Bibliographic and Authority record examples of cataloging (cataloguing) with Resource Description and Access (RDA), Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), Library of Congress Classification (LCC), Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), MARC 21, BIBFRAME (Bibliographic Framework), Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2), ISBD, MODS, Dublin Core, etc.
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Cataloging Example of a monograph (book): RDA, MARC 21, LCC, LCSH, DDC
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Cataloging Example for a monograph (book): RDA, MARC 21, LCC, LCSH, DDC
Book title: The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation¹
Main article: Owens book "The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation" wins ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
Examples of Relationship Designators in Authority Records²
100 | 1 | Billequo, Nicolas, $d active 1540-1541 | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Colleague: $a Colines, Simon de, $d 1480?-1546 | |
670 | Renouard, P. Répertoire des imprimeurs Parisiens, 1965: $b page 35 (Billequo (Nicolas); bookseller, active 1540-1541; address: Rue Moffetard, à Saint-Marcel; the four known volumes appearing under his name were printed by Simone de Colines) |
100 | 1 | Martin, George R. R. $t Sworn sword. $l Spanish | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Translator: $a Abascal, Jesús María | |
530 | 0 | $w r $i Contained in (expression): $a Legends II (Anthology). $l Spanish | |
670 | Leyendas, 2006: $b table of contents (Canción de hielo y fuego, La espada leal, by George R.R. Martin) title page (translated by Jesús Abascal) |
Relationship Designators Only Used in 5XX Fields
Examples:
Agent to Agent | |||
100 | 1 | Morrison, Jim, $d 1943-1971 | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Colleague: $a Manzarek, Ray | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Corporate body: $a Doors (Musical group) | |
670 | Britannica Academic, viewed on April 13, 2017: $b Jim Morrison (member of the Doors along with Ray Mazarek) | ||
Agent to Agent | |||
110 | 2 | Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.). $b East Asia Studies Program | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Hierarchical superior: $a Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) | |
Relationship Designators Not Used Within Authorized Access Points
Example:
500 | 1 | $w r $i Dramatized as (work): $a Asher, Sandy. $t Emma | |
NOT | |||
500 | 1 | $w r $i Dramatized as (work): $a Asher, Sandy, $e author. $t Emma | |
Relationships That Change Over Time
Agent to Agent | |||
110 | 2 | Gianni Versace S.p.A. | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Chief executive: $a Versace, Santo, $d 1944- | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Chief executive: $a Cacciatori, Fabio Massimo, $d 1961- | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Chief executive: $a Di Risio, Giancarlo | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Chief executive: $a Ferraris, Gian Giacomo | |
Reflects a succession of CEOs of the company | |||
An affiliation can be recorded in the 373 field, with subfields $s and $t coding to show time period for which that affiliation existed (see DCM Z1, 373 section).
Example:
Agent to Agent | |||
100 | 1 | Sanders, Bernard | |
373 | United States. Congress. House $2 naf $s 1991 $t 2007 | ||
373 | United States. Congress. Senate $2 naf $s 2007 | ||
510 | 1 | $w r $i Corporate body: $a United States. $b Congress. $b House | |
510 | 1 | $w r $i Corporate body: $a United States. $b Congress. $b Senate | |
Currently in United States Senate. Previously served in the United States House of Representatives. | |||
Specificity
Examples:
Agent to Agent | |||
100 | 1 | Tuckner, Paul | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Chief executive of: $a Grace Technology and Development (Firm) | |
NOT | |||
510 | 2 | $w r $i Officer of: $a Grace Technology and Development (Firm) | |
Tuckner‘s only position at Grace Technology and Development has been that of CEO | |||
Work to Work | |||
100 | 1 | Dear, Nick. $t Persuasion | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Television screenplay based on (work): $a Austen, Jane, $d 1775-1817. $t Persuasion | |
NOT | |||
500 | 1 | $w r $i Based on (work): $a Austen, Jane, $d 1775-1817. $t Persuasion | |
NOT | |||
500 | 1 | $w r $i Screenplay based on (work): $a Austen, Jane, $d 1775-1817. $t Persuasion | |
Multiple Relationships with the Same Entity
Examples:
Agent to Agent | |||
110 | 2 | Council of American Survey Research Organizations | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Founding corporate body: $a Field Research Corporation | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Corporate member: $a Field Research Corporation | |
Expression to Agent | |||
130 | 0 | Beowulf. $l English $s (Crawford) | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Translator: $a Crawford, D. H. | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Editor: $a Crawford, D. H. | |
Work to Agent | |||
130 | 0 | Speaking in tongues (Television program) | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Television director: $a Browne, Christene, $d 1965- | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Television producer: $a Browne, Christene, $d 1965- | |
Relationship That Is Unclear
Agent to Agent | |||
110 | 2 | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | |
510 | 2 | Crosstown Associates | |
667 | Unable to determine nature of relationship with Crosstown Associates, n 87113575. | ||
Relationship That Cannot Be Described Using a Relationship Designator
Agent to Agent | |||
100 | 1 | Wiggin, Ender $c (Fictitious character) | |
500 | 1 | Card, Orson Scott | |
678 | 0 | Ender Wiggin is the principal character in several novels and stories by Orson Scott Card, whose brilliant military strategy saves the human race from the attack of an alien race called the Formics. | |
Place to Place | |||
151 | Saint Barthelemy | ||
551 | France | ||
678 | 1 | Saint Barthelemy became an overseas collectivity of France in 2007. | |
Reciprocal Relationships
Person to Corporate Body | |||
100 | 1 | Warren, Whitney, $d 1864-1943 | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Founded corporate body of person: $a Warren & Wetmore | |
Reciprocal Relationship – Corporate Body to Person | |||
110 | 2 | Warren & Wetmore | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Founder: $a Wetmore, Charles D., $d 1867-1941 | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Founder: $a Warren, Whitney, $d 1864-1943 | |
Person to Corporate Body | |||
100 | 1 | Boxer, Barbara | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Corporate body: $a Democratic Party (U.S.) | |
Reciprocal relationship between Boxer and the Democratic Party would not be made in the record for Democratic Party (U.S.) because of the large number of members of the Democratic Party | |||
Work to Agent | |||
130 | 0 | Schindler’s list (Motion picture) | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Film director: $a Spielberg, Steven, $d 1946- | |
Stephen Spielberg has directed and/or produced dozens of motion pictures. | |||
Real and Alternate Identities
Specific Cases
Corporate Bodies
Predecessor | |||
110 | 2 | AcademiWales | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Predecessor: $a Public Service Management Wales (Program) | |
Reciprocal Relationship--Successor | |||
110 | 2 | Public Service Management Wales (Program) | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Successor: $a AcademiWales | |
Product of Split | |||
110 | 2 | Estes & Lauriat | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Product of split: $a Charles E. Lauriat Co. | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Product of split: $a Dana Estes & Company | |
Reciprocal Relationship—Predecessor of Split | |||
110 | 2 | Charles E. Lauriat Co. | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Predecessor of split: $a Estes & Lauriat | |
Reciprocal Relationship—Predecessor of Split | |||
110 | 2 | Dana Estes & Company | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Predecessor of split: $a Estes & Lauriat | |
Existing NAR—Later Name | |||
110 | 2 | American Architectural Foundation | |
510 | 2 | $w a $a American Institute of Architects Foundation | |
Updated to Show Relationship Designator | |||
110 | 2 | American Architectural Foundation | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Predecessor: $a American Institute of Architects Foundation | |
Existing NAR—Earlier Name | |||
110 | 2 | American Institute of Architects Foundation | |
510 | 2 | $w b $a American Architectural Foundation | |
Updated to Show Relationship Designator | |||
110 | 2 | American Institute of Architects Foundation | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Successor: $a American Architectural Foundation | |
110 | 2 | Field Research Corporation | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Founded corporate body of corporate body: $a Council of American Survey Research Organizations |
111 | 2 | World Conference on International Telecommunications $d (2012 : $c Dubai, United Arab Emirates) | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Sponsoring corporate body: $a International Telecommunication Union |
Hierarchical Relationships for Related Corporate Bodies
110 | 2 | Sibley Music Library | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Hierarchical superior: $a Eastman School of Music | |
The Eastman School of Music is the immediate superior body to Sibley Music Library. The superior body does not appear in the authorized access point. | |||
110 | 2 | British Broadcasting Corporation. $b Broadcasting Research Department | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Hierarchical superior: $a British Broadcasting Corporation | |
The British Broadcasting Corporation is the immediate superior body to Broadcasting Research Department. The superior body appears in the authorized access point. | |||
110 | 2 | Cooper-Hewitt Museum | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Hierarchical superior: $a Smithsonian Institution | |
BUT NOT ALSO | |||
110 | 2 | Smithsonian Institution | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Hierarchical subordinate: $a Cooper-Hewitt Museum | |
Chronological relationships
Example:
Descendant Family of | |||
100 | 3 | Windsor (Royal house : $d 1918- : $c Great Britain) | |
500 | 3 | $w r $i Descendant family of: $a Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Royal house : $d 1840-1918 : $c Great Britain) | |
Reciprocal Relationship—Descendant Family | |||
100 | 3 | Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Royal house : $d 1840-1918 : $c Great Britain) | |
500 | 3 | $w r $i Descendant family: $a Windsor (Royal house : $d 1918- : $c Great Britain) | |
Example:
100 | 1 | Benson, Phoebe, $d 1820-1904 | |
500 | 3 | $w r $i Descendants: $a Benson (Family : $d 1844- : $g Benson, Richard, 1816-1895) |
Works and Expressions
Works and Expressions
Relating Works and Expressions to Agents
Work to Agent | |||
100 | 1 | Tolkien, J. R. R. $q (John Ronald Reuel), $d 1892-1973. $t Return of the king | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Author: $a Tolkien, J. R. R. $q (John Ronald Reuel), $d 1892-1973 | |
Relationship between a work and its creator. | |||
Work to Agent | |||
100 | 0 | Christo, $d 1935- $t Wrapped Reichstag | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Artist: $a Jeanne-Claude, $d 1935-2009 | |
500 | 0 | $w r $i Artist: $a Christo, $d 1935 | |
Collaborative work created by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. | |||
Work to Agent | |||
130 | 0 | Studies in economics (Eugene, Or.) | |
510 | 2 | $w r $i Issuing body: $a University of Oregon. $b Bureau of Business and Economic Research | |
Examples: Expression to Agent
Expression to Agent | |||
100 | 1 | Rowling, J. K. $t Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban $s (Kay) | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Illustrator: $a Kay, Jim $c (Illustrator) | |
Expression to Agent | |||
130 | 0 | Bible. $l German. $s Luther. $f 1681 | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Translator: $a Luther, Martin, $d 1483-1546 | |
Expression to Agent | |||
130 | 0 | Good King Wenceslas; $o arranged $s (McDonald) | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Arranger of music: $a McDonald, Marshall | |
Examples: Work or Expression to Agents
Work to Agent | |||
100 | 1 | Humphrey, Doris, $d 1895-1958. $t New dance | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Choreographer: $a Humphrey, Doris, $d 1895-1958 | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Choreographer: $a Weidman, Charles | |
Collaborative work created by Humphry and Weidman. | |||
Work to Agent | |||
100 | 1 | Tamaki, Mariko. $t This one summer | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Author: $a Tamaki, Mariko | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Artist: $a Tamaki, Jillian, $d 1980- | |
Collaborative work created by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki. | |||
Expression to Agent | |||
100 | 1 | Gide, Charles, $d 1847-1932. $t Histoire des doctrines économiques $s (Sixième édition). $f 2000 | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Editor: $a Rist, Charles, $d 1874-1955 | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Writer of introduction: $a Cot, Annie L. | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Writer of introduction: $a Lallement, Jérôme | |
Example:
Bibliographic Record | |||
110 | 1 | Brazil, $e enacting jurisdiction. | |
240 | 1 | 0 | Constituição (1967) |
245 | 1 | 0 | Constituição da Républica Federativa do Brasil. |
Name Authority Record | |||
110 | 1 | Brazil. $t Constituição (1967) | |
No 5XX with a relationship designator is given because a relationship designator cannot be recorded in a 551 field according to the 551 field instruction sheet in DCM Z1 (see Appendix for more information). | |||
Relating Works/Expressions to Other Works/Expressions
Examples:
Work to Work | |||
100 | 1 | Tolkien, J. R. R. $q (John Ronald Reuel), $d 1892-1973. $t Return of the king | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Sequel to: $a Tolkien, J. R. R. $q (John Ronald Reuel), $d 1892-1973. $t Two towers | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i In series: $a Tolkien, J. R. R. $q (John Ronald Reuel), $d 1892-1973. $t Lord of the rings | |
530 | 0 | $w r $i Adapted as motion picture (work): $a Lord of the rings, the return of the king (Motion picture) | |
Expression to Work | |||
130 | 0 | Gesta Romanorum. $l English | |
530 | 0 | $w r $i Translation of: $a Gesta Romanorum | |
Example:
Work to Work | |||
130 | 0 | Wiley-Blackwell companions to art history | |
530 | 0 | $w r $i Continuation of (work): $a Blackwell companions to art history | |
Work to Work—Reciprocal Relationship | |||
130 | 0 | Blackwell companions to art history | |
530 | 0 | $w r $i Continued by (work): $a Wiley-Blackwell companions to art history | |
Multiple Entities and Relationships in one Name Authority Record
Agent to Expression and Work to Expression | |||
100 | 1 | Galilei, Galileo, $d 1564-1642. $ Dialogo dei massimi sistemi. $l English $s (Finocchiaro) | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Translator: $a Finocchiaro, Maurice A., $d 1942- | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Abridger: $a Finocchiaro, Maurice A., $d 1942- | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Abridgement of (work): $a Galilei, Galileo, $d 1564-1642. $t Dialogo dei massimi sistemi | |
Αgent to Expression and Expression to Expression | |||
100 | 0 | Aeschylus. $t Oresteia. $l English $s (Slavitt) | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Editor: $a Slavitt, David R., $d 1935- | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Translator: $a Slavitt, David R., $d 1935- | |
500 | 0 | $w r $i Container of (expression): $a Aeschylus. $t Agamemnon. $l English $s (Slavitt) | |
500 | 0 | $w r $i Container of (expression): $a Aeschylus. $t Choephori. $l English $s (Slavitt) | |
500 | 0 | $w r $i Container of (expression): $a Aeschylus. $t Eumenides. $l English $s (Slavitt) | |
Subjects
Subject Relationships
100 | 0 | Eutocius, $c of Ascalon. $t Commentarius in libros de planorum aequilibriis | |
500 | 0 | $w r $i Commentary on (work): $a Archimedes. $t De planorum aequilibriis |
130 | 0 | Textes d’auteurs grecs et latins relatifs à l’Extrême-Orient | |
500 | 1 | $w r $i Commentary in (work): $a Sheldon, John $c (Research fellow). $t Commentary on George Coedès Texts of Greek and Latin authors on the Far East |
Bibliographic Record | |||
245 | 0 | 0 | KJV 400 : $b the legacy & impact of the King James Version. |
630 | 0 | 0 | Bible. $l English $x Versions $x Authorized. |
Name Authority Record | |||
130 | 0 | KJV 400 | |
530 | 0 | $w r $i Description of (expression): $a Bible. $l English. $s Authorized | |
Source: Library of Congress⁴
FAQ on Authorized Access Points for Collections of the Works of Individual Agents and Works of Unknown Responsibility that Purport to be by an Individual Agent
RDA Works
How do I choose the preferred title for a collection?
