This is a rudimentary question, but I keep seeing it happening, and as I have 4 books by the same author and same publisher for which I'm trying to upgrade the existing copy to RDA , I'm going to ask it anyway, since I've been hemming and hawing too long now.
I know that rule 2.8.4.2 says to: Take publishers' names from the following sources (in order of preference) [naming only the first here]: a) the same source as the title proper (see 2.3.2.2 <http://access.rdatoolkit.org/document.php?id=rdachp2&target=rda2-3388#rda 2-3388> http://access.rdatoolkit.org/images/rdalink.png) and rule 2.3.2.2 points you to rule 2.2.2.2, which basically says for books to use the title page, title sheet, or title card (or an image of it) as the preferred source of information. My question is, in 2.2.2.2 when they say title page, they don't mean the t.p. verso, do they? In the case of my 4 books, the title page has only the name of the publisher, it does not list the place of publication. The title page says: Hordern House. The t.p. verso says: First published 2004 by Hordern House Rare Books Pty. Ltd., 77 Victoria Street, Potts Point NSW 2011 Australia. Rule 2.8.2.2 says to take the place of publication from the same source as the publisher's name. In this case, the place of publication only appears with the fuller form of the publisher's name on the t.p. verso. If I need to take the place of publication from the t.p. verso, should I then also take the publisher's name from the t.p. verso (follow rule 2.8.2.2)? So for my 4 books would I then have a 264 that looks like this: 264 _1 Potts Point, NSW :|bHordern House Rare Books Pty. Ltd.,|c2004. I find varying forms of the completeness of a publisher's name on the t.p. vs. the t.p. verso, and the place of publication appearing only on the t.p. verso with other publishers, so this particular issue has been bothering me for a while now. One RDA rule tells you to take the name of the publisher from the same source you've taken the title from, but the place of publication isn't always on the the t.p., it is often only on the t.p. verso. I know that both rule 2.8.4.2 and rule 2.8.2.2 allow the option to take the information from "another source within the resource itself", but I'm just wondering if it's preferred to take the 264 |a and |b from the exact same source, or if it's ok to mix the info. from the t.p. & t.p. verso. Clearly with my books I have no choice but to take the place of publication from the t.p. verso, but I'm wondering where to take the publisher's name from? I have two options here, and I'm not sure if rule 2.8.4.2. overrides rule 2.8.2.2 in this case. I'd like to actually know what others would do in this case, because I find that what I do can vary based on my mood a particular day, and I'd like something more consistent! Thanks very much for your help. Sincerely, Dana Van Meter Cataloging Librarian Historical Studies-Social Science Library Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ 08540 vanme...@ias.edu
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