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Twelve Concepts To Keep in Mind
Twelve Concepts To Keep in Mind
• Leader/18 contains
the value “i” (ISBD
punctuation
included)
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Sources
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Sources:
Resources with Pages, Leaves, etc.
• (or images of pages, leaves, etc.)
• RDA 2.2.2.2 priority order:
• Title page, title sheet, etc.
• Cover
• Caption
• Masthead
• Colophon
• If none of these, source containing title
• If no title, source with formal presentation
• Exception for microform or digital resource
• Eye-readable label
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Sources: Resources Issued in
More Than One Part
• e.g., serials, multiparts, integrating resources,
kits
• RDA 2.1.2.3
• If sequentially numbered, use the lowest-numbered
issue or part available
• If unnumbered or not sequentially numbered, use the
issue or part with the earliest date of issue
• If the concept of sequential numbering is not
appropriate (e.g., for a kit), use the resource as a
whole; if this is not possible, generally determine the
main part
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Sources:
Moving-Image Resources
• Typically contained in carriers such as film, DVD, etc.
• Generally, where the title appears
• RDA 2.2.2.3 priority order
• Title frames or title screens
• Label permanently printed on or affixed to the resource
(excluding accompanying textual material or a container)
• embedded metadata in textual form containing a title
• source with formal presentation
• Alternative: use label, skip title frames
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Sources:
Other Resources
• RDA 2.2.2.4 priority order
• Label
• Embedded metadata in textual form containing a
title
• If neither of the above is appropriate, use a source
where the data is formally presented
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Sources:
Other Sources of Information
• RDA 2.2.4 priority order
• Accompanying materials
• Container not issued as part of the resource
• Other published descriptions
• Any other source (e.g., a reference source that
indicates how the resource is commonly known)
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Transcription: ‘Take What You See and Accept What You Get’
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Transcription: ‘Take What You See and Accept What You Get’
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Transcription:
Capitalization
• RDA 1.7.2
• “Apply the instructions on capitalization found in
Appendix A.”
• LCPS 1.7.1 First Alternative
• “For capitalization of transcribed elements, either
“take what you see” on the resource or follow
[Appendix] A.”
• Your choice!
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