[DCRM-L] DPC: changing "relator terms" to "relationship designators"

[Noble, Richard]

The use of codes v. terms wold always be inconsistent, so this may not
matter--but the best thing about codes is that they are not words. At one
point, working with a front end that indexed the codes as keywords along
with everything else, they were very useful as limiting terms, specific to
the concept, unlike the terms, which are often common words useless for
searching.

RICHARD NOBLE : RARE BOOKS CATALOGER : JOHN HAY LIBRARY : BROWN UNIVERSITY
PROVIDENCE, RI 02912 : 401-863-1187/FAX 863-3384 : RICHARD_NOBLE at BROWN.EDU


On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 5:59 PM, Margaret F Nichols <mnr1 at cornell.edu> wrote:

>  The proposal all makes sense to me. If the relator terms become
> relationship designators, will it still make sense to have them available
> in coded form (e.g. “prt” for “printer”) as well as in spelled-out form, or
> will they be used only in spelled-out form? Just wondering.****
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> *From:* dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Ryan Hildebrand
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 02, 2012 4:01 PM
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> *To:* DCRM Revision Group List
> *Subject:* Re: [DCRM-L] DPC: changing "relator terms" to "relationship
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> Dear all,****
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> This is just an update to say that BSC members will be asked to vote on
> this proposal on Monday, August 6. More discussion is welcome. -Ryan****
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> *From:* Ryan Hildebrand
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 26, 2012 9:04 AM
> *To:* DCRM Revision Group List
> *Subject:* DPC: changing "relator terms" to "relationship designators"****
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> Dear all,****
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> It has been suggested that the terminology throughout the Relator Terms
> page be changed from “relator terms” to “relationship designators,” to
> bring the resource in line with RDA. This would involve changing the name
> of the resource from *Relator Terms for Use in Rare Book and Special
> Collections Cataloging* to * Relationship Designators for Use in Rare
> Book and Special Collections Cataloging*.  If approved, I think it would
> be desirable to update DCRM modules accordingly.****
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> Proposed changes:****
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> **1.       **in the RBMS Controlled Vocabularies, change title of *Relator
> Terms for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloging* to *Relationship
> Designators for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloging*****
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> **2.       **in the RBMS Controlled Vocabularies, change instances of
> "relator terms" to "relationship designators" ****
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> **3.       **in DCRM modules, change instances of "relator term(s)" to
> "relationship designator(s)"****
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> **4.       **in DCRM modules, change instances of "*Relator Terms for Use
> in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloging*" to "*Relationship
> Designators for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloging*"****
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> The Relator Terms page in its current state may be seen here:
> http://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/controlled_vocabularies/relators/alphabetical_list.htm
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> Are there any objections or other suggestions? BSC members will be asked
> to vote on this change next week. ****
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> Thanks,****
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> Ryan****
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