Re: [RDA-L] RDA Conference headings created by BL

2012-07-24 Thread Moore, Richard
Thanks Bob for answering this while the UK slept! The considerations in choosing between an acronymic and a formally spelled-out form of conference (or other corporate name) are broadly similar in RDA as in AACR2. RDA 11.2.2.5 says: If variant forms of the name are found in resources associated

Re: [RDA-L] RDA Conference headings created by BL

2012-07-24 Thread Moore, Richard
Gene Yes, freed from the LCRIs we have created a glorious proliferation of variant access points. Regards Richard _ Richard Moore Authority Control Team Manager The British Library Tel.: +44

Re: [RDA-L] RDA Conference headings created by BL

2012-07-24 Thread Lasater, Mary Charles
Richard, Thanks so much for the additional information. Paul Franks indicated during the NACO RDA training that we have to pay attention to what is left out of RDA or the policy statements, but that is not easy to notice. Mary Charles Lasater Vanderbilt -Original Message- From: