Twitter cataloging sensation: FakeAACR2

New Twitter sensation, FakeAACR2, gently (and not so gently) pokes fun at our beloved Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2). The brainchild of library student, Alexandra Beaton. She was recently interviewed by American Libraries.

My favorite tweet so far:

1.0A2b) when a resource is in more than one part, issue, or iteration, determine the basis of a description with Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Comments

[Bryan Campbell]

Christine,

There is a real life precedent for using Rock, Paper, Scissors to make important decisions.Take a look at this NY Times article from 2005:

Rock, Paper, Payoff: Child's Play Wins Auction House an Art Sale
http://nyti.ms/bbwCsu

[HLPitts]

That was my favorite tweet too!