[DCRM-L] RSC survey about soft-deprecated elements

[Robert Maxwell]

Hello, all,

The RDA Steering Committee would like to hear from as many catalogers as possible about the disposition of the so-called "soft-deprecated" elements in "Official" (a.k.a. "new") RDA. These are elements that were in "Original" RDA and that RSC did not remove from Official RDA, but for which there are now other (usually new) elements that RSC thinks are preferable. They can be identified in Official RDA by a Prerecording option that says "The following option is recommended: Record X by using Y element instead" (to paraphrase). RSC needs to know if anyone intends to keep using the "soft-deprecated" elements. If not, they can be removed from RDA. Please participate in the survey-this will be very helpful to RSC. Responses should be given by September 15.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd47nD-Xk_QwqU5anUZwHbW6ydELVPR505PNkMhS5J24bUm0w/viewform

The survey names all the soft deprecated elements and their recommended replacements, so you can go have a look in Official RDA if you want to think more carefully about any individual elements. They are identified by a number, e.g. "P30218", which you can enter into the RDA search box to find the element.

Anyone-individual catalogers as well as agencies-can respond.

Thanks,
Bob

Robert L. Maxwell
North American representative to the RDA Steering Committee

Ancient Languages and Special Collections Cataloger
6728 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
(801)422-5568

"We should set an example for all the world, rather than confine ourselves to the course which has been heretofore pursued"--Eliza R. Snow, 1842.
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