[Heb-NACO] ha-rofe? (Physician)? ha-Rofe? Something else?

[Janet P Heineck]

Forgive me, all. I meant to send this only to our principal cataloger here at UW, Adam Schiff.

Janet Heineck



On Fri, 12 Sep 2014, Janet P Heineck wrote:

> Adam,
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> Interested in taking this on? Heidi will probably supply him with an answer, 
> though.
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> jph
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> On Fri, 12 Sep 2014, Robert M. TALBOTT wrote:
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>> Hi folks:
>> I have a question about capitalization treating an after-name title.  I'd 
>> like to get a bit of feedback before stepping off into the abyss.
>> 
>> Anyhow:
>> 
>> I'd like to upgrade to RDA the record with the heading Jacob ben Joseph ben 
>> Jawb, $c ha-rofe (OCLC AR 475823), but sadly the record is one requiring 
>> review before using in an RDA record. Predictably, the rub is how to treat 
>> "ha-Rofe." I
>> suppose one could read it as the equivalent of something like "$c 
>> (Physician)" though on the surface I'd favor reading it as a title of some 
>> sort.  But since the type of title sways the capitalization rules (RDA 
>> A.31), what sort of a title
>> is it?  One might very well assume it's a professional title (RDA 
>> A.11.5.4), resulting in "$c ha-rofe. " If one squints hard enough, I 
>> suppose one of the other options could work, but that's a stretch in my 
>> estimation when one looks at the
>> options available in RDA A.11.5.
>> 
>> My concern here is that I may be missing something obvious or otherwise. 
>>  Please advise.
>> 
>> Bob
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>> Bob Talbott
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>> Principal cataloger/Hebraica cataloger
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>> UC Berkeley
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>> 250 Moffitt
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>> Berkeley, CA 94720
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>> We're happy as fish,
>> as gorgeous as geese,
>> and wonderfully clean in the morning.
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