Amy Turner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am not an RDA expert, but my understanding is that capitalization reflects
> what is on the resource, and the 250 is as LC input it, so I suppose it is
> that way on the electronic galley.
As Ben mentioned, RDA's general instructions chiefly follow AACR2 with
regard to capitalization. LC has a local option to "take what you
see," which is to say, follow the capitalization as found on the piece
in hand. The original cataloger likely followed that option.
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