RDA 6.2.2.10 instructs: "If a compilation of works is commonly identified by a title or form of title in manifestations embodying that compilation or in reference sources, apply the instructions at 6.2.2.4–6.2.2.7." In other words, choose as the preferred title the title by which the compilation is commonly identified. If, in the judgment of the cataloger, the compilation does not have a title by which it is "commonly identified," a conventional collective title is chosen as the preferred title (see 6.2.2.10.2).[1]
This is entirely a matter for the judgment of the cataloger. RDA itself gives little advice on how to decide if a title is the "commonly identified" title of a collection. Clearly if a title appears on the title page that is a title for the compilation. However, that title is not necessarily the title by which a particular compilation can be "commonly identified" by library users, even if the compilation has been published only once. Catalogers might consider whether the title is easily identifiable to users as the title of a particular collection or not. "The Canterbury tales" is a well-known, distinctive, and easily identifiable collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer and would be chosen as the preferred title of this compilation over "Short stories. Selections". Similarly, "A Shropshire lad" would be chosen as the preferred title for this collection of poems by A.E. Housman rather than "Poems. Selections". On the other hand, the title "Three stories and ten poems", referring to a collection of stories and poems by Ernest Hemingway, might in the judgment of the cataloger not be considered a title by which the collection is "commonly identified" in the sense that it is well-known, distinctive, and easily identifiable. In such a case the cataloger might be justified in choosing "Works. Selections" as the preferred title.
The sub-instructions in RDA 6.2.2.10 distinguish between Complete Works, Complete Works in a Single Form, and Other Compilations of Two or More Works.
Compilations that purport to be complete (RDA 6.2.2.10.1) should always use the conventional collective title as the preferred title, whatever the title of the manifestation. If the complete works (poems, etc.) of an individual agent are published again under a different title this will create a conflict; neither manifestation title will necessarily be the "commonly identified" title of the individual agent's complete works (poems, etc.).
100 1_ Brewer, A. Herbert $q (Alfred Herbert), $d 1865-1928. $t Organ music
Compilation has title The complete organ works of Sir Herbert Brewer
100 1_ Clingerman, Mildred, $d 1918-1997. $t Short stories
Compilation has title The Clingerman files : collected works
100 1_ Derozio, Henry Louis Vivian, $d 1809-1831. $t Works
Compilation has title Song of the stormy petrel : complete works of Henry Louis
Vivian Derozio
110 2_ Mongolia. $t Constitutions
Compilation has title The constitutions of Mongolia 1924, 1940, 1960, 1992
110 2_ Coldplay (Musical group). $t Songs
Compilation has titleColdplay : complete chord songbook
Unless a choice is clearly incorrect catalogers should respect the judgment of other catalogers once a preferred title has been declared by establishing it as part of the authorized access point in a NACO authority record. Subsequent catalogers can always record additional variant access points based on variant titles they might have chosen as the preferred title.
Do preferred titles for complete collections of an individual agent's work (Works, Plays, Poems, Paintings, Symphonies, etc.) need to be qualified?
No. When considered as a whole there can be only one set of the complete works (plays, etc.) of an individual agent. There cannot be a collection referred to by the conventional collective title "Works" (or "Plays", etc.) differing in content from another collection of the complete works (plays, etc.) of that individual, and therefore that preferred title will never need to be qualified to differentiate it. There may be disagreements about the authenticity of certain of an individual's works but in fact that individual created one and only one set of works (or plays, or paintings, etc.).
100 1_ Angelou, Maya. $t Poems
100 0_ Aristophanes. $t Fragments[2]
100 1_ Ishiodori, Tatsuya, $d 1945- $t Paintings
100 1_ Sibelius, Jean, $d 1865-1957. $t Symphonies
100 1_ Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616. $t Works
100 1_ Wilde, Oscar, $d 1854-1900. $t Works
Note: For practical reasons compilations that purport to be complete are considered to be complete. This is based on the principle of representation. The cataloger is not required or expected to verify the completeness of the collection, nor should the cataloger attempt to compare different collections purporting to be complete to verify that they contain the same works. (This applies to living persons, who may create more works after the publication of a compilation purporting to be complete. Follow the principle of representation and consider it to be complete.) In addition, catalogers are not expected to make judgments about which works should or should not be contained within an individual's canon of authentic works.
Can compilations created after an individual agent's lifetime or without the individual agent's authorization be treated in this way?
Yes. Collections and groupings of an individual's works can be described in authority records and have authorized access points, particularly if the grouping has become standard, even if the grouping is not the individual's own.
100 1_ Cicero, Marcus Tullius. $t Philosophical works
100 1_ Cicero, Marcus Tullius. $t Rhetorical works
Do preferred titles for selections from the works of an individual agent (RDA 6.2.2.10.2, RDA 6.2.2.10.3) need to be qualified?
Generally speaking, yes. Unlike compilations that purport to be complete, there is no assumption that different compilations that purport to be incomplete contain the same set of works. To the contrary, the assumption is that they contain different works. For practical reasons catalogers make this assumption; they are not required to compare the contents of different collections to find out if they might contain the same works. The cataloger can make the assumption that they are different. Therefore, if a conventional collective title is chosen as the preferred title for the compilation, it will generally be qualified[3] (note the absence of subfield coding before the qualifier):
100 1_ Dickens, Charles, $d 1812-1870. $t Short stories. $k Selections (Christmas stories)
100 1_ Dickens, Charles, $d 1812-1870. $t Short stories. $k Selections (Douglas-Fairhurst)
100 1_ Dickens, Charles, $d 1812-1870. $t Short stories. $k Selections (2016)
100 1_ Bernstein, Leonard, $d 1918-1990. $t Vocal music. $k Selections (Bernstein for singers)
100 1_ Bernstein, Leonard, $d 1918-1990. $t Vocal music. $k Selections (Bernstein theatre songs)
100 1_ Bernstein, Leonard, $d 1918-1990. $t Vocal music. $k Selections (New York Festival of Song (Musical group))
100 1_ Bernstein, Leonard, $d 1918-1990. $t Vocal music. $k Selections (The Bernstein songbook)
110 2_ Rometti Costales (Artist group). $t Works. $k Selections (Little animals, ash trays)
110 2_ Rometti Costales (Artist group). $t Works. $k Selections (2016)
Choice of qualifier. The qualifier may be any of the elements listed in RDA 6.27.1.2: form of the compilation, date of the compilation, place of origin of the compilation, or any other distinguishing characteristic of the compilation. The cataloger should choose whatever qualifier best answers the question: "what makes this compilation different from others?", and whatever qualifier will best identify the compilation to database users. This may involve consideration of the type of qualifiers that have already been used in the file.
Exceptions to the need to qualify
Compilations unlikely to appear more than once. The publication of selections of a person’s works is a somewhat rare occurrence, and the publication of more than one different compilation occurs even less often. If only one compilation of selections of an individual agent’s complete works or complete works in one form has ever been or is likely ever to be published, the cataloger may choose to record a conventional collective title with "Selections" without qualification. In such situations the choice to qualify or not is entirely left to the judgment of the cataloger.
100 1_ Abad, José Ramón. $t Works. $k Selections
100 0_ Chalœ̄msak Ngǣmngām. $t Short stories. $k Selections
100 1_ Cordero, Ernesto, $d 1946- $t Concertos. $k Selections
100 1_ Hannum, Brian $c (Poet). $t Poems. $k Selections
110 2_ ATIKA (Artistic group). $t Works. $k Selections
110 2_ Radiohead (Musical group). $t Songs. $k Selections
If the judgment that selections from an individual agent's works will not be published again later proves incorrect, the decision can be revisited and the preferred title for the first-published compilation may be qualified to distinguish it from that of the new compilation. An authority record established for a subsequent compilation containing different selections should always be qualified to differentiate it.
Well-known compilations. Certain compilations or groupings are published over and over. If the cataloger knows different compilations contain the same works, or if the compilations represent themselves as being the same, the same preferred title may be used (including qualifier, if any) for different iterations of the collection. In such cases it is likely that the compilation will be known by a particular title and therefore the cataloger will probably not choose a conventional collective title as its preferred title.
Whether a particular title or a conventional collective title is chosen as the preferred title for the compilation, the same principle applies as mentioned above under complete works. If a compilation purports to be the same as another iteration of the compilation it is considered to be the same. The cataloger is not required to verify that the works contained in it are the same. This principle applies even in extreme cases such as Walt Whitman's Leaves of grass, which started out as a collection of twelve poems and grew through a series of editions published during the author's lifetime to a collection of over 400.
100 1_ Whitman, Walt, $d 1819-1892. $t Leaves of grass
If differentiation between the editions is needed, it can be done at the expression level:
100 1_ Whitman, Walt, $d 1819-1892. $t Leaves of grass. $l English. $f 1860
Moving image works. Since motion pictures, television programs, etc. are typically highly collaborative works, RDA 6.27.1.3 says to construct the authorized access point representing the work by using a preferred title for work only. The authorized access point for a compilation of moving image works will therefore also be constructed using the preferred title of the compilation.
130 _0 Collected films of Jorge Prelorán
130 _0 Films of Chantal Akerman
130 _0 Palace Films collection
130 _0 Universal classic television
However, if more than one compilation has the same title, it will need to be qualified.
130 _0 Hitchcock collection (Force Entertainment)
130 _0 Hitchcock collection (MPI Home Video (Firm))
What about selections from a single work?
The same principles apply. If the single work purports to be complete, for practical reasons and following the principle of representation, the cataloger considers the work to be complete.
100 0_ Virgil. $t Aeneis
If the resource purports to be a compilation of selections from the work, and the specific selections cannot be identified, RDA directs us to add "Selections" to the preferred title. The principle mentioned under selections above applies here as well: the cataloger is not required to verify whether the set of selections is (or is not) the same as another set of selections from the same work. The assumption is that they are not the same and so the preferred title is qualified:
100 0_ Virgil. $t Aeneis. $k Selections (Lewis)
A compilation by C.S. Lewis of various passages from the Aeneid
100 1_ Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616. $t Works. $k Selections (Anson)
A compilation of quotations from Shakespeare with a rather vague title compiled by W.S.W. Anson
130 _0 Aesop’s fables. $k Selections (Clarke)
A selection of fables compiled by H. Clarke
If the compilation is of selections that can be identified, they should be:
100 0_ Virgil. $t Aeneis. $n Liber 1-6
A compilation of the first six books of the Aeneid
100 0_ Virgil. $t Aeneis. $n Liber 1
100 0_ Virgil. $t Aeneis. $n Liber 3
100 0_ Virgil. $t Aeneis. $n Liber 5
A compilation containing books 1, 3, and 5 of the Aeneid
What should be done if the preferred title for a compilation is identical to one of the works in the compilation?
If the preferred title chosen for a compilation is the same as or similar to one of the works in the compilation (or to any other work by the creator), there is a conflict. The compilation title should be qualified to break the conflict. There is no prescribed term to use for this.
100 1_ Akins, Zoë, $d 1886-1958. $t Hills grow smaller (Collection)
Contains the poem Hills grow smaller
100 1_ Gartner, Zsuzsi. $t Better living through plastic explosives (Compilation)
Contains the short story Better living through plastic explosives
100 1_ Le Sueur, Meridel. $t Women on the breadlines (Anthology)
Contains the short story Women on the breadlines
100 1_ Zelazny, Roger. $t Unicorn variations (Anthology)
Contains the novella Unicorn variation; preferred title of the compilation is similar to the preferred title of an individual work included in it
If an authority record for the individual work is also being established, it should be qualified.
100 1_ Le Sueur, Meridel. $t Women on the breadlines (Short story)
100 1_ Zelazny, Roger. $t Unicorn variation (Novella)
Compilations with titles of the type "... and other stories" "... and other poems", etc., do not need to be qualified to distinguish them from the title of the individual work, although the cataloger may optionally qualify the individual work.
100 1_ Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992. $t Bicentennial man and other stories
100 1_ Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992. $t Bicentennial man
100 1_ Rossetti, Christina Georgina, $d 1830-1894. $t Goblin market and other poems
100 1_ Rossetti, Christina Georgina, $d 1830-1894. $t Goblin market
100 1_ Card, Orson Scott. $t Unaccompanied sonata & other stories
100 1_ Card, Orson Scott. $t Unaccompanied sonata (Short story)
What variant access points should be made for compilations of works?
Variant access points are not required, but consider making them from the form(s) not selected as the preferred title.[4]
100 1_ Hadley, Tessa. $t Short stories. $k Selections (2017)
400 1_ Hadley, Tessa. $t Bad dreams and other stories
400 1_ Hadley, Tessa. $t Short stories. $k Selections (Bad dreams and other stories)
100 1_ Gartner, Zsuzsi. $t Better living through plastic explosives (Compilation)
400 1_ Gartner, Zsuzsi. $t Short stories. $k Selections (Better living through plastic
explosives)
400 1_ Gartner, Zsuzsi. $t Short stories. $k Selections (2011)
100 1_ Inge, William. $t Plays. $k Selections (Somewhere in America)
400 1_ Inge, William. $t Somewhere in America
400 1_ Inge, William. $t Plays. $k Selections (2016 : Somewhere in America)
Compilation of six one-act plays
100 1_ Inge, William. $t Plays. $k Selections (The apartment complex)
400 1_ Inge, William. $t Apartment complex
400 1_ Inge, William. $t Plays. $k Selections (2016 : The apartment complex)
Compilation of seven one-act plays
RDA Expressions
When should a conventional collective title for complete works be qualified?
When differences between two complete collections of works are found (e.g., different editorial notes, annotations, translators, content type, etc.), that creates a different expression of the complete works. Add one or more qualifiers at the expression level (content type, date of expression, language of expression, other distinguishing characteristic of expression). Expression elements in access points are separately subfielded.
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $f 1821
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $f 1823
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works $s (Murray). $f 1902
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works $s (Murray). $f 1913
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l English. $f 2009
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l English $s (Buckley)
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l English $s (Buckley). $h Spoken word
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l Greek $s (Collection des universités de France)
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l Greek $s (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
(Spain))
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l Latvian
100 1_ García Lorca, Federico, $d 1898-1936. $t Poems $s (Mota)
100 1_ García Lorca, Federico, $d 1898-1936. $t Poems. $l Portuguese $s (Melo)
100 1_ García Lorca, Federico, $d 1898-1936. $t Works $s (García-Posada)
100 1_ García Lorca, Federico, $d 1898-1936. $t Works. $l French. $f 1981
100 1_ Beethoven, Ludwig van, $d 1770-1827. $t Sonatas, $m piano. $h Notated music $s (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music)
100 1_ Beethoven, Ludwig van, $d 1770-1827. $t Sonatas, $m piano. $h Performed music $s (Harmonia Mundi France)
100 1_ Beethoven, Ludwig van, $d 1770-1827. $t Sonatas, $m piano. $h Performed music $s (Unicorn Records (Firm))
For translations, must the language of expression always be further qualified?
No, not if there has been only one translation in that language to date. The example above of the Latvian translation of Euripides’ complete works illustrates this. There is no requirement that catalogers anticipate a future conflict. However, if such a conflict does exist or becomes evident later on, the authority record for a different translation in the same language will need to be qualified further by date of expression and/or other distinguishing characteristic of expression. It may also be useful to go back and revise the earlier authority record to better identify that particular expression.
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l German
Existing authority record created for a compilation translated by Ernst Buschor originally published in six volumes from 1972-1981 with title Sämtliche Tragödien und Fragmente
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l German $s (Ebener)
New authority created for a compilation translated by Dietrich Ebener originally
published in three volumes in 1966 with title Werke in drei Bänden and republished in six volumes in 1972-1980 with title Tragödien
How do I create an authorized access point for an expression of "selections"?
NACO practice does not require the creation of an authority record at the work level when creating an authority record for an expression, but neither does it forbid it. It might prove less confusing to create the work-level authority record following the instructions above (including the necessary qualifier) before creating an expression authority record. If you do not create the work-level authority record you must still think out in your mind how the work-level authorized access point would be formed. Do not forget to include the qualifier at the work level.
Often the compiler is unknown for a collection that consists of translations of an author who worked in another language. In such cases the surname of the translator may be used as a work-level qualifier if it makes sense (sometimes the translator is the compiler, though this need not be explicitly stated).
Beginning with the form you have worked out for the work-level authorized access point, add expression-level elements (content type, date of expression, language of expression, other distinguishing characteristic of expression).
130 _0 Aesop's fables. $k Selections (Dodsley). $l German
130 _0 Aesop's fables. $k Selections (Thuswaldner). $l German
not
130 _0 Aesop's fables. $k Selections. $l German $s (Dodsley)
130 _0 Aesop's fables. $k Selections. $l German $s (Thuswaldner)
Remember: these are two different collections, so a qualifier is needed at the work level
100 1_ Bañuelos, Juan, $d 1932-2017. $t Poems. $k Selections (Nudo de tres vientos). $l French
not
100 1_ Bañuelos, Juan, $d 1932-2017. $t Poems. $k Selections. $l French $s (Roy)
A translation by Françoise Roy
100 1_ Beckett, Samuel, $d 1906-1989. $t Correspondence. $k Selections (Craig). $l French
not
100 1_ Beckett, Samuel, $d 1906-1989. $t Correspondence. $k Selections. $l French $s(Craig)
A translation by George Craig
What variant access points should be made for compilations of expressions?
Variant access points are not required, but consider making them from the form(s) not selected as the preferred title, such as the manifestation title. It is cataloger judgment as to whether to qualify the variant access point to distinguish it from identical variant access points for other expressions of the same work.
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $f 1823
400 0_ Euripides. $t Euripidis Tragoediae
400 0_ Euripides. $t Tragoediae
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $f 1885
400 0_ Euripides. $t Euripidis Tragoediae. $f 1885
400 0_ Euripides. $t Euripidis Tragoediae $s (Nauck)
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l English. $f 2009
400 0_ Euripides. $t Complete Euripides. $f 2009
400 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l English $s (Greek tragedy in new translations)
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l Latvian
400 0_ Euripides. $t Eiripīds Trag̦ēdijas
400 0_ Euripides. $t Euripidou Tragōdiai
400 0_ Euripides. $t Trag̦ēdijas
400 0_ Euripides. $t Tragōdiai
130 _0 Aesop's fables. $k Selections (Thuswaldner). $l German
430 _0 Aesopische Fabeln
100 1_ García Lorca, Federico, $d 1898-1936. $t Poems $s (Mota)
400 1_ García Lorca, Federico, $d 1898-1936. $t Obra poética completa
100 1_ García Lorca, Federico, $d 1898-1936. $t Poems. $l Portuguese $s (Melo)
400 1_ García Lorca, Federico, $d 1898-1936. $t Obra poética completa
Attributes of Works and Expressions
What attributes of works and expressions should be recorded as separate elements?
Catalogers have the option to record any attributes of works and expressions in 046 and 3XX fields regardless of whether they are included in access points. These include date of work or expression (046), content type of expression (336), place of origin of work (370), language of expression (377), form of work (380), other distinguishing characteristic of work or expression (381), musical work and expression attributes such as medium of performance (382), numeric designation (384), and key (385), as well as non-RDA elements such as audience and creator/contributor characteristics (385 and 386). Do not include expression attributes in work records or work attributes in expression records. For example, do not include language of expression in a work record or form of work in an expression record.
Form of work (RDA 6.3, work records only)
100 1_ Austen, Jane, $d 1775-1817. $t Novels. $k Selections (Northanger Abbey and Persuasion)
380 __ Novels $2 lcgft
100 1_ Whitman, Walt, $d 1819-1892. $t Leaves of grass
380 __ Poetry $2 lcgft
110 1_ Mongolia. $t Constitutions
380 __ Constitutions $2 lcgft
100 1_ Schubert, Franz, $d 1797-1828. $t Schlacht, $n D. 387
380 __ Musical sketches $a Cantatas $2 lcgft
Place of origin of work (RDA 6.5, work records only)
100 1_ Slimani, Leïla, $d 1981- $t Diable est dans les détails (Anthology)
370 __ $g France $2 naf
100 1_ Futagawa, Yukio, $d 1932-2013. $t Photographs. $k Selections (2017)
370 __ $g Tokyo (Japan) $2 naf
100 1_ Pallēs, Alexandros, $d 1851-1935. $t Poems. $k Selections (Tragoudakia gia paidia)
370 __ $g Athens (Greece) $2 naf
Medium of performance (RDA 6.15; under current RDA, work records only; under beta
RDA, expression records only)
100 1_ Abel, Karl Friedrich, $d 1723-1787. $t Sonatas, $m violins (2), continuo, $n op. 3
382 0_ violin $n 1 $p flute $a violin $n 1 $a continuo $2 lcmpt
Content type (RDA 6.9, expression records only)
100 1_ Beethoven, Ludwig van, $d 1770-1827. $t Sonatas, $m piano. $h Notated music $s (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (Great Britain))
336 __ notated music $2 rdacontent
100 1_ Card, Orson Scott. $t Pathfinder series. $l English. $h Text
336 __ text $b txt $2 rdacontent
100 1_ Bova, Ben, $d 1932- $t Short stories. $k Selections (The best of Bova). $n Volume 1. $h Spoken word
336 __ spoken word $2 rdacontent
Language of expression (RDA 6.11, expression records only)
100 1_ Bradbury, Ray, $d 1920-2012. $t Short stories. $k Selections (Xin xing chu ban she (Beijing, China)). $l Chinese
377 __ chi
100 1_ Deplazes, Lothar. $t Poems. $k Selections (Umbrivas muentadas). $l German
377 __ ger
Other distinguishing characteristic of work or expression (RDA 6.6, 6.12, 6.18, 6.21,
6.25)
100 1_ Alexander, Lloyd. $t Chronicles of Prydain. $l English. $h Spoken word $s (Langton)
381 __ Langton
100 0_ Aeschylus. $t Works. $l English $s (Smyth)
381 __ Smyth
130 _0 Bible. $l English. $s Authorized. $f 1611
381 __ Authorized
100 1_ Manos, Stephanos, $d 1939- $t Works. $k Selections (Antistrouthokamēlika)
381 __ Selections $a Antistrouthokamēlika
100 1_ Hamilton, Ian, $d 1938-2001. $t Poems. $k Selections (Pretending not to sleep)
381 __ Selections
381 __ Pretending not to sleep
Audience characteristics (385)
100 1_ Gay, Marie-Louise. $t Picture books. $k Selections
385 __ Children $2 lcdgt
100 1_ Kipling, Rudyard, $d 1865-1936. $t Short stories. $k Selections (Greathall Productions Inc.). $h Spoken word
385 __ Children $2 lcdgt
Creator/Contributor characteristics (386)
100 1_ Ercolani, Milena, $d 1963- $t Coccole di zucchero filato (Collection)
386 __ San Marinese $2 lcsh
386 __ Women $2 lcdgt
100 1_ Atwood, Margaret, $d 1939- $t Bluebeard's egg (Collection)
386 __ Canadians $a Women $2 lcdgt
100 1_ Twain, Mark, $d 1835-1910. $t Works. $f 1972
386 __ Americans $2 lcdgt
386 __ Men $2 lcdgt
100 1_ Austen, Jane, $d 1775-1817. $t Works. $k Selections (Lesley Castle)
386 __ Teenagers $a Girls $a English $2 lcgft
Date of work or expression (RDA 6.4, 6.10)[5]
Note regarding coding of dates: The creation date of a compilation is recorded in 046 subfields $k/$l. The creation dates of the individual works contained in a compilation are recorded in 046 subfields $o/$p. Catalogers may record a range of dates in a single 046 in subfields $o and $p, or they may give the individual dates of the works in a compilation in multiple 046 fields, in subfields $o/$p.
In authority records for compilations, use subfields $k and $l only for creation dates of aggregates consisting of selections, or for dates of creation of expressions. Do not use subfields $k or $l in work-level records representing complete works (plays, etc.). Use subfields $o and $p instead.
