Stephens, Owen wrote:
>> There may even be wide consensus on both the
>> concept and the invented titles, but this "method" would be hard
>> to formulate into a rule that could be incorporated into RDA or
>> any catalog code at all.
>>
> Maybe there is a lesson in this?!
>
Yes: cataloging should rather be looked upon as less of a science than
RDA or even AACR seems to be aspiring to.
The downside would be a deterioration of predictability and
reproducibility of its results since it would have to allow for more
individual judgement. IOW, less standardized results, with all that
might mean for interoperability. More duplicates, to mention one thing.
(With whom does LT interoperate, and how, other than via ISBN? Which is
not good enough for libraries in general.)
B.Eversberg
Received on Tue Feb 17 2009 - 05:38:59 EST