3/19/08
DLP Brown Bag Series
Reaction to
RDA drafts (3)
—The “not extreme enough” argument goes something
like:
ˇToo much data relegated to textual description
ˇLength and specificity make it unlikely to be applied
outside of libraries
ˇPlans to remain
backwards-compatible prohibit needed fundamental changes
ˇFRBR integration only a surface attempt
—See Coyle/Hillmann paper for an example
Particularly problematic is the insistence that notions
of "primary" and
"secondary," designed to use effectively the space on a 3 x 5 inch card, must still be a part of RDA. Preferences
about identification of
materials continue to focus on transcription in concert with rules for creating textual
"uniform" titles by which related
resources can be gathered together for display to users. Similarly, relationships between works or derivations
have been expressed using textual
citation-like forms in notes.