[DCRM-L] FW: [RDA-L] Re: Re: RDA 2.17 : Note on Manifestation

Fri May 8 09:25:12 MDT 2015

The RDA-L discussion on RDA 2.17 on Note on Manifestation that I alluded to in my previous message re: item-specific notes: RDA 2.21 and 3.22

Sincerely,
Michelle

Michelle Mascaro
Associate Professor of Bibliography
Coordinator, Cataloging Services and Special Collections Cataloger
University Libraries
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-1712
330-972-2446 (Electronic Services, Cataloging Unit)
330-972-6830 (Archival Services)
Email: mjm125 at uakron.edu

From: JSC Chair [mailto:jscchair at rdatoolkit.org]
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 5:08 AM
To: RDA-L
Subject: [RDA-L] Re: Re: RDA 2.17 : Note on Manifestation

Francis
Note on Manifestation is listed in the RDA Element Analysis Table (http://www.rda-jsc.org/docs/6JSC-RDA-element-analysis-table-rev-2.pdf) as an RDA element. Note that the table is being updated and a new version will be published soon - but there is no change to the status of this element.
Note on Manifestation is also represented as an RDF property in the RDA Registry: http://rdaregistry.info/Elements/m/P30137
This indicates that the element can contain data.
Furthermore, the specific Note elements are represented as RDF sub-properties in the RDA Registry. This means that any statement (triple) using a specific Note can be used in an application to infer (entail in RDF-speak) a similar statement using the general Note on Manifestation:
my:Manifestation (has) note on frequency "Several times a week" .
implies: my:Manifestation (has) note on manifestation "Several times a week" .
(Note: the JSC is aware of some semantic issues with the specific Note elements and is reviewing them.)
RDA user communities can propose the addition of new specific Note elements in the usual way.
Some issues to consider:
* Some Note elements are statements about the data recorded in other RDA elements ("Title from container"), rather than statements about the Manifestation being described ("Spine title: Economics"). The semantics are very different. The JSC Technical Working Group discussed some of this in 6JSC/TechnicalWG/2  Note and related elements in RDA (http://www.rda-jsc.org/working2.html#technical-2 :-), and the JSC is carrying out follow-up work.
* The data in Note elements is generally unstructured and difficult to parse in applications without human intervention. When structure is required in the data, it is usually better to create sub-elements that can be aggregated for display, etc.

Cheers

Gordon

Gordon Dunsire
Chair, Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 7:36 AM, Heidrun Wiesenmüller <wiesenmueller at hdm-stuttgart.de<mailto:wiesenmueller at hdm-stuttgart.de>> wrote:
Francis,

There are indeed two German PS (we call them "D-A-CH") which use 2.17 as an umbrella concept. There is one at 2.17 and one at 2.17.1. Both are of the kind we call "Erläuterung" (explanation, comment), in contrast to "Anwendungsregel" (AWR, practice rule). They were prepared by a group of map experts.

Here's a translation:

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2.17
For older maps, record the printing privileges. It is at your discretion whether you do this in a note according to RDA 2.17 or as other title information.

2.17.1.3
For older maps, record dedications, which are not grammatically linked to the title or statement of responsibility, as a quotation in a note. If the dedication is very long, it may be abbreviated. In this case, make sure that the meaning stays intact and that it is still grammatically correct.
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I wasn't part of this discussion, but it's easy to see that the statements in question - printing privileges and dedications - are difficult to correlate to one of the specific notes on manifestation as listed under 2.17.2-2.17.13.

Heidrun

On 23.04.2015 Lapka, Francis wrote:
RDA defines a dozen specific data elements under the heading Note on Manifestation (2.17). But is Note on Manifestation (the umbrella concept) an element that can contain data? My assumption is that it can’t – based in part upon the RDA to MARC bibliographic mapping, where (like other umbrella terms) it does not map to a MARC field.

Inevitably, some specialist communities will need notes beyond the scope of the dozen defined under 2.17, and the temptation may be to treat the umbrella concept as catchall for anything that doesn’t fit in the subcategories. It appears that a German PS is taking this approach already, pointing to RDA 2.17.1.3 to record quoted dedications (for rare materials I believe – shamefully, I’m at the mercy of Google translate).

Assuming that there is no catchall Note on Manifestation, what’s the best way forward to accommodate specialist needs? Should we add additional refinements to the concept (i.e. new data elements) for the different data? Or is there an argument for defining a general note on manifestation? I assume the former.

I’m sure the same question (and principle) will apply elsewhere.

Thanks,
Francis

Francis Lapka  ·  Catalog Librarian
Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Yale Center for British Art
203.432.9672<tel:203.432.9672>  ·  francis.lapka at yale.edu<mailto:francis.lapka at yale.edu>

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Prof. Heidrun Wiesenmueller M.A.

Stuttgart Media University

Nobelstrasse 10, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany

www.hdm-stuttgart.de/bi<http://www.hdm-stuttgart.de/bi>

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