Jonathan Rochkind schrieb:
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> Two of my posts can be seen on my blog:
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> http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/two-meanings-of-identifier/
Well done, that paper really makes the issue crystal clear.
That those two identifiers still get convoluted so frequently
can only be rooted in the fact that current MARC practice does
not allow for the identifier(1) concept to be used in bib
records. This therefore misdirects the views of those who
can only think in MARC because it is their language of cataloging.
Language does determine the world view more often than the other way.
It is an unfortunate fact of MARC that it has some very important
elements do double duties, the title being another example. FRBR and
FRAD will have to rectify that.
As an aside, in our now being phased out format MAB and also in
our rules RAK, we've long since had the concepts, the language and
the practice of distinguishing the dual aspects of names and titles.
Only now it this becoming mainstream, hopefully.
B.Eversberg
Received on Wed May 16 2007 - 01:01:18 EDT