046 __ $k 1937 $2 edtf
100 1_ Akins, Zoë, $d 1886-1958. $t Hills grow smaller (Collection)
380 __ Collection
380 __ Poetry $2 lcgft
386 __ Americans $2 lcdgt
386 __ Women $2 lcdgt
Compilation created in 1937
046 __ $o 1924 $2 edtf
046 __ $o 1940 $2 edtf
046 __ $o 1960 $2 edtf
046 __ $o 1992 $2 edtf
110 1_ Mongolia. $t Constitutions
380 __ Constitutions $2 lcgft
Compilation published in 2009 of the 1924, 1940, 1960, and 1992 constitutions (if later constitutions appear additional 046 $o’s would be added)
046 __ $o 1899 $p 1924 $2 edtf
100 1_ Sibelius, Jean, $d 1865-1957. $t Symphonies
380 __ Symphonies $2 lcgft
382 0_ orchestra $e 1 $t 1 $2 lcmpt
Compilation of symphonies created from 1899 to 1924
046 __ $k 1955 $2 edtf
046 __ $o 1952 $2 edtf
046 __ $o 1954 $2 edtf
100 1_ Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992. $t Martian way and other stories
380 __ Science fiction $a Short stories $a Novellas $2 lcgft
380 __ Anthologies $2 lcsh
Compilation created in 1955, containing three works from 1952 and one from 1954
046 __ $k 2014 $2 edtf
046 __ $o 2003 $2 edtf
046 __ $o 2006 $2 edtf
100 1_ Gay, Marie-Louise. $t Picture books. $k Selections
380 __ Picture books $2 lcgft
380 __ Picture books for children $2 lcsh
385 __ Children $2 lcdgt
Compilation created in 2014, containing two picture books from 2003 and one from 2006
046 __ $k 1984 $2 edtf
046 __ $o 1954 $p 1982 $2 edtf
100 1_ Abbey, Edward, $d 1927-1989. $t Works. $k Selections (1984)
370 __ $g United States $2 naf
381 __ Selections
381 __ Slumgullion stew
386 __ Americans $2 lcdgt
386 __ Men $2 lcdgt
Compilation created in 1984, containing selections of works created from 1954 to 1982
046 __ $k 1994 $2 edtf
130 _0 Aesop's fables. $k Selections (Thuswaldner). $l German
336 __ text $2 rdacontent
377 __ ger
381 __ Thuswaldner
Compilation expressed in 1994 of selections by Thuswaldner translated into German
046 __ $k 1984 $2 edtf
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l Latvian
377 __ lav
381 __ Feldhūns
Compilation expressed in 1984 of Latvian translations by Ā. Feldhūns
046 __ $k 2016 $2 edtf
100 1_ Ada, Alma Flor. $t Memoirs. $k Selections. $h Spoken word $s (Alvarado)
336 __ spoken word $b spw $2 rdacontent
381 __ Selections
381 __ Alvarado
Spoken word recording expressed in 2016 of selections of Alma Flor Ada’s
memoirs, narrated by Trini Alvarado
Relationships
What relationships to other entities should be recorded?
Catalogers have the option to record relationships in 5XX fields to agents responsible for the creation of a work or expression, and to related works and expressions. Any entities recorded in a 5XX field must be established in their own authority records. Follow the PCC Guidelines for the Application of Relationship Designators in NACO Authority Records.
100 1_ Derozio, Henry Louis Vivian, $d 1809-1831. $t Works
500 1_ $w r $i Author: $a Derozio, Henry Louis Vivian, $d 1809-1831
100 1_ Sibelius, Jean, $d 1865-1957. $t Symphonies
500 1_ $w r $i Composer: $a Sibelius, Jean, $d 1865-1957
130 _0 Aesop's fables. $k Selections (Thuswaldner). $l German
500 1_ $w r $i Translator: $a Thuswaldner, Werner, $d 1942-
100 1_ Chopin, Kate, $d 1850-1904. $t Works. $k Selections (2018). $h Spoken word
500 1_$w r $i Narrator: $a Berneis, Susie
100 1_ Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d -1400. $t Works. $f 1598
500 1_ $w r $i Editor: $a Speght, Thomas, $d -1621
500 1_ $w r $i Revised as: $a Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d -1400. $t Works. $f 1602
500 1_ $w r $i Expanded as (expression): $a Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d -1400. $t Works. $f
1602
100 1_ Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d -1400. $t Works. $f 1602
500 1_ $w r $i Editor: $a Speght, Thomas, $d -1621
500 1_ $w r $i Editor: $a Thynne, Francis, $d 1545?-1608
500 1_ $w r $i Revision of: $a Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d -1400. $t Works. $f 1598
500 1_ $w r $i Expanded version of (expression): $a Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d -1400. $t
Works. $f 1598
500 1_ $w r $i Revised as: $a Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d -1400. $t Works. $f 1687
100 1_ Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d -1400. $t Works. $f 1687
500 1_ $w r $i Editor: $a Speght, Thomas, $d -1621
500 1_ $w r $i Revision of: $a Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d -1400. $t Works. $f 1602
110 2_ Radiohead (Musical group). $t Songs. $k Selections
500 1_ $w r $i Derivative (work): $a Reich, Steve, $d 1936- $t Radio rewrite
Of particular importance for compilations is the relationship of a compilation to the works and/or expressions contained in it. Catalogers are encouraged to record such relationships when authority records for the individual works have also been established. The reciprocal relationship of individual work to compilation may also be recorded.
100 1_ Akins, Zoë, $d 1886-1958. $t Hills grow smaller (Collection)
500 1_ $w r $i Author: $a Akins, Zoë, $d 1886-1958
500 1_ $w r $i Container of (work): $a Akins, Zoë, $d 1886-1958. $t Hills grow smaller
(Poem)
Only the title poem in the compilation has been established separately
Reciprocal relationship
100 1_ Akins, Zoë, $d 1886-1958. $t Hills grow smaller (Poem)
500 1_ $w r $i Author: $a Akins, Zoë, $d 1886-1958
500 1_ $w r $i Contained in (work): $a Akins, Zoë, $d 1886-1958. $t Hills grow smaller
(Collection)
100 1_ Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992. $t Martian way and other stories
500 1_ $w r $i Author: $a Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992
500 1_ $w r $i Container of (work): $a Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992. $t Martian way
500 1_ $w r $i Container of (work): $a Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992. $t Youth (Short
story)
500 1_ $w r $i Container of (work): $a Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992. $t Deep
500 1_ $w r $i Container of (work): $a Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992. $t Sucker bait
Reciprocal relationship:
100 1_ Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992. $t Martian way
500 1_ $w r $i Author: $a Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992
500 1_ $w r $i Contained in (work): $a Asimov, Isaac, $d 1920-1992. $t Martian way and
other stories
100 0_ Aeschylus. $t Oresteia
500 0_ $w r $i Author: $a Aeschylus
500 0_ $w r $i Container of (work): $a Aeschylus. $t Agamemnon
500 0_ $w r $i Container of (work): $a Aeschylus. $t Choephori
500 0_ $w r $i Container of (work): $a Aeschylus. $t Eumenides
Reciprocal relationship:
100 0_ Aeschylus. $t Agamemnon
500 0_ $w r $i Author: $a Aeschylus
500 0_ $w r $i Contained in (work): $a Aeschylus. $t Oresteia
100 0_ Aeschylus. $t Oresteia. $l English $s (Buckley)
500 1_ $w r $i Translator: $a Buckley, Theodore Alois, $d 1825-1856
500 0_ $w r $i Contained in (expression): $a Aeschylus. $t Works. $l English $s (Buckley)
500 0_ $w r $i Container of (expression): $a Aeschylus. $t Agamemnon. $l English $s
(Buckley)
500 0_ $w r $i Container of (expression): $a Aeschylus. $t Choephori. $l English $s
(Buckley)
500 0_ $w r $i Container of (expression): $a Aeschylus. $t Eumenides. $l English $s
(Buckley)
Reciprocal relationship:
100 0_ Aeschylus. $t Agamemnon. $l English $s (Buckley)
500 1_ $w r $i Translator: $a Buckley, Theodore Alois, $d 1825-1856
500 0_ $w r $i Contained in (expression): $a Aeschylus. $t Works. $l English $s (Buckley)
500 0_ $w r $i Contained in (expression): $a Aeschylus. $t Oresteia. $l English $s (Buckley)
100 0_ Euripides. $t Works. $l English. $f 2009
530 _0 $w r $i In series: $a Greek tragedy in new translations
Reciprocal relationship:
130 _0 Greek tragedy in new translations
500 0_ $w r $i Series container of: $a Aeschylus. $t Works. $l English. $f 2009
500 0_ $w r $i Series container of: $a Euripides. $t Works. $l English. $f 2009
500 0_ $w r $i Series container of: $a Sophocles. $t Works. $l English. $f 2010
NACO Authority File Maintenance
How should I treat records (including authorized access points) already in the file that appear to be incorrect?
