Gene Fieg gf...@cst.edu wrote:
Heidrun, as to the why, I have no idea. Perhaps, it had to do with way
computers read letters only, and by putting a space between them, it could
read better.
It might even go further back than that, to card filing rules--at least for
the spacing in headings.
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Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Initials in names of persons
Gene Fieg gf...@cst.edumailto:gf...@cst.edu wrote
I am puzzled by the treatment of initials in names of persons under RDA.
According to AACR2, I believe there was never a space between two or
more initials, regardless whether the initials appeared in the
bibliographic description (e.g. in the statement of responsibility) or
in a heading or
As I understand it, and I could be wrong here. In the description of the
item in hand, there are no spaces between initials, but in the authority
record there are. This has been the common practice at least since AACR2
and I think it is in the NACO manual.
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 8:01 AM,
Thanks, Gene. I hadn't realized spaces between initials have already
been common practice in authority records for such a long time (oh dear,
still so many things I don't know about Anglo-American cataloguing...).
But why are the two cases treated differently, in the first place?
I know that
Practice under RDA has not changed from what it was under AACR2: in the
descriptive portion of the record, e.g. statements of responsibility,
notes, and the like, initials with full stops are recorded without
intervening spaces, for example: by S.J. Perelman.
The RDA instruction that continues
Heidrun, as to the why, I have no idea. Perhaps, it had to do with way
computers read letters only, and by putting a space between them, it could
read better. For instance, at least under AACR2/LCRI, Ph.D is treated as
though it were two words; therefore, we transcribe it as Ph. D.
On Wed, Apr
Charles,
Thank you, that was very helpful indeed.
But I wonder: Was it never discussed whether it might be a good idea to
change the practice for transcription, in order to align it with the
practice for access points? There would be three advantages:
#1: consistent display in catalogs
#2:
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