Carrier Description & Illustrative Content Descriptive Cataloging with RDA Part 1

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:CarrierA physical medium in which data, sounds, images, etc., are stored.

Title page Title page verso

Single Volume with Numbered Pages, Leaves, or ColumnsFor 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.

020 0446514241245 _ _ 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 c1989.300 xvi, 478 pages ; ‡c 24 cm336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500 Includes index.

[The pages are numbered ix-xvi and 3-478.]

RDA 3.4.5.2RDA 3.4.5.2


245 _ _ Technical services : ‡b a syllabus fortraining 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-]300 96 leaves ; ‡c 27 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references.

3.4.5.2 b) If the volume is numbered in terms of leaves, record the number of leaves.

[The leaves are numbered 2-96.]

RDA 3.4.5.2RDA 3.4.5.2


020 067940676X245__ 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 1991.300 87 unnumbered pages : ‡b illustrations (some color) ; ‡c 16 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500 “A John Boswell Associates book.”

Single Volume with Unnumbered Pages, Leaves, or Columnsa) Record the exact number of pages, leaves, or columns, if readily

ascertainable.

RDA 3.4.5.3RDA 3.4.5.3


020 0030149061245 _ _ The Doonesbury chronicles / ‡c G.B.

Trudeau ; with an introduction by Garry Wills. 264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Holt, Rinehart and Winston, ‡c [1975?]300 approximately 200 pages : ‡b illustrations

(some color) ; ‡c 29 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier

Single Volume with Unnumbered Pages, Leaves, or Columnsb) If the number is not readily ascertainable, record an estimated number of pages, leaves, or columns preceded by approximately.

RDA 3.4.5.3RDA 3.4.5.3


020 0815600682245 _ _ 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 c1970.300 1 volume (unpaged) : ‡b illustrations, map ; ‡c 26 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 300 Includes bibliographical references and index.

Single Volume with Unnumbered Pages, Leaves, or Columns

c) Record 1 volume (unpaged).[Library of Congress practice]

RDA 3.4.5.3RDA 3.4.5.3


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020 1556532172245 _ _ OCLC communications & access planning guide.250 1996 [ed.]264 □ 1 Dublin, Ohio : ‡b OCLC, ‡c c1996.300 1 volume (various pagings) : ‡b illustrations ; ‡c 28 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500 Includes 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 3.4.5.8RDA 3.4.5.8


020 0844406392 (loose-leaf)245 _ _ Library of Congress rule interpretations.250 2nd ed.264 □ 1 Washington, D.C. : ‡b Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, ‡c 1989-300 1 volume (loose-leaf) ; ‡c 30 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500 Formulated by Office for Descriptive

Cataloging Policy, Library of Congress.500 Editor: Robert M. Hiatt.500 Updated with quarterly supplements.

Base text April 1989.500 Includes index.

Updating Loose-LeafsIf the resource is an updating loose-leaf, record the number of volumes followed by loose-leaf, in parentheses.

RDA 3.4.5.19RDA 3.4.5.19


020 0671250361245_ _ Lucy : ‡b the beginnings of humankind /

‡c Donald C. Johanson and Maitland A. Edey.264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Simon and Schuster, ‡c c1981300409 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ‡b illustrations (some color) ; ‡c 25 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-389) and index.

Leaves or Pages of PlatesIf 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.]

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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. 250 New ed.264 □ 1 London : ‡b Macmillan, ‡c 1881.• xx, 422 pages: ‡b illustrations ; ‡c 19 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500 Includes 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 102-103, 154-155, 204-205, 232-233, 272-273, 306-307, 340-341, and 374-375. 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 3.4.5.9RDA 3.4.5.9Disregard unnumbered sequences of plates, unless:a)an unnumbered sequence of plates forms a substantial part of the resourceorb) an unnumbered sequence includes plates that are referred to in a note.


020 081281505X245 _ _ Was this Camelot? : ‡b excavations at

Cadbury Castle, 1966-1970 / ‡c Leslie Alcock.264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Stein and Day, ‡c 1972.300 224 pages : ‡b illustrations (some color) ; ‡c 26 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 4__ New aspects of archaeology500 Report of research conducted by the

Camelot Research Committee.504 Includes 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, 84-101, etc. Their presence is accounted for by the gap in page numbering.]