Authorized access point. Many "selections" authorized access points currently in the file appear to represent work-level collections, but have been formulated incorrectly for RDA. Do not follow an incorrect pattern when creating a new description, and optionally revise incorrect forms you find in the file as needed, including forms in 1XX fields, even if the record has been coded as "rda". (Note: if the record represents more than one aggregate work or expression, follow the procedure outlined below under "Coverage of the record.”)
The following authorized access points are incorrectly formulated, but the record itself represents only one collection. After revision of the authorized access point no further work or reporting is required, although other elements may be added to the record.
Existing authorized access point:
100 1_ Abbey, Edward, $d 1927-1989. $t Works. $k Selections. $f 1984
A collection with title Slumgullion stew : an Edward Abbey reader
Revise to:
100 1_ Abbey, Edward, $d 1927-1989. $t Slumgullion stew[6]
or
100 1_ Abbey, Edward, $d 1927-1989. $t Works. $k Selections (1984)
or
100 1_ Abbey, Edward, $d 1927-1989. $t Works. $k Selections (Slumgullion stew)
Existing authorized access point:
100 1_ Abbey, Edward, $d 1927-1989. $t Works. $k Selections. $f 2005
A collection with title The best of Edward Abbey
Revise to:
100 1_ Abbey, Edward, $d 1927-1989. $t Works. $k Selections (2005)
or
100 1_ Abbey, Edward, $d 1927-1989. $t Works. $k Selections (The best of Edward
Abbey)
but not
100 1_ Abbey, Edward, $d 1927-1989. $t Best of Edward Abbey
Best of Edward Abbey considered to be too general to identify this particular
compilation[7]
The same applies to authorized access points for selections that appear to have been intended to represent expressions. Most expression-level forms for selections currently in the file have not been formed according to RDA principles and should be revised even if they have been coded as "rda".
Existing authorized access point:
100 1_ Baum, L. Frank $q (Lyman Frank), $d 1856-1919. $t Wizard of Oz. $k Selections.
$l Chinese $s (Liu)
Selections edited by Le Shangxing and translated by Liu Yu
Revise to:
100 1_ Baum, L. Frank $q (Lyman Frank), $d 1856-1919. $t Wizard of Oz. $k Selections (Le). $l Chinese
or
100 1_ Baum, L. Frank $q (Lyman Frank), $d 1856-1919. $t Wizard of Oz. $k Selections (Le). $l Chinese $s (Liu)
Existing authorized access point:
100 1_ Benjamin, Walter, $d 1892-1940. $t Short stories. $k Selections. $l Spanish $s (Magnus)
A selection of stories edited by Jorge Monteleone and translated by Ariel Magnus
Revise to:
100 1_ Benjamin, Walter, $d 1892-1940. $t Short stories. $k Selections (Monteleone). $l Spanish
or
100 1_ Benjamin, Walter, $d 1892-1940. $t Short stories. $k Selections (Monteleone). $l Spanish $s (Magnus)
Coverage of the record. It is a principle of authority work that an authority record represents and identifies one and only one entity. The only exception was for undifferentiated personal names and that exception has been rescinded for PCC practice under RDA. RDA does not recognize “undifferentiated” work or expression descriptions (i.e., records that represent more than one work or expression).
If you encounter a work or expression authority record that represents more than one compilation of works or expressions, do not use the authorized access point. Instead, create a new authority record for the work or expression you need to describe, including a new authorized access point that is different from the one you found in the "undifferentiated" record following procedures described earlier in this document. If "your" compilation is represented in a note (e.g. 670) in the original "undifferentiated" authority record, remove the note. Optionally you may create new records and authorized access points for other compilations remaining in the original record, but this is not required.
Add one of the following notes to the original record to help subsequent catalogers avoid using the authorized access point and as a signal that other compilations were once in the record:
667 __ Do not use. Represents more than one compilation of works [or expressions]. Do not add to this record. Instead, create new name authority records for distinct compilations.
or
667 __ Do not use. Represents more than one compilation of works [or expressions]. Reported for deletion.
Add the following note to the new work or expression authority record if appropriate:
667 __ Previously represented on name authority record [LCCN]
When the cataloger encounters a record that has gradually had works/expressions removed and now has only one work or expression represented in 670 notes, a new name authority record should be created and the original record should be reported to LC for deletion, following a procedure similar to that used under PCC policy for undifferentiated personal names.
Work records. Many authority records appearing to represent a selection actually represent more than one compilation. These should be canceled and new NARs created for the separate works. You may add a 667 note telling catalogers not to use the record pending cancellation.[8]
Existing authority record:
100 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Short stories. $k Selections
400 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Guide to being born
400 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Awayland
670 __ A guide to being born, 2013.
670 __ Awayland, 2018.
This authority record coded as RDA represents two completely different selections of Ausubel’s short stories. This record should be canceled and new work-level NARs created for each collection. You may add a 667 note telling catalogers not to use the record while waiting for it to be canceled:
667 __ Do not use. Represents more than one distinctive selection of works. Reported for deletion.
Authorized access point for the collection A guide to being born:
100 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Guide to being born[9]
or
100 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Short stories. $k Selections (2013)
or
100 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Short stories. $k Selections (A guide to being born)
Authorized access point for the collection Awayland:
100 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Awayland[10]
or
100 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Short stories. $k Selections (2018)
or
100 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Short stories. $k Selections (Awayland)
Note: Work-level authority records for completecollections may correctly include variant titles for different publications of the complete collection. These records do not need revision. All the titles represent the same hypothetical collection, the complete works (poems, etc.) of an individual.
100 1_ $a Poe, Edgar Allan, $d 1809-1849. $t Poems
400 1_ $a Poe, Edgar Allan, $d 1809-1849. $t Collected poems
400 1_ $a Poe, Edgar Allan, $d 1809-1849. $t Poetical works of Edgar Allan Poe
400 1_ $a Poe, Edgar Allan, $d 1809-1849. $t Collected poems, essays on poetry
400 1_ $a Poe, Edgar Allan, $d 1809-1849. $t Complete poetical works
400 1_ $a Poe, Edgar Allan, $d 1809-1849. $t Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
400 1_ $a Poe, Edgar Allan, $d 1809-1849. $t Poems and essays on poetry
400 1_ $a Poe, Edgar Allan, $d 1809-1849. $t Complete poetry of Edgar Allan Poe
400 1_ $a Poe, Edgar Allan, $d 1809-1849. $t Complete poems
670 __ $a His Collected poems, 1893.
670 __ $a His The poetical works of Edgar Allan Poe, 1978.
670 __ $a His Collected poems, essays on poetry, 1977.
670 __ $a His The complete poetical works, 189-?
670 __ $a His The poems of Edgar Allan Poe, 1970: $b text (complete poems)
670 __ $a Poems and essays on poetry, 1995.
670 __ $a The complete poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, 1996.
670 __ $a Complete poems, 2000.
Expression records. Many authority records appearing to represent an expression of complete works actually represent more than one expression of the complete works. These should be canceled and new NARs created for the separate expressions. You may add a 667 note telling catalogers not to use the record pending cancellation:
667 __ $a Do not use. Represents more than one expression. Reported for deletion.
Expression-level records that had been based on such records will need revision.
