Stephen Hearn wrote: > Entering the same data twice to serve two different purposes is not redundant.
Maybe we need to start emphasizing the fact that for bibliographic description and access purposes, they are not really the "same data". They are two different elements, which just happen at times to have an identical appearance... > We eventually separated description from access for series > by retiring the 440. Is there any encouragement in RDA to retire the > use of 245 for controlled access data for works and restrict it to > manifestation title only? And I am so glad that 440 was retired. I'd be all for adding 130 or 240 to all records, if the MARC format is going to have a long enough life ahead of it. It shouldn't be too hard to come up with the logic for adding new fields to existing records, but I fear that figuring out the process of actually coordinating and carrying out the changes in the world's databases might be a nightmare. Kevin M. Randall Principal Serials Cataloger Bibliographic Services Dept. Northwestern University Library 1970 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208-2300 email: [email protected] phone: (847) 491-2939 fax: (847) 491-4345
