that is legitimately entered under corporate body--e.g., a museum. The museum put on the exhibit, published the catalog and owns all the art involved. What is the appropriate relationship designator for the

Re: [RDA-L] Treatment of alternative formats in RDA

Different carriers constitute different manifestations, warranting separate records. As Mac Elrod responded, the physical descriptions would be different. The single-record/multi-version approach had an appeal at one point, primarily to avoid presenting patrons with multiple records for a single

Re: [RDA-L] Relationship designator for corporate creator

Pete Wilson asked: Here's what I hope is a quick question. Say you're cataloging an exhibition= n catalog that is legitimately entered under corporate body--e.g., a museum= . The museum put on the exhibit, published the catalog and owns all the ar= t involved. What is the appropriate

Re: [RDA-L] Relationship designator for corporate creator

Thanks, Mac. Sorry, I obviously meant 110, not 100. And I was not thinking of single-artist exhibitions. Multiple-artist exhibitions often are entered under corporate body, in the circumstances I mentioned.) The designation issuing body is not listed in RDA as associated with the creator

Re: [RDA-L] Relationship designator for corporate creator

Pete Wilson said: This might not be as important if PCC policy weren't to use relationship designators for all creators. If you don't like any of the more exact terms, your best option would seem to be to use $ecreator. It's not in one of the lists, but we've been told in the absence of an