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Answer: Cornell does not yet have permission from the PCC to create RDA PCC records. Cornell RDA records should not be coded 042 pcc. Source Code should be "d."
2. Use of 040 $b eng
LC will use $b eng; might be useful for upcoming OCLC projects
Answer: Use of $b eng in the 040 is currently optional at Cornell. PCC may deliver a policy at a later date.
3. Use of 490:0 or 490:1
Do we still trace series on non-PCC cataloging?
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5. 245 Transcribing author's affiliations, transcribing more than three (or lots) of authors
Some are adding affiliations to record, some are not. Some try to transcribe lots of names in a statement of responsibility, some routinely abridge after the first-named author. Where do we stand?
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6. 500 Add notes like "Poems" or "Short stories" like AACR2.
Not spelled out in RDA.
Answer: Yes, add the notes. RDA 7.2.1.3 permits it.
7. 260 Rules says to add first place mentioned or all.
Do we want a ruling or leave it to cataloger's judgment? If the second one is in the US, we might want to include?
Answer: Just the first is OK. There may be exceptional cases where the first-named place of publication is seriously misleading, in which case adding more places may be helpful, perhaps in conjunction with a 500 note.
8. 500 for Cover Title
Not really spelled out in list of examples in RDA Toolkit
Answer: Say either "Cover title" or "Title from cover." It doesn't matter. Both are correct.
9. 245 $a Use of capitals
Continue familiar practice, or capitalize first letter of each word or whole word if on piece, or leave up to cataloger?
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11. Fixed field -- Use of the Literary Form fixed field.
Do we want to have a policy?
Answer: Cornell has historically followed LC's policy and used only the 0/1 code for nonfiction/fiction. Catalogers may code in a more detailed fashion if they want to.
12. Fixed field -- Audience, not just when the book is juvenile: Adult, Specialized, General.
Do we want to have a policy?
Answer: Cornell has historically followed LC's policy and used only "j" for juvenile. Catalogers may code in a more detailed fashion if they want to.
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14. 504 Transcription of unnumbered pages
When page 100 is not numbered, should we say 504 "Includes bibliographical references (unnumbered pages 100-101)"
or 504 "Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-101)" without square brackets?
Answer: Following Stanford, Cornell opts for 504 "Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-101)" without square brackets.
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