3a. Notes Related to Manifestation Attributes (Title-Edition-Series)

RDA 2.17.2.3.  Source of Title note (500)  MANDATORY.

The note in the example shows the usual LC note practice (e.g. LCCN 2004565667; 2002565744; 2002564903; 2004565275) for CD-ROMs. RDA refers to CDs and diskettes, etc. as "computer discs," so no distinction in spelling (disc vs. disk) is made in notes.

Per 2.2.3.1, "label" refers to a source of information either permanently printed or affixed to a tangible resource.  So, even if you can't peel it off, it's still a label. For CD-ROMs, the disc label is the preferred source; the accompanying material or the container is used as  the source of title only if there is no disc label; if there is no title on either the container or the accompanying material, use an "internal source" (boot up the disc and look for a title frame).

Note for source of title where there was no title on the disc:

LCCN sn 98053279 (serial issued on floppy disks and diskettes). Standard serial practice is to combine "Description based on" note with source of title note, in field 588.

RDA 2.17.2.4 Variations in Title note/access point

Per RDA 2.3.2.1 "A file name or data set name is not considered a title proper unless it is the only title appearing in the resource." A file name considered to be important for identification or retrieval can be entered in 246 1_.

or

LCCN 00230172 (a serial):

LCCN sn 97048231

LCCN 2002201396. Modified. Note on the original record: Title from diskette label. For RDA, they're all computer discs.

Although the LC-PCC PS 2.17.2.4 probably applies chiefly to online resources, it could conceivably apply to CD-ROMs issued as serials: "If an electronic serial is reformatted so that all evidence of the earlier title is removed, give the earlier title in a 247 field. Give a 547 field explaining that the earlier title no longer appears on the serial."

RDA 2.17.3. Note on Statement of Responsibility. Use for recording statements of responsibility not recorded in 245 for persons or bodies connected with the work or for significant persons/bodies connected with previous editions. Since the preferred source for the statement of responsibility under RDA is now the entire resource, expect that use of notes will be less common in current cataloging. As long as the statement of responsibility is taken from the resource itself it is not bracketed. The source for the statement of responsibility note is not required.

LCCN 98802418 (modified)

RDA 2.17.4. Note on Edition Statement.

RDA has no equivalent to AACR2 9.2B1, which requires a note if the edition statement is taken from a source that differs from the source of the title proper. Under RDA, notes on edition statements are made "if considered important for identification or access." See also the LC PCC PS 2.17.7 below.

In the example, a note was made because the box holding the CD and its case is not kept and cannot be used for verification.

There is no RDA equivalent to AACR2 9.2B4, where the cataloger is instructed to ignore minor changes in determining whether a new record is to be created and to record the differences in a note (9.7B7). The LC-PCC PS 0.0 Determining Number of Records. Edition or Copy of a Book states "Consider that a new edition is involved whenever there is an explicit indication of changes in content" or if there already exists a bibliographic record with differences in 245, 250, 300, or 4xx. But note that the PS is in reference to books; the instructions in the PS for handling differences in 264 are clearly book-oriented.  However, in the absence of a PS applying to direct access electronic resources, at this time, do not ignore minor changes in determining whether to create a new record. In such cases, the cataloger may need to supply bracketed information in 250. While AACR2 9.7B7 is no longer applicable, a note could still be made if the supplied edition statement needs supplementation.

Example

Example

Edition/history notes are also used to give dates for accompanying material, resource coverage, and when the data was collected, "if they are considered to be important."

RDA 2.17.5.4 Note on Complex or Irregular Numbering

For serials, direct access electronic resources may need a numbering peculiarities note because of the organization of the information on the carriers. [Formerly under AACR2 12.7B10; numbering peculiarities] Use MARC 516 (both indicators blank)

LCCN 98645082 (a CD-ROM serial)

RDA 2.17.7. Note on Publication Statement

A note can be used to record different publication dates for accompanying material.

Per LC PS 2.17.7, "if a date of release or transmittal is found on the resource and is considered important for identification, record it in a note if it has not been recorded elsewhere in the bibliographic description (e.g. in the edition statement). Include the month and day, if present."