Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-21 Thread Kevin M. Randall
At 06:30 AM 7/21/2008, Armin Stephan wrote: Am 18 Jul 2008 um 12:25 hat Kevin M. Randall geschrieben: Even if PDFs were to be free, as Steven suggests, that's not going to be a viable option for some people/institutions; some may not be able to download and/or use a PDF, I can't imagine

Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-21 Thread Armin Stephan
Am 21 Jul 2008 um 9:26 hat Kevin M. Randall geschrieben: At 06:30 AM 7/21/2008, Armin Stephan wrote: Am 18 Jul 2008 um 12:25 hat Kevin M. Randall geschrieben: Even if PDFs were to be free, as Steven suggests, that's not going to be a viable option for some people/institutions;

Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-21 Thread Karen Coyle
Kevin M. Randall wrote: We who are blessed with most of the latest technology money can buy need to remember to think outside of our own immediate surroundings and experience. Although the idea of RDA in PDF may sound good, there are some problems: 1) if it were produced as a full document

Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-18 Thread Arakawa, Steven
subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered Well said! And how! Robin M. Mize Technical Services Librarian Brenau University Gainesville, GA 30501 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Tribby wrote: For a change I was actually saddened that my place of employment would not be open last Friday in observance

Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-18 Thread Kevin M. Randall
At 12:03 PM 7/18/2008, Arakawa, Steven wrote: This is somewhat implied by the snippet from Marjorie Bloss below, but I'd be interested in opinions as to whether this model would work: 1. What if OCLC makes RDA available to its subscribers online, as it does with Bibliographic Formats

Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-08 Thread James Weinheimer
If I may be permitted a moment of complete skepticism, much of this really strikes me as fiddling while Rome burns. There are agencies out there right now coming up with new ideas and experimenting with really interesting new tools while we are stuck arguing over matters that our users don't care

Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-08 Thread Bernhard Eversberg
James Weinheimer wrote: So, it's quite ironic that libraries, who have always been about the open flow of information, shoot themselves in the foot on exactly this point. Indeed. That's why I actually brought the question up about the availability and accessibility of the full version. In

Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-08 Thread Robin Mize
Well said! And how! Robin M. Mize Technical Services Librarian Brenau University Gainesville, GA 30501 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Tribby wrote: For a change I was actually saddened that my place of employment would not be open last Friday in observance of Independence Day. It's not from a lack

Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-07 Thread Mike Tribby
I see that the RDA list software (or my own dear MSOutlook?) has mangled my posting, dropping words, separating and repeating other words and inserting exclamation points where none existed in what I sent. Technology marches on. If any of you care, I have repaired the text below. Mike Tribby

Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-07 Thread Mike Tribby
/ Resource Description and Access [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Tribby Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 12:51 PM To: RDA-L@INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered I see that the RDA list software (or my own dear MSOutlook?) has mangled my

Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-07 Thread Schutt, Misha
Mike Tribby wrote: The resending mangled my posting again, with a soupcon of difference. Good thing I'm not paranoid. I'm used to seeing very long paragraphs in emails broken into two with an exclamation point marking the break. My guess is that it's the listserv software (or listproc or

Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-07 Thread Mike Tribby
costsFull draft of RDA delivered Mike Tribby wrote: The resending mangled my posting again, with a soupcon of difference. Good thing I'm not paranoid. I'm used to seeing very long paragraphs in emails broken into two with an exclamation point marking the break. My guess is that it's the listserv

Re: [RDA-L] RDA subscription costsFull draft of RDA delivered

2008-07-07 Thread Mike Tribby
From Karen Coyle: If that Karen is me, then you have somehow gotten the mistaken idea that I have anything to do with RDA development and marketing. I don't. On the contrary, my idea is that you are a member of a large group discussing RDA development and offering what I take to be informed