Re: [RDA-L] Relationship designators, LC and PCC Core

I don't know either, but in the LC original cataloging we're getting here (at least for monographs), it seems like it's rare for there not to be at least one relationship designator for every contributor, no matter what the contributor's role(s). Mike Chopey

[RDA-L] Unknown begin and end dates for multipart monograph

I'm assuming that this instruction in 2.8.6.5 (recording dates for multipartmonographs, serials, and integrating resources): If the date or dates cannot be approximated for a multipart monograph, serial, or integrating resource, do not record a date of publication. means do not include $c at

[RDA-L] Question about examples in 2.5.6.3

I'm confused about the capitalization of the examples in 2.5.6.3 (Recording Designations of a Named Revision of an Edition). This rule and its examples came over from AACR2 mostly untouched (the phrase designation of replaces AACR2's statement relating to ... and that's about it), except that

Re: [RDA-L] Relator code and term punctucation

Each of the X__ Headings--General Information sections (i.e., X00, X10, X11, X30) in MARC Bibliographic has the instruction about the ending punctuation. Each one says in the punctuation section at the bottom: Fields 100, 600, 700, and 800 [e.g.] end with a mark of punctuation or a closing