Re: [RDA-L] Discussion lacuna

2013-08-09 Thread Adam L. Schiff
LOL, good Friday humor, Liz. On Fri, 9 Aug 2013, Elizabeth O'Keefe wrote: Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 18:01:39 -0400 From: Elizabeth O'Keefe Reply-To: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Discussion

Re: [RDA-L] Discussion lacuna

2013-08-09 Thread Adam L. Schiff
To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Discussion lacuna That is why I like to do RDA workshops in October. All those entities and manifestations, and the occasional medium. On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 5:01 PM, Elizabeth O'Keefe wrote: Or to the manifestations. As illustrated in th

Re: [RDA-L] Discussion lacuna

2013-08-09 Thread Stewart, Richard
That is why I like to do RDA workshops in October. All those entities and manifestations, and the occasional medium. On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 5:01 PM, Elizabeth O'Keefe wrote: > Or to the manifestations. As illustrated in this 19th-century engraving: > > > http://macabremuseum.com/collections-dat

Re: [RDA-L] Discussion lacuna

2013-08-09 Thread Elizabeth O'Keefe
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 wrote: > I agree. And that is why we don't follow pcc rul

Re: [RDA-L] Discussion lacuna

2013-08-09 Thread Gene Fieg
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 tr

[RDA-L] Discussion lacuna

2013-08-09 Thread J. McRee Elrod
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 sho