I cannot help laughing. Sorry :)
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Kathie Coblentz <kcobl...@nypl.org> wrote: > May I take the occasion to point out another confusing definition in the > RDA glossary? > > "Portfolio: A unit of extent of text that is a container for holding loose > materials (e.g., paintings, drawings, papers, unbound sections of a book, > and similar materials) usually consisting of two covers joined together at > the back." > > There is something I'm not getting about how the RDA mind works. If > something is "a unit of extent of text," how can it be a container for, > e.g., paintings? I was driven back to the definition of "text" to see if > maybe somehow it includes non-verbal images, but no, it's "Content > expressed through a form of notation for language intended to be perceived > visually." Though I suppose one picture IS worth a thousand words, so maybe > that's how they figure it. > > I'm also not too pleased with that "usually consisting of two covers > joined together at the back" (which was taken over from the AACR 2 > glossary). I've seen a lot of portfolios in my time, and relatively few > look like that. Actually, come to think of it, I'm not even sure what it > means. Two covers? The RDA definition of "cover" is "The outer protective > material attached to a volume, consisting of both sides of the front and > back panels and the spine to which they are joined." > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Kathie Coblentz, Rare Materials Cataloger > Collections Strategy/Special Formats Processing > The New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building > 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, Room 313 > New York, NY 10018 > kathiecoble...@nypl.org > > My opinions, not NYPL's > -- Zhonghong (Joan) Wang, Ph.D. Cataloger -- CMC Illinois Heartland Library System (Edwardsville Office) 6725 Goshen Road Edwardsville, IL 62025 618.656.3216x409 618.656.9401Fax
