Dana Van Meter <vanme...@ias.edu> wrote:
> 1. Are we allowed to use, then, the more specific terms indented
> underneath the relationship designator performer (which is in bold), or
> are we to use performer only, to cover all those types of situations
> represented by the more specific indented & not in bold terms?
The indented terms are also available for use: so for an actor, you can use
"actor" or the broader term, "performer".
> If we can
> use the more specific indented terms, how were we supposed to know that? I
> wasn't sure if we are allowed to use these indented terms, or if they're
> just further (and more specific) examples of what is meant by the bold
> faced code. If we can use these more specific indented terms, I think it
> might be helpful if RDA specifically said that following the definition of
> a bold faced term ("or you can use these more specific terms", or
> something to that effect).
I agree these could be formatted better for scanning: bold's easier to see
than italic. But as to the last point, there's this paragraph under I.1:
"Use relationship designators at the level of specificity that is
considered appropriate for the purposes of the agency creating the data.
For example, the relationship between a screenplay and the screenwriter
responsible for the work can be recorded using either the specific
relationship designator *screenwriter* or the more general relationship
designator *author*."
> Are we able to use relationship designators or terms such
> as "music copyist" in a |e if they have a MARC 3-letter code, even if the
> term does not appear in RDA?
>
Terms can come from outside of RDA (quoting I.1 again: "If none of the
terms listed in this appendix is appropriate or sufficiently specific, use
another concise term to indicate the nature of the relationship"). My
opinion on code versus spelled out form: if using something from the MARC
relator term list, add to the record as a $4 code. RDA 0.12 says that is
using a list of terms from outside of RDA (like for relationship
designators), these may be given "provided the encoding scheme is
identified." Codes in $4s are as close as you can get to a flashing neon
sign telling folks where the term (i.e., code) came from.
> 2. I have a print series which contains lectures, can |e performer be
> used for lecturers/speakers when the lecture is in print form?
>
I tend to think of performer as limited to someone we can see and hear
doing their craft. Words on a page don't cut it in that respect; the
lecturer performed an authorial role to create the text.
--
Mark K. Ehlert
Minitex
<http://www.minitex.umn.edu/>