RDA 3.4.5.9RDA 3.4.5.9


245 _ _ The complete works of O. Henry / ‡c foreword by Harry Hansen.

264 □ 1 Garden City, N.Y. : ‡b Doubleday, ‡c [1953].

300 2 volumes (xiii, 1692 pages) ; ‡c 22 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier

3.4.5.16 More Than One VolumeIf the resource consists of more than one volume, record the extent by giving the number of volumes and the term volumes.3.4.5.17 Continuously Paged VolumesIf the volumes are continuously paged, specify the number of pages, leaves, or columns (see 3.4.5.2–3.4.5.13) 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, 2-810 p.; v.2: 812-1692 p.]

RDA 3.4.5.16, 3.4.5.17RDA 3.4.5.16, 3.4.5.17


020 0124658016 (v. 1)020 0124658024 (v. 2)245_ _ The organic chemistry of palladium / ‡c Peter M. Maitlis.264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Academic Press, ‡c 1971.

300 2 volumes ; ‡c 24 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 490 1 Organometallic chemistry• Includes bibliographical references and index.300 0 □ v. 1. Metal complexes — v. 2. Catalytic reactions.830 0 Organometallic chemistry

3.4.5.16 More Than One VolumeIf the resource consists of more than one volume, record the extent by giving the number of volumes and the term volumes.3.4.5.18 Individually Paged VolumesIf the volumes are individually paged, record the number of volumes and omit the pagination.

RDA 3.4.5.16, 3.4.5.18RDA 3.4.5.16, 3.4.5.18


245_ _ West’s New York digest, 4th.264 □ 1 St. Paul, Minn. : ‡b West Publishing Co., ‡c [1989-]300 volumes ; ‡c 27 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500 “Key number digest covers New York state

and federal case law from 1978”—Pref.• 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 ResourceWhen preparing a comprehensive description for a resource that is not yet complete, record the term indicating the type of unit without the number.

RDA 3.4.1.10RDA 3.4.1.10


245 _ _ Russia under the autocrat, Nicholas theFirst / ‡c by Ivan Golovine.

264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Praeger, ‡c 1970.

300 1 volume : ‡b portrait ; ‡c 22 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 490 0 Praeger scholarly reprints. ‡p Source

books and studies in Russian and Soviet history

500 2 bibliographic volumes in 1 physical volume.500 Translation of: La Russie sous Nicholas I.500 Originally published: London : H.

Colburn, 1846. With new introd.

Number of Bibliographic Volumes Differing from Number of Physical VolumesIf the number of bibliographic volumes differs from the number of physical volumes, make a note indicating the number of bibliographic volumes.

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020 0816154783 (alkaline paper)245_ _ She walks in beauty / ‡c Sarah Shankman.264 □ 1 Boston : ‡b G.K. Hall, ‡c 1993.300 xxxix, 423 pages (large print) ; ‡c 25 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 490 0 G.K. Hall large print book series

Recording Font SizeFor 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 3.13.1.3RDA 3.13.1.3

Or:340 ‡n large print ‡2 rda

Illustrative content

RDA Chapter 7:Describing Content

RDA Chapter 7:Describing Content


7.15.1.3 Recording Illustrative ContentIf 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.1.2.6 Precede other physical details (i.e., other than extent or dimensions) by a colon.

020 0393024601245 _ _ Burning down the house : ‡b MOVE and

the tragedy of Philadelphia / ‡c John Anderson and Hilary Hevenor.250 1st ed.264 □ 1 New York : ‡b Norton, ‡c c1987.

300 xv, 409 pages : ‡b illustrations ; ‡c 25 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500 Includes index.

[The illustrations are reproductions of photographs.]

RDA 7.15.1.3, D.1.2.6RDA 7.15.1.3, D.1.2.6


245_ _ Why Wisconsin / ‡c by Francis Favill Bowman. 264 □ 1 Madison, Wis. : ‡b F. F. Bowman, ‡c 1948.300 210, vi pages : ‡b 1 map ; ‡c 24 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index.

AlternativeRecord 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 7.15.1.3 AlternativeRDA 7.15.1.3 Alternative

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Carrier Description & Illustrative Content Descriptive Cataloging with RDA Part 1