Carrier Description & Illustrative Content Descriptive Cataloging with RDA Part 1

Extent of Item Core Element RDA Chapter 3: Describing Carriers RDA Chapter 3: Describing Carriers

RDA Glossary: Carrier A physical medium in which data, sounds, images, etc., are stored.

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Single Volume with Numbered Pages, Leaves, or Columns For a resource consisting of a single volume, record the extent in terms of pages, leaves, or columns as appropriate to the presentation used in the resource. a)If the volume is numbered in terms of pages, record the number of pages. d) If the volume consists of sequences of leaves and pages, or pages and numbered columns, or leaves and numbered columns, record each sequence __Whose broad stripes and bright stars? : ‡b the trivial pursuit of the Presidency, 1988 / ‡c Jack W. Germond & Jules Witcover. 264 □ 1 New York, N.Y. : ‡b Warner Books, ‡c c xvi, 478 pages ; ‡c 24 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500Includes index. [The pages are numbered ix-xvi and ] RDA

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245__Technical services : ‡b a syllabus for training leading to certification of library assistants / ‡c Bureau of Library Development, Pennsylvania State Library, Department of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 264 □ 1 [Harrisburg, Pennsylvania?] : ‡b Pennsylvania State Library, ‡c [197-] leaves ; ‡c 27 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 504Includes bibliographical references b) If the volume is numbered in terms of leaves, record the number of leaves. [The leaves are numbered 2-96.] RDA

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X 245__French for cats : ‡b all the French your cat will ever need / ‡c Henri de la Barbe (Henry Beard) ; text by Henry Beard and John Boswell ; illustrations by Gary Zamchick. 264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Villard Books, ‡c unnumbered pages : ‡b illustrations (some color) ; ‡c 16 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500“A John Boswell Associates book.” Single Volume with Unnumbered Pages, Leaves, or Columns a)Record the exact number of pages, leaves, or columns, if readily ascertainable. RDA

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__The Doonesbury chronicles / ‡c G.B. Trudeau ; with an introduction by Garry Wills. 264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Holt, Rinehart and Winston, ‡c [1975?] 300approximately 200 pages : ‡b illustrations (some color) ; ‡c 29 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier Single Volume with Unnumbered Pages, Leaves, or Columns b)If the number is not readily ascertainable, record an estimated number of pages, leaves, or columns preceded by approximately. RDA

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__Trees, shrubs and vines : ‡b a pictorial guide to the ornamental woody plants of the northern United States exclusive of conifer / ‡c Arthur T. Viertel. 264 □ 1 Syracuse, N.Y. : ‡b Syracuse University Press, ‡c c volume (unpaged) : ‡b illustrations, map ; ‡c 26 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. Single Volume with Unnumbered Pages, Leaves, or Columns c)Record 1 volume (unpaged). [Library of Congress practice] RDA

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__OCLC communications & access planning guide [ed.] 264 □ 1 Dublin, Ohio : ‡b OCLC, ‡c c volume (various pagings) : ‡b illustrations ; ‡c 28 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500Includes index and glossary. Complicated or Irregular Paging, Etc. c)Record 1 volume (various pagings). [The pages are numbered: iii-viii, 1-47, A:1-A:9, B:1-B:10, C:1-C:6, I:1-I:5, G:1- G:12.] [Although in loose-leaf form, the document is not believed to be designed to receive additions.] RDA

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(loose-leaf) 245__Library of Congress rule interpretations. 2502nd ed. 264 □ 1 Washington, D.C. : ‡b Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, ‡c volume (loose-leaf) ; ‡c 30 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500Formulated by Office for Descriptive Cataloging Policy, Library of Congress. 500Editor: Robert M. Hiatt. 500Updated with quarterly supplements. Base text April Includes index. Updating Loose-Leafs If the resource is an updating loose-leaf, record the number of volumes followed by loose-leaf, in parentheses. RDA

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_ _Lucy : ‡b the beginnings of humankind / ‡c Donald C. Johanson and Maitland A. Edey. 264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Simon and Schuster, ‡c c pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ‡b illustrations (some color) ; ‡c 25 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 504Includes bibliographical references (pages ) and index. Leaves or Pages of Plates If the leaves or pages of plates in a resource are not included in the numbering for a sequence or sequences of pages or leaves of text, etc., record the number of leaves or pages of plates at the end of the sequence or sequences of pagination, etc. Record the number of leaves or pages of plates after the pagination, etc., whether the plates are found together or distributed throughout the resource. [The plates are on unnumbered pages located between pages 96 and 97.] RDA

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245 __The makers of Florence : ‡b Dante, Giotto, Savonarola, and their city / ‡c by Mrs. Oliphant ; with portrait of Savonarola engraved by C.H. Jeens and illustrations from drawings by Professor Delamotte. 250New ed. 264 □ 1 London : ‡b Macmillan, ‡c xx, 422 pages: ‡b illustrations ; ‡c 19 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500Includes index. [The plates are on unnumbered leaves (i.e., illustrations on one side of the sheet of paper with the verso blank) located as the frontispiece, and between pages , , , , , , , and If we did record these pages we would record them as 9 unnumbered leaves of plates as they are printed only on one side.] RDA Disregard unnumbered sequences of plates, unless: a)an unnumbered sequence of plates forms a substantial part of the resource or b) an unnumbered sequence includes plates that are referred to in a note.

