Or to the manifestations. As illustrated in this 19th-century engraving:
http://macabremuseum.com/collections-database/spirits-and-their-manifestations-an-evening-seance-engraving/
Liz O'Keefe
On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Gene Fieg <gf...@cst.edu> wrote:
> I agree. And that is why we don't follow pcc rules altogether. For
> instance, we will add the "Translation of" note, include pagination of
> bibliographies if appropriate. We do think that entries should be
> justified in the description. Why? Because we have to realize that
> cataloging uses very truncated, coded language for some of the entries.
> Put the justifications in straightforward English informs the patron/user
> more adequately, sometimes, than the formal language of our entries.
>
> That is why I wish we could go back to the GMD; the 33X fields could be a
> bit mystifying to users: text unmediated volume. Maybe we have to have a
> séance to get the to "mediated" ones????
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 2:13 PM, J. McRee Elrod <m...@slc.bc.ca> wrote:
>
>> It bothers me in our discussions concerning RDA usage, that most parse
>> the rules without reference to patron service.
>>
>> No set of rules can every cover all eventualities. In the absence of
>> a rule, e.g., how to record "'61" as a date of production, the most
>> important consideration it seems to me should be what produces the
>> most helpful record?
>>
>> How anyone would think 264 0 $c'61 is better for patrons than $c1761,
>> $c1861, or $c1961, with or without brackets, is beyond me.
>>
>> In particular situations, for particular material, the rules may even
>> need bending a bit.
>>
>>
>> __ __ J. McRee (Mac) Elrod (m...@slc.bc.ca)
>> {__ | / Special Libraries Cataloguing HTTP://www.slc.bc.ca/
>> ___} |__ \__________________________________________________________
>>
>
>
>
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