Trina said:
>I don't understand how you arrived at this conclusion. Under 2.2.4, among
>your choices are "b) other published descriptions of the resource" and "d)
>any other available source (e.g., a reference source)". Nothing here says
>to me that these sources must be in print.
An e-mail to and from the author or publisher is not a "published resource".
While e-resources are considered "published", the paragraph you quote
seems print centric to me.
__ __ J. McRee (Mac) Elrod (m...@slc.bc.ca)
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>> Mark, I notice you did not question my "poorly written" comment :-{)}.
>>
>
>RDA is definitely not an easy read the first few times. But it gets easier
>with use. Or perhaps this is not true for everyone.
>
>Trina
>
>Trina Pundurs
>Serials Cataloger
>Library Collection Services
>University of California, Berkeley
>tpund...@library.berkeley.edu
>http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/
>
>Proudly wearing the sensible shoes since 1990
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><div dir=3D"ltr">On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 11:51 AM, J. McRee Elrod <span dir=
>=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:m...@slc.bc.ca"; target=3D"_blank">m...@slc.bc.=
>ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_=
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>Mark asked concerning RDA:<br>
><br>
>>How is it outdated?<br>
><br>
>In this particular instance, by not including the Web and/or<br>
>e-correspondence with authors and publishers as sources of<br>
>information.<br>
><br>
>We find, for example, the Web a frequent source of the location of<br>
>publishers for place of publication. =A0Internet search for the<br>
>publisher's website, and click "Contact us". =A0Often catalog=
>uers of<br>
>DVDs do very complete complex records, but neglect that quick and easy<br>
>step, giving a "not identified" phrase or a guessed country.<br>
><br>
>RDA seems to assume (as in days of yore) that we are limited to print<br>
>sources, unless one considers Wilipedia a "reference source".<br>=
></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I don't understand how you arrived at =
>this conclusion.=A0 Under 2.2.4, among your choices are "b) other publ=
>ished descriptions of the resource" and "d) any other available s=
>ource (e.g., a reference source)".=A0 Nothing here says to me that the=
>se sources must be in print.<br>
></div><div>=A0<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
>px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
>Mark, I notice you did not question my "poorly written" comment :=
>-{)}.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>RDA is definitely not an easy rea=
>d the first few times.=A0 But it gets easier with use.=A0 Or perhaps this i=
>s not true for everyone.<br>
></div><br>Trina<br><br>Trina Pundurs<br><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Serials =
>Cataloger<br>Library Collection Services<br>University of California, Berke=
>ley<br><a href=3D"mailto:tpund...@library.berkeley.edu"; target=3D"_blank">t=
>pund...@library.berkeley.edu</a><br>
><a href=3D"http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/"; target=3D"_blank">http://www.lib.b=
>erkeley.edu/</a><br><br></div></div>Proudly wearing the sensible shoes sinc=
>e 1990<br><br></div></div></div></div>
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