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X 245__Was this Camelot? : ‡b excavations at Cadbury Castle, / ‡c Leslie Alcock. 264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Stein and Day, ‡c pages : ‡b illustrations (some color) ; ‡c 26 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 4__New aspects of archaeology 500Report of research conducted by the Camelot Research Committee. 504Includes bibliographical references and index. If the leaves or pages of plates in a resource are not included in the numbering for a sequence or sequences of pages or leaves of text, etc., record the number of leaves or pages of plates [The pages of illustrations are located on unnumbered pages between pages 32-49, 56-61, , etc. Their presence is accounted for by the gap in page numbering.] RDA

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245 __The complete works of O. Henry / ‡c foreword by Harry Hansen. 264 □ 1 Garden City, N.Y. : ‡b Doubleday, ‡c [1953] volumes (xiii, 1692 pages) ; ‡c 22 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier More Than One Volume If the resource consists of more than one volume, record the extent by giving the number of volumes and the term volumes Continuously Paged Volumes If the volumes are continuously paged, specify the number of pages, leaves, or columns (see – ) in parentheses, following the term for the type of unit. Ignore separately paged sequences of preliminary matter in volumes other than the first. [v.1: vi-xiii, p.; v.2: p.] RDA ,

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(v. 1) (v. 2) 245__The organic chemistry of palladium / ‡c Peter M. Maitlis. 264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Academic Press, ‡c volumes ; ‡c 24 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 490 1Organometallic chemistry 504 Includes bibliographical references and index □v. 1. Metal complexes — v. 2. Catalytic reactions. 8300Organometallic chemistry More Than One Volume If the resource consists of more than one volume, record the extent by giving the number of volumes and the term volumes Individually Paged Volumes If the volumes are individually paged, record the number of volumes and omit the pagination. RDA ,

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245__West’s New York digest, 4th. 264 □ 1 St. Paul, Minn. : ‡b West Publishing Co., ‡c [1989-] 300volumes ; ‡c 27 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500“Key number digest covers New York state and federal case law from 1978”—Pref. 500 Kept up-to-date by pocket supplements, cumulative supplements, revised volumes, and supplementary pamphlet which also updates the New York digest, 3rd and Abbott New York digest. Incomplete Resource When preparing a comprehensive description for a resource that is not yet complete, record the term indicating the type of unit without the number. 29 RDA

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245__Russia under the autocrat, Nicholas the First / ‡c by Ivan Golovine. 264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Praeger, ‡c volume : ‡b portrait ; ‡c 22 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 490 0Praeger scholarly reprints. ‡p Source books and studies in Russian and Soviet history 5002 bibliographic volumes in 1 physical volume. 500Translation of: La Russie sous Nicholas I. 500Originally published: London : H. Colburn, With new introd. Number of Bibliographic Volumes Differing from Number of Physical Volumes If the number of bibliographic volumes differs from the number of physical volumes, make a note indicating the number of bibliographic volumes. RDA

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(alkaline paper) 245__She walks in beauty / ‡c Sarah Shankman. 264 □ 1 Boston : ‡b G.K. Hall, ‡c xxxix, 423 pages (large print) ; ‡c 25 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 4900G.K. Hall large print book series Recording Font Size For resources with text in a font size designed for persons with visual impairments, record the font size using an appropriate term from the following list: giant print, large print, jumbo braille RDA Or: 340 ‡n large print ‡2 rda

Illustrative content RDA Chapter 7: Describing Content RDA Chapter 7: Describing Content

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Recording Illustrative Content If the resource contains illustrative content, record illustration or illustrations, as appropriate. Tables containing only words and/or numbers are not considered as illustrative content. Disregard illustrated title pages, etc., and minor illustrations. D Precede other physical details (i.e., other than extent or dimensions) by a colon __Burning down the house : ‡b MOVE and the tragedy of Philadelphia / ‡c John Anderson and Hilary Hevenor. 2501st ed. 264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Norton, ‡c c xv, 409 pages : ‡b illustrations ; ‡c 25 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500Includes index. [The illustrations are reproductions of photographs.] RDA , D.1.2.6

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245__Why Wisconsin / ‡c by Francis Favill Bowman. 264 □ 1 Madison, Wis. : ‡b F. F. Bowman, ‡c , vi pages : ‡b 1 map ; ‡c 24 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 504Includes bibliographical references and index. Alternative Record the type of illustrative content in place of or in addition to the term illustration or illustrations if considered important for identification or selection. Use one or more appropriate terms from the following list: Charts, coats of arms … genealogical tables … maps … portraits, samples RDA Alternative