RDA : Rules Define Attitude

Introduction = Chapter Zero

Lessons to remember - things to keep in mind - do these things make sense - does it really do what it says it is doing (space) : (space)

Cataloger's judgment =

"...may leave decisions [...] to the discretion of the individual creating the data."

RDA - comprehensive coverage of all types, flexible and extensible to accommodate new things, and adaptable for all kinds of environments.

Resource - the thing
Entity - names
Key Features: recording of data, presentation of data
FRBR (Gotta Understand that Maxwell book http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154309204)
Work - distinct work
Expression - distinct realization of work
Manifestation - physical piece
Item - example of the piece
FRAD
All the names part

Attributes and Relationships
"0.3.3 ... Attributes and relationships associated with the entities concept, object, and event, as defined by FRAD, fall outside the current scope of RDA." - Huh?
"Relationships between controlled access points, as defined in FRAD, are also currently out of scope." - Huh?

Find (check)
Identify (check)
Select (okay)
Obtain (yup)
Understand - uh, huh?

0.4.2.1 "understand the relationship between two or more entities; understand the relationship between the entity described and a name by which that entity is known (e.g., a different language form of the name); understand why a particular name or title, or form of name or title, has been chosen as the preferred name or title for the entity"


This sentence confuses me:
0.4.3.4
"The data describing a resource should reflect the resource's representation of itself."

Name (Entity):
most commonly found in resource
or
well-accepted name
or
form of name in the language preferred by creating agency

Title:
most frequently found in resource in original language
found in reference sources
most frequently found in resources embodying the work

Cross references for names or title
from variant names from variant forms found in resources associated with entity
or
that the user might use when searching

0.4.3.6
Attribution.... uh "data... in reference sources, irrespective of whether the attribution of responsibility is accurate" huh?

0.4.3.7
"If there is a commonly used title for the work in the language and script preferred by the agency creating the data, preference should be given to that title" Plum book. Blue book. Red books.

0.6.2

TYPO! (wooHOOO) quote instead of apostrophe -->Publisher"s

Carrier type - wonder what is meant by that?

0.6.3-4

Why do they give one thing comma then etc.? Shouldn't they at least give two to give an idea of what they are talking about.

Signatory to a treaty, etc.

Location of conference, etc.

Date of conference, etc.

Huh?

0.6.7

Recording _SUBJECT_ Relationships

relationships between a work and an entity that is the SUBJECT of the work - ?

For other elements - RDA includes a vocabulary encoding scheme - controlled list of terms. A substitute vocabulary encoding scheme could be used - as long as scheme is identified.

Wonder what Chapter 1 will bring?

Sure hope the examples are better in the rest of the RDA.