The RDA instructions say that you transcribe the form that's on the resource. Consider the various forms of name here: New York New York City New York, New York New York City, New York New York, N.Y. New York, NY These would all be correct in 264 $a, if they represented what appeared on the resources they were describing. The publication, etc. elements in RDA are not intended to contain standardized forms of name; they are intended to represent the information as found on the resources. There are other elements that contain standardized data (such as codes in the MARC fixed field, access points, etc.). Kevin M. Randall Principal Serials Cataloger Northwestern University Library k...@northwestern.edu<mailto:k...@northwestern.edu> (847) 491-2939 Proudly wearing the sensible shoes since 1978! From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of MARILYN BOOK Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:35 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Use of brackets in RDA records
Ok, that makes sense but now question about the $a below. Sometimes it seems in the examples that the State is short formed as in Ann Arbor, MI, sometimes it is spelled out as in Berkley, California, sometimes the State is omitted, in the two examples of Boca Raton, one has FL and one has nothing. London has UK and England in the examples below. Is there a prefered method?
