Number of Bibliographic Volumes Differing from Number of Physical Volumes - Questions and Answers

Question: AACR2 says If the number of bibliographic volumes differs from the number of physical volumes, give the number of bibliographic volumes followed by in and the number of physical volumes: 8 v. in 5. How will we treat this in RDA.

Answer: Relevant RDA rule is given below from RDA Toolkit.

RDA rule 3.21.2.8 is for "Number of Bibliographic Volumes Differing from Number of Physical Volumes"

According to this rule it should be given in MARC as:

300 $a 5 volumes
500 $a 8 bibliographic volumes in 5 physical volumes

Please note that 3.21.2.8 is revised. Earlier it was numbered as 3.22.2.8.

Note: Serials are exception.

[Revised: 2015-02-04]

Distributor's Name - Questions and Answers

Question: I have a book on which distributor statement is given as "Distributed by National Book Trust". Now the MARC 264 field with second indicator 2 stands for Distribution statement. So how should we transcribe distributor statement.
i) National Book Trust
or
ii) Distributed by National Book Trust

Answer: Distributed by National Book Trust

According to RDA Rule 2.9.4.4 for "Statement of Function" you have to Record words or phrases indicating the function performed by a person, family, or corporate body as they appear on the source of information.

Edition statement - MARC to RDA Mapping

MARC 21 FIELD TAG	MARC 21 SUBFIELD CODE	MARC 21 FIELD / SUBFIELD NAME	RDA INSTRUCTION NUMBER	RDA ELEMENT NAME
250		Edition statement
250	a	Edition statement	2.5.2	Designation of Edition
250	a	Edition statement	2.5.6	Designation of a Named Revision of an Edition
250	b	Remainder of edition statement	2.5.3	Parallel Designation of Edition
250	b	Remainder of edition statement	2.5.4	Statement of Responsibility Relating to the Edition
250	b	Remainder of edition statement	2.5.5	Parallel Statement of Responsibility Relating to the Edition
250	b	Remainder of edition statement	2.5.6	Designation of a Named Revision of an Edition
250	b	Remainder of edition statement	2.5.7	Parallel Designation of a Named Revision of an Edition
250	b	Remainder of edition statement	2.5.8	Statement of Responsibility Relating to a Named Revision of an Edition
250	b	Remainder of edition statement	2.5.9	Parallel Statement of Responsibility Relating to a Named Revision of an Edition

[Source: RDA Toolkit]

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250 - Edition Statement (R) - MARC 21 Bibliographic - Full

• Library of Congress >> MARC >> Bibliographic >> 25X-28X >> 250 [LC]
• 250  Edition Statement (R) [OCLC]

250  Edition Statement (R)

Input Standards
Required if applicable/Required if applicable
1st Indicator  Undefined
	Undefined
2nd Indicator  Undefined
	Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable)		Input Standards
‡a	Edition statement (R)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡b	Remainder of edition statement (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡3	Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional

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Definition

An edition statement is a word or phrase appearing in the resource that normally indicates a difference in either content or form between the resource and a related resource. An edition statement can often be identified by the use of words such as edition, issue, level, state, update, and version, or their equivalents in other languages. Numbers and/or statements of responsibility may also appear with an edition statement. Under RDA, the edition statement is a transcribed element and no abbreviations are used unless they appear in the source used for the edition statement. 250 Edition 1965-1966. 250 First edition, new corrected printing. 250 Third impression (with minor revisions). 250 Canadian edition. 250 [Kindle edition]. 250 Level I, version 1.00. 250 6th issue, 2nd printing. 250 Update 3/1/83. 250 [1st issue, unexpurgated]. 250 [2nd state with chandelier burnished from plate and figures of serving-boy, etc.]. 250 3rd draft, December 2014. 250 Teacher's edition. 250 Authorized French language edition. 250 Interactive version. 250 Medium voice range. A statement of revision, including the word revised (or its equivalent in other languages) alone, with modifications, or as a modifier, is an edition statement. 250 [Revised and up-to-date]. 250 Revised edition. 250 Revised. 250 Revised second edition. 250 [Slightly revised]. 250 Neu revidiert. An edition statement may include a personal, corporate, or family name as a statement of responsibility. 250 Second edition / ‡b revised by M.C.F. Proctor. 250 New and enlarged edition / ‡b by members of the staff of the Gardeners' Chronicle. A phrase that includes only the word revised and a personal name, however, is not an edition statement. The following italicized phrases are statements of responsibility (use field 245 subfield ‡c), not edition statements. 245 1 0 Aristotle's ethics : ‡b writings from the complete works / ‡c revised, edited, and with an introduction by Jonathan Barnes and Anthony Kenny. 245 0 0 Sunspot numbers, 1610-1985 : ‡b based on "The sunspot activity in the years 1610-1960" / ‡c revised by John A. McKinnon. A statement such as abridged or unabridged (or their equivalents in other languages) alone, with modifications, or as a modifier, is an edition statement. 250 Abridged. 250 Unabridged. 250 Abridged edition. 250 Complete and unabridged edition. A statement indicating the pre-publication state of a resource (proofs, galleys, advance copies, etc.) is an edition statement. 250 Uncorrected page proof. 250 Advance reader's copy. 250 [Uncorrected galley]. 250 Prepublication copy. 250 [Advance uncorrected proofs]. An edition statement may include information about new material. 250 2nd ed. / ‡b edited with an introduction and notes by H.A. Rose, new impression.

[Source: OCLC]

Single Volume with Numbered Pages, Leaves, or Columns : Questions and Answers

Question: How to give page numbers when they are numbered in words for resource consisting of single unit.

Answer: According to RDA Rule 3.4.5.2 - Record pages, etc., that are numbered in words by giving the numeric equivalent.

300 $a 58 pages

Note: in the above example of a book - pages are numbered in words.