It's confusing because the writer(s) of RDA had to write not just in librarianese, but philosophical librarianese.
I find an awful lot of this kind of writing as an editor for a journal. When I have to read some of these articles, I go absolutely mad. Mad, I tell you. MAD. On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Lisa Hatt <hattl...@fhda.edu> wrote: > On 7/15/2013 8:57 AM, Gene Fieg <gf...@cst.edu> wrote: > > > Who is writing this definitions. > > > > A page has printing on both sides A leaf has printing or > > representations of data on one side. Period. > > I had that thought too, that the definitions seemed backwards. Not how I > learned "leaf" and "page". Rather confusing... > > > > On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 8:20 AM, Kathie Coblentz <kcobl...@nypl.org> > > wrote: > > > >> Among the July 2013 changes to RDA we have a new term in the > >> glossary, "Leaf," with the following definition: > >> > >> "A unit of extent of text consisting of a single bound or fastened > >> sheet of paper as a subunit of a volume; each leaf consists of two > >> pages, one on each side, either or both of which may be blank." > >> > >> Then we have "Page": "A unit of extent of text consisting of a > >> single side of a leaf." > > -- > Lisa Hatt > Cataloging > DeAnza College Library > 408-864-8459 -- Gene Fieg Cataloger/Serials Librarian Claremont School of Theology gf...@cst.edu Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Lincoln University do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the information or content contained in this forwarded email. The forwarded email is that of the original sender and does not represent the views of Claremont School of Theology or Claremont Lincoln University. It has been forwarded as a courtesy for information only.
