Module D: Describing content of works and expressions User task: select

RDA at LC Module D 2 Chapter 7 Recording the attributes of works and expressions associated with the intellectual or artistic content of a resource User task: when selecting a resource based on content Sources of information: resource itself; for some elements, any source Elements recorded in the bibliographic record but not in authorized access points

RDA at LC Module D 3 LC: content attributes for works Longitude and latitude (RDA 7.4.2) Intended audience (RDA 7.7) For resources intended for children MARC 008/22 as applicable; MARC 521 field Dissertation (RDA 7.9)

RDA at LC Module D 4 Dissertation or thesis information (RDA 7.9) Scope = “information relating to a work presented as part of the formal requirements for an academic degree” Academic degree, faculty/institution, date MARC 502 field: new subfields LC practice: see LCPS If some information lacking, use MARC 500 field

RDA at LC Module D 5 LC: content attributes for expressions Four elements for cartographic resources Three elements for music resources Two elements for resources intended for children Duration Supplementary content Language of the content Script

RDA at LC Module D 6 LC: content attributes for cartographic expressions Horizontal scale... (RDA ) Vertical scale... (RDA ) Additional scale information (RDA ) Projection of cartographic content (RDA 7.26) MARC 255 field: include “Scale” and “Vertical scale” if needed

RDA at LC Module D 7 LC: content attributes for music expressions Form of musical notation (RDA ) Format of notated music (RDA 7.20) Medium of performance of musical content (RDA 7.21)

RDA at LC Module D 8 Form of musical notation Scope = “set of characters and/or symbols used to express the musical content of a resource” Vocabulary list in RDA If term needed isn’t there, give details in a note and notify PSD of missing term MARC 546 $b

RDA at LC Module D 9 Format of notated music Scope = “musical or physical layout of the content of a resource that is presented in the form of musical notation” Source: any source within the resource Vocabulary list in RDA If term needed isn’t there, give details in a note and notify PSD of missing term MARC 500

RDA at LC Module D 10 Medium of performance of musical content (RDA 7.21) Scope = “the instrument, instruments, voice, voices, etc., used (or intended to be used) for performance of musical content” Source: any source within the resource MARC 500 field: use abbreviations for voices from appendix B (not new MARC 382 field; not subfield $m in access point)

RDA at LC Module D 11 LC: content attributes for resources intended for children Summarization of content (7.10) Only for fiction MARC 520 and 856 fields LCPS Illustrative content (RDA 7.15) MARC 300 $b Additional core element for LC (change from LC policy for Test)

RDA at LC Module D 12 Duration (RDA 7.22) Scope = “playing time, running time, etc., of the content of a resource” Also, performance time for a resource containing notated music or notated movement MARC 300 $a: use abbreviations per RDA appendix B

RDA at LC Module D 13 Supplementary content (RDA 7.16) Scope = “content (e.g., an index, a bibliography, an appendix) designed to supplement the primary content of a resource” LC: core for indexes and bibliographies in a monograph; see LCPS 7.16 MARC 504 field

RDA at LC Module D 14 Language of the content (RDA 7.12) Scope = “language used to express the content of a resource” Not programming language Not subfield $l in authorized access point LCPS about language names, etc. MARC 008/35-37, 041 and 546 fields

RDA at LC Module D 15 Script (RDA ) Scope = “set of characters and/or symbols used to express the written language content of a resource” LC: for some languages; see LCPS MARC 546 $b

RDA at LC Module D 16 Review Exercise #8 for identifying content of works and expressions Questions on identifying content...?