Re: [RDA-L] 264 dates

On 19/06/2013 01:45, Robert Maxwell wrote: snip Mac, you have brought this issue up often enough, but what do you do about other parts of the record that are geared toward a particular language community? Notes in 5XX fields are going to be in English in English-language records, for

Re: [RDA-L] No date of publication, first printing

We would probably use '[2012?]' as the conjectural publication date for example 1. Our rule is to use the best evidence readily available, which is often but not invariably the copyright. I've checked Amazon in similar cases and have always found that their date, which presumably reflects

Re: [RDA-L] No date of publication, first printing

Example 1: It depends on how you interpret First printing, August 2012. While this might be the date of manufacture, it might also be the date of publication of the first printing -- and I was taught that an edition was described from a copy of the first printing of that edition. So I would

Re: [RDA-L] Please unsubscribe me.

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Re: [RDA-L] No date of publication, first printing

- Original Message - From: JOHN C ATTIG jx...@psu.edu To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:02:42 AM Subject: Re: [RDA-L] No date of publication, first printing Example 1: It depends on how you interpret First printing, August 2012. While this might be the

Re: [RDA-L] No date of publication, first printing

I sort agree. If that is the only date and it says printing, I will use that as the publication date. Maybe with a ?, but not likely. On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Greta de Groat gdegr...@stanford.eduwrote: - Original Message - From: JOHN C ATTIG jx...@psu.edu To:

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[RDA-L] Bible. New Testament. Syriac. Peshitta--relationship designator for text prepared by?

Hello, I'm cataloging The Syriac Peshitta Bible with English translation, published by Gorgias Press, 2012-. Each volume lists translators (translated by), and a person (or persons) said to have prepared the text (text prepared by). George A. Kiraz is listed as the General editor in the write up