[RDA-L] Container as Source

2011-06-07 Thread J. McRee Elrod
http://slc.bc.ca/attach/mla2011-1.pdf When I saw this RDA rule revision proposal, Container as source, I hoped that at last an alternative we might recognize the fact that a DVD container is what the patron sees, particularly when the container has only the English title, and the other language

Re: [RDA-L] Container as Source

2011-06-07 Thread Schutt, Misha
As I read it, the alternative source is the LABEL on the disc, permanently printed on or affixed to the resource, and NOT the container (or case), which is specifically excluded as a preferred source. That's the way CDs and phonograph records have always been done. Misha Schutt Catalog

[RDA-L] Container as source

2011-06-07 Thread J. McRee Elrod
More fine print from the proposal container as source: Treat a container issued by the publishing body (such as a box in which a game or kit is issued or a clamshell box containing compact discs in individual jewel cases or cardboard sleeves) as part of the resource itself. Treat a container that