Extremely finnicky question but it comes up surprisingly often: According to RDA 3.4.5. (Describing carriers--Extent--Extent of text) we are instructed not to use brackets anymore to identify unnumbered pages. Instead we are to use the term "unnumbered". (see RDA 3.4.5.3.1 "Numbered and Unnumbered Sequences")
We are also instructed to record folded pages or leaves (3.4.5.10.) . So something that has two folded maps, under AACR2 would have been: $a viii, 136 p., [2] folded leaves : $b ill., maps ; $c 23 cm. Under RDA would it be: $a viii, 136 pages, 2 unnumbered folded leaves : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm. or $a viii, 136 pages, 2 folded unnumbered leaves : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm. Moreoever, seems to me there should be a comma separating the two adjectives but I don't know if that should be included here? I know it's probably not a big deal but I'd like to be consistent. --Ben Benjamin Abrahamse Cataloging Coordinator Acquisitions, Metadata and Enterprise Systems MIT Libraries 617-253-7137`
