Thomas Brenndorfer wrote: > In thinking about these two ways of recording the preferred name, I wonder if > in reducing the number of abbreviations and standardizing how preferred names > are recorded, we would be happy with forms like: > > Tamaki (Auckland (New Zealand)) > > > I think eliminating abbreviations enhances clarity. Nesting larger places in > parentheses is just as easy to read as using commas preceding larger places. > Are there any compelling reasons to continue the AACR2 convention of using > two methods to record preferred names for places? It would make sense to use > full forms like "New Zealand" for all elements for places when required, and > not worry when "N.Z." would be appropriate.
I'm not sure where I stand in regard to punctuation (since generally this is a non-issue in regard to normalization). This is one of those few areas of presentation that RDA still hangs onto, and really shouldn't have to. In regard to abbreviations in place names, I am definitely all in favor of getting rid of them! 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
