As a proposal, here goes
Since we no longer will have Bible. O.T., therefore we can no longer have
Bible. O.T. Apocrypha, but only Bible. Apocrypya. But that is misleading
since there are N.T. Apocryha as well
Therefore, all of the apocrypha, of the O.T. and N.T. as well as what is
generally stated to be the Pseudepigrapha of the O.T. should be entered
under title only.
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 8:11 AM, J. McRee Elrod <m...@slc.bc.ca> wrote:
> Mike Tribby said:
>
> >Adam Schiff makes a fair point that it would be far more constructive
> >to suggest improvements rather than just airing grievances about
> >particular aspects of RDA.
>
> Suggestions have been made, but have been ignored, including:
>
> -Have the text edited by someone who writes good English, Michael
> Gorman for example.
>
> -Adopt ISBD's Area 0's "electronic" as a media type; a "computer" is a
> piece of equipment, and increasingly electronic resources are used on
> devices other than computers. That has been brought up from the floor
> at every RDA workshop of which I am aware.
>
> -Allow ISBD inclusions in a multilingual catalogue, or even as an
> alternative for any agency concerned with display space.
>
> -Allow jurisdictional qualification. If [London, Ontario] is
> acceptable, why no London [Ontario]?
>
> -Continue sentence capitalization of titles with no alternatives.
>
> -Remove alternate title from title proper; "or" is no greater a
> problem than "and" in collections without a collective title.
>
> -Describe items as they describe themselves. whether written by a
> mouse, cockroach, or cat.
>
> -Abandon the faith specific B.C,/A.D. for the faith neutral
> B.C.E./C.E.
>
> -Introduce "equipment", "large print" and "kit" as carriers, even
> though a kit may contain a mix if mediated and unmedicated items.
>
> -Introduce shorter alternate content terms for terms too long to
> display, e.g., "cartographic", "tactile", "moving image".
>
>
> =================================================================
>
> Or better yet, issue RDA's few improvements (e.g., treaty entry) as
> AACR2 revisions, and shelve RDA until there is a coding system and
> ILS capable of its utilization.
>
>
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