RDA “or” instructions not labeled as options or alternatives -- LC proposed practice for the RDA Test
RDA / Topic / Choices / Recommendation /0.6.3 / attributes of work and expression / additions to access points, as elements, or both (twice) / always as part of authorized access point; cataloger’s judgment to give in own field if available in authority record
0.6.4 / attributes of person, family, corporate body / additions to access points, as elements, or both / same as for 0.6.3
0.6.7 / subject relationship / preferred name, title, or term for entity or classification number / preferred name, title, or term for entity
1.5.1 / choice of descriptions / comprehensive, analytical, or hierarchical / analyze all parts of monographic series and of multipart monographs with exception of categories in DCM M5
1.5.2 / comprehensive description: parts of a resource / as part of description of carrier, as reference to related work, or as reference to related manifestation / cataloger’s judgment
1.5.3 / analytic description: larger resource or other parts / as series statement, as reference to related work, or as reference to related manifestation / always a series statement as applicable; otherwise, cataloger’s judgment
2.2.2.3 / resource consisting of moving images: source / label or metadata if no title frame, etc.; PSD alternative decision to prefer label always was “cataloger’s judgment” / cataloger’s judgment
2.2.2.4 / other resources: source / label or metadata / cataloger’s judgment
2.2.4 / show data taken from outside resource / note or some other means (square brackets, coding, etc.) / square brackets; exception for non-self-describing resources: do not indicate
2.3.2.3 / facsimiles/reproductions with title of original manifestation. / parallel title, other title information, related manifestation / other title information
2.3.2.10 / resource with no title / title taken from another source or devised title / cataloger’s judgment
2.3.2.11 / recording devised titles / nature of the resource, its subject, or both / cataloger’s judgment
3.4.1.5 / term in common usage for units in extent / as alternative to term in list at 3.3.1.3 [also “agency …] / cataloger’s judgment - but send information to PSD
3.4.5.2 / extent of text: single volume: early printed resources / more precise info by expanding element or giving note / cataloger’s judgment
3.4.5.3 / entirely of unnumbered pages, leaves / exact number, estimated number with “approximately”, or “1 volume (unpaged)” / for LC original cataloging, generally apply c) “1 volume (unpaged)”
3.4.5.3 / unnumbered pages, leaves / exact number, estimated number with “approximately”, or “unnumbered sequence of pages”, etc. / for LC original cataloging, generally apply c) “unnumbered sequence of pages”, etc.
3.4.5.8 / complicated or irregular paging, etc. / total + “in various pagings,” etc; number in main sequence(s) + total of others; or “1 volume (various pagings)” / for LC original cataloging, generally apply c) “1 volume (various pagings)”
3.5.1.5 / dimensions of container / in addition to dimensions of carrier or only dimensions / cataloger’s judgment (not always known if container will be kept at LC)
5.3 / core elements for work and expression / additions to access points, as elements, or both (twice) / always as part of authorized access point; cataloger’s judgment to give in own field if available in authority record
6.28.1.10 / additions to access points for musical works / medium of performance or other distinguishing characteristic / cataloger’s judgment
8.3 / core elements for person/family/corporate body / additions to access points, as elements, or both / always as part of authorized access point; cataloger’s judgment to give in own field if available in authority record
17.4.1
17.4.2.2 / relationship between work and manifestation / identify expression or work / identify expression
18.4 / convention for relationships between person/family/corporate body and resource / identifier or authorized access point / do not give identifier alone
24.4 / convention for relationships between resources / identifier, authorized access point, or description / do not give identifier alone
24.4.3 / description as convention for relationship / structured or unstructured / cataloger’s judgment
29.4 / convention for relationships between persons, families, and corporate bodies / identifier or authorized access point / do not give identifier alone
LC: RDA “or” instructions
As of Apr. 26, 2010 -- p. 1