>> Subject: Re: [RDA-L] [and X others] >> Date: November 30, 2012 9:13:17 AM EST >> To: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access >> <[email protected]> >> >> >> The point, as Deborah Fritz articulated, is that this is supplied data from >> the cataloger (not transcribed from the source), and it can be in whatever >> form makes best sense for your users - use a number or spell out ("[and 6 >> others]" or "[and six others]") or just say "[and others]" or "[and some >> others]" or whatever makes best sense in the context of the resource you are >> cataloging and how important you feel it is for your users to know how many >> more there are. >> - Barbara Tillett, JSC Chair >> >> On Nov 29, 2012, at 6:10 PM, Lisa Hatt wrote: >> >> >> On 11/29/2012 3:05 PM, Deborah Fritz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Statement of responsibility relating to title proper is one of the >> elements listed under 2.2.4, so, this supplied data about omitted >> names could have been given in a note or indicated by the square >> brackets. Notes are free text, so since we are not instructed to use >> specific wording for this particular supplied data (we are just shown >> an example), I would say that we can say whatever we like in these >> square brackets. >> >> In fact, I believe we could just say "[and others]" or "[and six >> other authors]" >> >> I think the original question was about whether we should use numerals >> or spell out the names of numbers...? >> >> >> -- >> Lisa Hatt >> Cataloging >> De Anza College Library >> 408-864-8459 >> >> >> >> >
