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Subject:	Re: Question re: projection info in RDA
From:	Susan Moore <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc.
Date:	Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:25:25 -0500
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Following up on Paige's message, RDA says to "Record a projection of
cartographic content if considered important for identification or
selection" in 7.26.1.3. Since it doesn't say transcribe, we can expand the
acronym.

Susan

On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Paige G. Andrew <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> My personal preference is to expand this acronym to Universal Transverse
> Mercator projection.
>
> Paige
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Jordan Hale" <[log in to unmask]>
> *To: *"[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, April 19, 2017 3:50:51 PM
> *Subject: *Question re: projection info in RDA
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> When cataloguing a UTM-projected map, do I follow the principle of “take
> what you see” or “expand acronyms” in 255 subfield b when the projection
> statement reads “UTM (Zone 18)”?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jordan
>
>
>
> *Jordan Hale*, Original Cataloguer & Reference Specialist
> Map & Data Library, University of Toronto
> 416 978 5346 <(416)%20978-5346> | mdl.library.utoronto.ca | @MDL_UofT
> <http://twitter.com/mdl_uoft>
>
>
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