Carrier Description & Illustrative Content

1. Descriptive Cataloging with RDA Carrier Description & Illustrative Content Part 2 Illustrative Content (continued)

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4. RDA 7.17.1.3 Recording Colour Content If the content of the resource is in colours other than black and white or shades of grey, record the presence of colour using an appropriate term. (LC-PCC PS for 7.17.1.3: Use the spelling “color” when recording that term.) • 020 0307102602 • 020 0307682609 (lib. bdg.) • 245 _ _ The secret life of Walter Kitty / ‡c story • and pictures by Joan Elizabeth Goodman. • 260 New York : ‡b Golden Book, ‡c c1986. • [24] p. : ‡b color illustrations; ‡c 21 cm. • 336 text ‡ b txt ‡2 rdacontent • 337 unmediated ‡ b n ‡2 rdamedia • 338 volume ‡ b nc ‡2 rdacarrier • 4__ A big little golden book • 520 When unlawful badgers take over a city • park, a young cat dons a mask and cape • and becomes the super hero, Wonder Cat.

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6. RDA 7.17.1.3 Example: some color • 245 _ _ Greek art / ‡c John Boardman. • 250 Rev. ed. • 260 New York : ‡b Praeger, ‡c c1973. • 252 p. : ‡b illustrations (some color); ‡c 21 cm. • 336 text ‡ b txt ‡2 rdacontent • 337 unmediated ‡ b n ‡2 rdamedia • 338 volume ‡ b nc ‡2 rdacarrier • 4__ Praeger world of art series • 4__ Books that matter • Includes bibliographical references • (p. 238-241) and index. [There are 219 illustrations in b&w and 30 in color.]

7. Where to find examples in RDA (1) 1. Select Tools 3. Click on “bibliographic records” 2. Under Examples click on “MARC Encoding”

8. Where to find examples in RDA (2) … $b illustrations (chiefly colour) For our book: ‡b illustrations (some color)

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11. RDA 7.15, 7.2 [RDA does not give explicit advice on how to record this. Currently there is disagreement on where to record this information in a MARC record.] • _ _ Gods’ man : ‡b a novel in woodcuts / • ‡c by Lynd Ward. • 260 New York : ‡b J. Cape and H. Smith, ‡c 1929. • 117 unnumbered pages : ‡b all illustrations ; • ‡c 22 cm • 336 still image ‡ b txt ‡2 rdacontent • 337 unmediated ‡ b n ‡2 rdamedia • volume ‡ b nc ‡2 rdacarrier • 500 Story told entirely through images. [The work has no pages of text.]

12. Dimensions RDA Chapter 3: Describing Carriers

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14. Cover 24.3 cm

15. RDA 3.5.1.3, 3.5.1.4.14 3.5.1.3 Recording Dimensions - Unless instructed otherwise, record dimensions in centimetres to the next whole centimetre up and use the metric symbol cm (e.g., if the height measures 17.2 centimetres, record 18 cm). 3.5.1.4.14 Volumes - Record the height of the volume. D.1.2.6 - Precede dimensions by a semicolon. • 020 068804333X • _ _ Sacred cows—and other edibles / ‡c Nikki Giovanni. • 260 New York : ‡b Morrow, ‡c c1988. • 167 pages ; ‡c 25 cm • 336 text ‡ b txt ‡2 rdacontent • 337 unmediated ‡ b n ‡2 rdamedia • 338 volume ‡ b nc ‡2 rdacarrier • “Some of these articles have appeared in: The Boston • globe, Essence magazine, Black women writers, • 1950-1980 ... The crusader (Cincinnati), USA today, • and Touchstone magazine.—Title page verso. [The book measures 24.3 cm.]

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17. Cover 21.7 cm 27.8 cm

18. RDA 3.5.1.4.14 Exceptions - If the width of the volume is either less than half the height or greater than the height, record the height × width. • 020 0895770105 • _ _ Reader’s Digest complete do-it-yourself • manual. • Pleasantville, N.Y. : ‡b Reader’s Digest • Association, ‡c c1973. • 300 600 pages : ‡b illustrations (some color) ; • ‡c 22 x 28 cm • 336 text ‡ b txt ‡2 rdacontent • 337 unmediated ‡ b n ‡2 rdamedia • 338 volume ‡ b nc ‡2 rdacarrier • 500 Includes index. [The book measures 21.7 cm high by 27.8 cm. wide.]

19. Cover of text Cover of instructor’s manual

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22. RDA 3.1.4, 3.1.4.2, D.1.2.6 3.1.4 Resources Consisting of More Than One Carrier Type – Option b) record carrier type, extent, and other characteristics of each carrier 3.1.4.2 Recording Carrier Type, Extent, and Other Characteristics of Each Carrier If a detailed description of the characteristics of each carrier is considered important for identification or selection, record: a) the applicable carrier type (see 3.3) and b) the extent of each carrier (see 3.4) and c) other characteristics of each carrier D.1.2.6 Precede each statement of accompanying material by a plus sign. • 020 0835966062 • 020 0835966070 (instructor’s manual) • 245 _ _ Records management : ‡b controlling business information • / ‡c Irene Place, David J. Hyslop. • 260 Reston, Va. : ‡b Reston Pub. Co., ‡c c1982. • xi, 371 pages : ‡b illustrations ; ‡c 24 cm + ‡e 1 • instructor’s manual (84 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm) • 336 text ‡ b txt ‡2 rdacontent • 337 unmediated ‡ b n ‡2 rdamedia • 338 volume ‡ b nc ‡2 rdacarrier • Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-353) and index.

23. Three New MARC Fields for RDA 336 Content Type The form of communication through which a work is expressed. Examples: performed music, text, two-dimensional moving image... 337 Media Type The general type of intermediation device required to view, play, run, etc., the content of a resource. Examples: audio, computer, projected, unmediated... 338 Carrier Type The format of the storage medium and housing of a carrier Examples: audio disc, film cartridge, volume, videodisc...

24. Record for a book with Three New MARC Fields for RDA 245 _ _ ‡a The geology of Denton County 260 ‡a Austin, Texas : ‡b University of Texas, ‡c [1925]. 300 ‡a 86 pages, 21 unnumbered pages : ‡b illustrations, 1 folded map ; ‡c 24 cm 336 ‡a text ‡b txt 2 rdacontent 337 ‡a unmediated ‡b n ‡2 rdamedia 338 ‡a volume ‡b nc ‡2 rdacarrier