[RDA-L] Terminology

2013-03-04 Thread Rita Albrecht
Hello, as you might know the libraries in Germany have started preparations for the implementation of RDA. Thus we are doing a lot of textual work but somehow (as non native speakers) feel uncomfortable with the English language resp. the exact meaning of some terms in a special context. So

Re: [RDA-L] Terminology

2013-03-04 Thread Bernhard Eversberg
04.03.2013 13:40, schrieb Rita Albrecht: Question 1 == Is there a difference between record and transcribe and if so, which one? Examples: RDA 1.4: Record the elements ... RDA 1.7.3: Transcribe punctuation as ... To record is a very general term and says no more than erfassen in

Re: [RDA-L] Terminology

2013-03-04 Thread J. McRee Elrod
Rita asked: Is there a difference between record and transcribe and if so, which one? We interpret record to mean give the information, and transcribe to mean give the information exactly as it appears, with the posssible exceptions of capitalization and punctuation. Question 2 What is a