Re: [RDA-L] Illustration terms in 7.15.1.3

://www.google.it/search?q=is+the+new+consistency;, I find: Unpredictability is the New Consistency Familiarity is the new consistency Commitment is the New Consistency Variety is the new consistency Change is the new consistency ... Which way for cataloging? -- James L. Weinheimer weinheimer.ji...@gmail.com

Re: [RDA-L] ] The A in RDA

and Mendeleys and so on, are not enamored of--or weighed down--by such models. They are not trying to make eternal ideological/metaphysical statements about the structure of the information universe: they just want to make something that works and that people want. They have clearly succeeded. James L

Re: [RDA-L] The A in RDA

but if they did understand, I think it would be appreciated. That is, if it actually *worked* for people who used it. I just see no real attempts to get the catalog to work in practical ways for the mass of the public. James L. Weinheimer weinheimer.ji...@gmail.com First Thus: http

Re: [RDA-L] JSC, ISBD, and ISSN: harmonization discussions

believe that there is a lot that librarians can do to improve what the public currently has and librarians can become vital parts of the information universe, but they need to take different directions. -- James L. Weinheimer weinheimer.ji...@gmail.com First Thus: http