Resource Description & Access (RDA)

Question: Which title to choose as the Title Proper if the title statement of a polyglot monograph appears in multiple languages, according to Resource Description & Access ( RDA ) Cataloging  Rules?  [Question asked on the Google+ Community RDA Cataloging , a companion Google+ Community for RDA Blog .]  Answer: According to RDA Rule 2.3.2.4 if the content of the resource is written, spoken, or sung  and the source of information for the title proper has a title in more than one language or script then  choose as the title proper the title in the language or script of the main content of the resource . This rule further prescribes that,  If the content of the resource is not written, spoken, or sung, or if there is no main content in a single language then the cataloger should choose the title proper on the basis of the sequence, layout, or typography of the titles on the source of information. All the li...

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RDA Cataloging Examples of Compilations, Works, Selections, Translations & Cutter Numbers in MARC 21 from  Classification and Shelflisting Manual (CSM),  Library of Congress Classification (LCC) -  Literary Authors: Subarrangement of Works  [ F 633]  Resource Description & Access (RDA) Examples Descriptive cataloging part only - For those not using LCC  Examples of collections. 100 1# $a Rilke, Rainer Maria, $d 1875-1926.  245 10 $a Duineser elegien.  [A collection of poems that has not been assigned an RDA conventional collective title. Table P-PZ40 applies. Use .A61-.Z458, Separate works ]  100 1# $a Rilke, Rainer Maria, $d 1875-1926.  240 10 $a Duineser Elegien. $l English  245 10 $a The Duino elegies / $c Rainer Maria Rilke ; translated by John Waterfield.  [An English translation of a collection of poems that has not been assigned an RDA conventional  collective title. Table P-PZ4...

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Edition Designation of edition and designation of a named revision of an edition are CORE ELEMENTS. Other sub-elements of edition statements are optional. An edition statement is a statement identifying the edition to which a resource belongs. An edition statement may also include a designation of a named revision of an edition. An edition statement may also include a statement or statements of responsibility relating to the edition and/or to a named revision of an edition. This data is recorded in MARC field 250 Look at instruction 2.5.1 Transcribe an edition statement as it appears on the source of information. Apply the general guidelines on transcription given under 1.7.  Following various LCPS in 1.7 and 1.8 leads you to always transcribe the data as found.  Appendix B4 says, “For transcribed elements, use only those abbreviations found in the sources of information for the element.” Examples: Source reads:   Third re...

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How do you cutter a translation of a new collection of stories or poems by one author? How would you account for the collection title in the original language? Under the new guidelines in RDA, many compilations of poems, stories, etc. by one author that used to be cuttered and treated as separate works according to the old LCRI 25.10 because the collection had a “distinctive” title are now given a conventional collective title and cuttered as collections or selections according to CSM F633.  However, there isn’t an example in F633 which illustrates what to do with the original title proper of a translation of collected poems, stories, etc. if the original collection title was “distinctive”. In some cases, the collection in the original language wasn’t published long enough ago for it to have necessarily “become known” by that title (the original collection and translation may even be published in the same year). So, according to RDA 6.2.2.10, the translation of such a col...

RDA Toolkit Update, April 14, 2015  A new release of the RDA Toolkit is published on Tuesday, April 14. This message will cover several points you should be aware of related to the release.  TOPIC 1: Changes in RDA Content TOPIC 2: Change in Content in LC-PCC PSs TOPIC 3: Functional Changes in the RDA Toolkit TOPIC 1: Changes in RDA Content There are two types of changes in the RDA content for this update: 1) the fourth annual major update to RDA based on the decisions made by the Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA (JSC) at their November 2014 meeting; and 2) “Fast Track” changes that are relatively minor and typical of a release update. Revisions from JSC actions: The changes to individual instructions are identifiable by the “revision history” icon in the RDA Toolkit (a dark blue rectangular icon with the date "2015/04").  A complete listing of all changes due to the proposal process will appear in the left-side table of contents...

Question on Clarification of Role in Statement of Responsibility : RDA Rule 2.4.1.7 by Omar Hernández Perez: Hi What language  is add a word or short phrase if necessary to clarify the role of a person, family, or corporate body named in a statement of responsibility? RDA 2.4.1.7 1.   language/script of the resource  2.   language of the agency  Russlan und Ludmila : Oper in 5 Aufzügen /Mikhail I. Glinka ; [ editado por ] M. Balakirew und S. Liapunow Answer:   RDA 2.4.1.7 suggests to Add a word or short phrase if necessary to clarify the role of a person, family, or corporate body named in a statement of responsibility. Also it prescribes to indicate that the information was taken from a source outside the resource itself. The Addition made should be in the language/script of resource in which title proper is given. There is one RDA Rule 2.2.3.1 for " Preferred Sources of Information in Different Languages or Sc...

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Following  RDA Blog  posts are revised: Use of 500 and 510 Field to Show Relationships in a Corporate Body Name  [Revised on 2015-04-13] Editor of Compilation vs Compiler  [Revised on 2015-03-31] Conventional Collective title / Uniform title : Questions and Answers  [Revised on 2015-04-03] See also: RDA Blog Testimonials & Reviews  

246 - Varying Form of Title (R) FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE Varying forms of the title appearing on different parts of an item or a portion of the title proper, or an alternative form of the title when the form differs substantially from the title statement in field 245 and if they contribute to the further identification of the item. For items including several works but lacking a collective title, field 246 is used only for titles related to the title selected as the title proper, usually the first work named in the chief source of information. Titles related to other works are recorded in field 740 (Added Entry-Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title) or one of the other 7XX (Added Entry) fields. When displayed/printed as a note, varying forms of titles are usually preceded by an introductory term or phrase that is generated as a display constant based on the second indicator value. First Indicator Second Indicator Note/added entry controller 0 - Not...