Resource Description & Access (RDA)

MARC 21 FIELD TAG MARC 21 SUBFIELD CODE MARC 21 FIELD / SUBFIELD NAME RDA INSTRUCTION NUMBER RDA ELEMENT NAME 245 Title statement 245 a Title 2.3.2 Title Proper 245 b Remainder of title 2.3.3 Parallel Title Proper 245 b Remainder of title 2.3.4 Other Title Information 245 b Remainder of title 2.3.5 Parallel Other Title Information 245 c Statement of responsibility, etc. 2.4.2 Statement of Responsibility Relating to Title Proper 245 c Statement of responsibility, etc. 2.4.3 Parallel Statement of Responsibility Relating to Title Proper 245 c Statement of responsibility, etc. 2.3.2 Title Proper 245 c Statement of responsibility, etc. 2.3.3 Parallel Title Proper 245 c Statement of responsibility, etc. 2.3.4 Other Title Information 245 c Statement of responsibility, etc. 2.3.5 Parallel Other Title Information 245 f Inclusive dates N/A 245 g Bulk dates N/A 245 h Medium N/A 245 k Form 3.9.2 Production Method for Manuscript 245 k Form 7.2 Nature of the Content 245 n N...

Question: AACR2 says  If the number of bibliographic volumes differs from the number of physical volumes, give the number of bibliographic volumes followed by   in   and the number of physical volumes: 8 v. in 5. How will we treat this in RDA. Answer: Relevant RDA rule is given below from RDA Toolkit . RDA rule 3.21.2.8 is for " Number of Bibliographic Volumes Differing from Number of Physical Volumes " According to this rule it should be given in MARC as: 300 $a 5 volumes 500 $a 8 bibliographic volumes in 5 physical volumes Please note that 3.21.2.8 is revised. Earlier it was numbered as 3.22.2.8. Note: Serials are exception. [Revised: 2015-02-04]

Question: How to give page numbers when they are numbered in words for resource consisting of single unit. Answer: According to RDA Rule 3.4.5.2 -  Record pages, etc., that are numbered in words by giving the numeric equivalent. 300 $a 58 pages Note: in the above example of a book - pages are numbered in words.

RDA Rule 3.4.1.10 for Incomplete Resource record the term indicating the type of unit without the number. This has to be applied also for a resource when the total number of units issued is unknown. 300 $a volumes 300 $a volumes (loose-leaf) LC-PCC PS for 3.4.1.10 - INCOMPLETE RESOURCE Incomplete Multipart Monographs LC practice: Do not give LC’s local holdings for incomplete multipart monographs in MARC field 300 ; ensure that there are item records for each part or unit. PCC practice: Do not give local holdings for multipart monographs in MARC field 300 . Updating Loose-leafs LC practice/PCC practice: If the updating loose-leaf includes transfer volumes, describe the extent in terms of "loose-leaf" and "transfer." EXAMPLE 300 ## $a volumes (loose-leaf), volume (transfer) <<<<------>>>> NOTE: ABOVE PRACTICES ARE "CHANGES FROM AACR2 TO RDA" ...

RDA Rule 3.4.5.15 is for Single Portfolio or Case. According to this rule for a resource consisting of one or more sheets, etc., housed in a single portfolio or case, extent may be recorded as: 300 $a 1 portfolio or  300 $a 1 case Optionally it can be given as: 1 portfolio (502 leaves) For cases consisting of two or more volumes RDA Rule is 3.4.5.16. Example:  https://lccn.loc.gov/2012324300 [Source: Based on information from RDA Toolkit and LC online catalog]