I was one of the reviewers of RDA when it was being written. Basically, the
English is terrible. Very passive sounding. Long sentences. Distinctions
that do not make a difference ("Choice" of entry and "Recording" of
entry--why are they two different parts of the code and so far apart. I was
t
Jackie Johnston said:
>Hi all I am new to the list. I am just wondering whether anyone else
>is struggling as I am with RDA.
We have found with the August experimentation that it takes a two step
process to find most provisions:
1) Locate the provision in AACR2 using its index.
2) Locate the R
From: MSHERMAN
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Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:52:18 -0400
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No, you are
definitely not alone. I consider myself pretty intelligent,
and I've taken many workshops on FRBR, RDA, etc. Every time I think I
figured it out,
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On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Bernhard Eversberg
wrote:
> Mark Ehlert wrote:
>>
>> As someone who's training others on RDA, I concur that parts of the
>> new code are, if not impenetrable, certainly a tough row to hoe.
>> Chapter 17 has been a real bear for me, for instance, though I think I
>
Mark Ehlert wrote:
As someone who's training others on RDA, I concur that parts of the
new code are, if not impenetrable, certainly a tough row to hoe.
Chapter 17 has been a real bear for me, for instance, though I think I
finally managed to wrap my head most of it recently.
The trouble is that
As someone who's training others on RDA, I concur that parts of the
new code are, if not impenetrable, certainly a tough row to hoe.
Chapter 17 has been a real bear for me, for instance, though I think I
finally managed to wrap my head most of it recently.
And to help myself with RDA, I began some
kie Johnson
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Hi all I am new to the list. I am just wondering whether anyone else is
struggling as I am with RDA. I am finding the terminology rather impenetrable
and the descriptions ve
ehalf Of Jackie Johnson
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Hi all I am new to the list. I am just wondering whether anyone else is
struggling as I am with RDA. I am finding the terminology rather
impenetrable and the descriptions
ccess
[mailto:rd...@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] On Behalf Of Jackie Johnson
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 8:00 AM
To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA
Subject: [RDA-L] New to list
Hi all I am new to the list. I am just wondering whether anyone else is
struggling as I am with RDA. I am finding the termin
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Subject: [RDA-L] New to list
Hi all I am new to the list. I am just wondering whether anyone else is
struggling as I am with RDA. I am finding the terminology rather impenetrable
and
Hi all I am new to the list. I am just wondering whether anyone else is
struggling as I am with RDA. I am finding the terminology rather impenetrable
and the descriptions very convoluted. Would be good to know I am not the only
one, or is it a sign of my age and my 32-year acquaintance with AACR
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