It seems obvious to me we need "r = rda", since more than one of the
codes below might be applicable to RDA records. We are in no danger
or running out of letters to represent commonly used codes. We could
have "z" for "other".
Michaeel Mitchell asked about LDR/18:
But, what's the difference ...
># - Non-ISBD
We use for records older than ISBD. But it might apply to future
RDA non ISBD records?
>a - AACR 2
Nice and clear.
>c - ISBD punctuation omitted
We use for records with ISBD choice and order of elements, but ISBD
punctuation to be inserted on display, e.g., the UKMARC records we
produce.
>i - ISBD punctuation included
Non AACR2 but ISBD records, e.g., some European records; how test
sites punctuate RDA at present.
>u - Unknown
The only use with which I am familiar is the batch loading of records
lacking full fixed field coding. Some of our clients use ILS which do
not retain or export fixed fields. We used to load their old records
to produce printed catalogues.
It seems obvious to me we need "r = rda", since more than one of the
codes above might be applicable to RDA records. We are in no danger
or running out of letters to represent commonly used codes. We could
have "z" for "other".
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