As well as better defining and expanding the types of relationships that can be recorded, RDA makes provision for, and encourages, the use of designators”. These are “relationships controlled vocabulary terms that can be added to an access point in a bibliographic record to indicate the nature of the relationship between the entity in the access point, and the entity it is attached to. Appendix I, J, K, and L list and explain these designators. Again, they have been divided up according to the various Group 1 entities and types of relationships mentioned above. RDA Section What’s in it 1 Recording attributes of Instructions on recording the bibliographic description of – manifestations and items manifestations and items eg title, publisher, date of – publications etc. 2 - Recording Attributes of Work Instructions for recording preferred titles (uniform titles) & Expression eg title of the work (note this is different to recording – the title of a manifestation) Instructions on recording expression elements of the item being catalogued eg how the work is expressed, – language etc. 3 - Recording Attributes of Data elements that are recorded in name authority Person, Family, & Corporate records Body Constructing access points for persons, families and corporate bodies NOTE: This is not constructing access points 4 - Recording Attributes of Data elements that are recorded in subject authority Concept, Object, Event & Place records Not yet written – 5 - Recording Primary Broadly about making links between work, expression, Relationships Between Work, manifestation and item by using identifiers, authorised Expression, Manifestation, & access points and composite descriptions Item 6 - Recording Relationships to Choice of access points for persons, families and Persons, Families, & Corporate corporate bodies Bodies Relationships established through ‘relationship designators’
As well as better defining and expanding the types of relationships that can be recorded, RDA makes provision for, and encourages, the use of “relationships designators”. These are controlled vocabulary terms that can be added to an access point in a bibliographic record to indicate the nature of the relationship between the entity in the access point, and the entity it is attached to. Appendix I, J, K, and L list and explain these designators. Again, they have been divided up according to the various Group 1 entities and types of relationships mentioned above. RDA Section What’s in it 1 – Recording attributes of manifestations and items Instructions on recording the bibliographic description of manifestations and items – eg title, publisher, date of publications etc. 2 - Recording Attributes of Work & Expression Instructions for recording preferred titles (uniform titles) – eg title of the work (note this is different to recording the title of a manifestation) Instructions on recording expression elements of the item being catalogued – eg how the work is expressed, language etc. 3 - Recording Attributes of Person, Family, & Corporate Body Data elements that are recorded in name authority records Constructing access points for persons, families and corporate bodies NOTE: This is not constructing access points 4 - Recording Attributes of Concept, Object, Event & Place Data elements that are recorded in subject authority records – Not yet written 5 - Recording Primary Relationships Between Work, Expression, Manifestation, & Item Broadly about making links between work, expression, manifestation and item by using identifiers, authorised access points and composite descriptions 6 - Recording Relationships to Persons, Families, & Corporate Bodies Choice of access points for persons, families and corporate bodies Relationships established through ‘relationship designators’
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