RDA development process

2006-10-05 Thread Philip Davis
Paul J. Weiss and Diane I. Hillman refer to the ALA response to chapters 6-7 of RDA. I believe the questions about the development process should be raised with the members of the JSC and look forward to reading their reply. I recognize the basic tension between getting things right and finish

Re: RDA development process

2006-10-05 Thread Gene Fieg
After reading the response while I was in Pennsylvania, I was not too sure what ALA's point was. Of course, the new code will have details; that is part of what we are about. We, hopefully, just don't throw darts at the wall and say, "Looks ok to me." As for the editorial details, I think it is

Re: RDA development process

2006-10-05 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Philip Davis said: >It would be very bad if no time limit were set and discussion >continued endlessly without conclusion. That would not be nearly as "bad" from SLC's point of view as some of the present provisions of RDA being implemented. Sometimes it is a matter of the lesser of evils. Yes,