Existing authority record:
100 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Short stories. $k Selections. $s Spoken word (Heyborne)
400 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Awayland $s Spoken word (Heyborne)
500 1_ $w r $i Narrator: $a Heyborne, Kirby
670 __ Ausubel, Ramona. Awayland [SR], ℗2018: $b publisher supplied information
(performed by Kirby Heyborne and other various narrators)
The authorized access point in this record started with the existing work-level authorized access point for selections of Ausubel’s short stories (see above example), and the cataloger added expression attributes to it. However, as seen above, the existing NAR represented two different story collections. The authorized access point in the record for the spoken word recording of Awayland should be revised (depending on what was chosen as the authorized access point at the work-level) to:
100 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Awayland. $h Spoken word $s (Heyborne)[11]
or
100 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Short stories. $k Selections (2018). $h Spoken word $s
(Heyborne)
or
100 1_ Ausubel, Ramona. $t Short stories. $k Selections (Awayland). $h Spoken word $s
(Heyborne)
Existing authority record:
100 1_ Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616. $t Works. $f 1966
400 1_ Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616. $t Kittredge-players edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. $f 1966
400 1_ Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616. $t Plays and poems of William Shakspeare. $f 1966
670 __ His The Kittredge-players edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare, 1966, c1958.
670 __ His The plays and poems of William Shakspeare, 1966.
This record demonstrates two problems common in NACO authority records for expressions of Shakespeare’s complete works. First, it represents two expressions, an issue already discussed above. Second, looking carefully the 670 detailing the Kittredge-players expression, we see that the date of this expression is actually 1958 (which potentially might already be represented by a different NAR); the 1966 date is the manifestation date of a reprint of this expression.
To summarize: 1, in many cases NACO authority records for Shakepeare compilations represent more than one expression; and 2, in many cases single expressions of Shakespeare compilations have more than one NAR because under AACR2 they were differentiated by date of publication(manifestation), not by date of expression.
The existing record should be replaced by records for the separate expressions:
Possible authorized access points for The Kittredge-players edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare
100 1_ Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616. $t Works $s (Kittredge-players edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare). $f 1958
or
100 1_ Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616. $t Works. $l English $s (Kittredge-players edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare)
or
100 1_ Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616. $t Works $s (Kittredge-players edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare)
Possible authorized access points for The plays and poems of William Shakspeare(edited by Edmond Malone, published by AMS Press)
100 1_ Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616. $t Works. $f 1966 $s (AMS Press)
or
100 1_ Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616. $t Works. $l English $s (Malone)
or
100 1_ Shakespeare, William, $d 1564-1616. $t Works $s (Malone)
Similar problems exist in NARs for other individuals whose works or selections have been published many times.
Existing authority record:
100 0_ $a Euripides. $t Works. $k Selections. $l English. $f 1998
400 0_ $a Euripides. $t 10 plays. $f 1998
400 0_ $a Euripides. $t Medea and other plays. $f 1998
400 0_ $w nnea $a Euripides. $t Selections. $l English. $f 1998
667 __ $a Do not use. Represents more than one expression. Reported for deletion.[12]
670 __ $a Medea and other plays, 1998.
670 __ $a 10 plays, c1998.
This NAR represents English translations of two separate sets of Euripides' plays. This record was replaced with the following two records (abbreviated):
100 0_ $a Euripides. $t Works. $k Selections (Roche : 10 plays). $l English
670 __ $a Euripides. 10 plays, 1998: $b title page (new translation by Paul Roche) contents (Alcestis -- Hippolytus -- Ion -- Electra -- Iphigenia at Aulis -- Iphigenia among the Taurians -- Medea -- The Bacchae -- The Trojan women -- The Cyclops)
Note: there is more than one collection of Euripides's plays translated into
English by Paul Roche, so the work-level preferred title includes two qualifiers
100 0_ $a Euripides. $t Works. $k Selections (Morwood : 1998). $l English
670 __ $a Euripides. Medea and other plays, 1998: $b title page (Medea ; Hippolytus ; Electra ; Helen ; translated and edited by James Morwood) series (Oxford world’s classics)
Note: there is more than one collection of Euripides's plays translated into
English by James Morwood, so the work-level preferred title includes two
qualifiers
[1] Note that 6.2.2.10.3 gives the cataloger the option of bypassing the question of preferred title for the compilation entirely by naming the individual works in the collection instead.
[2] The conventional collective title "Fragments" should be treated as denoting completeness, i.e., the complete set of an individual's fragments, even though for ancient authors such as Aristophanes new fragments may be discovered from time to time.
[3] From August-December 2020, the PCC is conducting a Feasibility Study to reduce the number of conventional collective titles that are created or used according to the Alternative in RDA 6.2.2.10.3. In the Feasibility Study, RDA 6.2.2.10 will be applied to incomplete compilations of literary forms by one agent, resulting in the manifestation title being selected as the preferred name for the compilation. Please see the NACO Advisory Group website for more information about the Feasibility Study.
[4] Note that in the PCC Feasibility Study (see Footnote 3), creating an authority record in order to record a variant access point using conventional collective title construction is discouraged.
[5] The examples follow the best practices developed by the SAC Subcommittee on Faceted Vocabularies for bibliographic records (http://hdl.handle.net/11213/14591)
[6] The preferred choice in the PCC Feasibility Study
[7] In the PCC Feasibility Study, the concept of “adequate title” is not considered, and the preferred title in this case would be “Best of Edward Abbey”
[8] In the PCC Feasibilty Study, only the variant access point representing the manifestation title being cataloged, and the accompanying 670 field, will be removed from the authority record. If the authority record is not coded RDA, the cataloger is not required to re-code it to RDA.
[9] The preferred choice in the PCC Feasibility Study, although an authority record would most likely not be created.
[10] The preferred choice in the PCC Feasibility Study, although an authority record would most likely not be created.
[11] The preferred choice in the PCC Feasibility Study, although an authority record would most likely not be created.
[12] Added to existing authority after new authorities for the two different expressions represented by the existing record were created.
Last update: October 2, 2020
General Guidelines
The following PCC guidelines were developed in consultation with the Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division:
These guidelines apply to PCC catalogers using existing authority records in PCC bibliographic records, creating new authority records, and using existing authority records. For the context of these guidelines, an "RDA acceptable" authority record is one that is coded as AACR2, but the heading would be constructed the same under RDA and applicable LC-PCC PSs.
AACR2 or earlier records that contain the 667 note indicating that the record must be reviewed and/or updated when used in an RDA context are NOT necessarily "RDA acceptable."
Updates to Existing Records
1. For authorized access points in bibliographic records, PCC catalogers will use authorized forms of names and titles established in existing RDA and "RDA acceptable" authority records. Some bibliographic records may contain a mix of authorized headings for different names or titles because the supporting authority records may be coded AACR2 or RDA.
2. If no RDA or "RDA acceptable" AACR2 authority record exists, NACO catalogers will create RDA authority records. The resulting RDA authorized access points will be used as needed on RDA and AACR2 bibliographic records.
3. If using an "RDA acceptable" heading in PCC cataloging, PCC catalogers are strongly encouraged to evaluate and recode the authority record to RDA whenever possible. "Evaluate" means you should check the usage(s) of the entity as recorded in the 670 field(s) of the authority record and assess the correctness of the heading based on the usages recorded. If an "RDA acceptable" authority record is being updated for another reason (for example, to add a 4XX variant, or to add new identifying characteristics), PCC catalogers are required to evaluate and recode the record to RDA. There is one exception to this required recoding, however: when a record is being updated only to change a 5XX field, in response to changing a 1XX in another record, evaluation and recoding of the record with the 5XX is strongly encouraged, but not required. See 5) and 6) below for more information.
4. "RDA acceptable" AACR2 1XX fields may be used as the base element in a new extended RDA authorized access point (such as a name-title or subordinate body record), or as an addition to an RDA authorized access point (such as a place or associated institution). When using an AACR2 1XX heading as the base element in an extended RDA authorized access point, or as an addition to an RDA authorized access point, the AACR2 authority record must be re-coded to RDA. Optionally, any other existing dependent records may also be re-coded to RDA.5. If the evaluation and re-coding of an existing authority record results in a change to the 1XX field, and that 1XX is also used as a 5XX field in another record, the 5XX field in the other record must be changed per NACO Normalization rules. When updating the record containing the 5XX field, the cataloger is strongly encouraged to evaluate the entire record and re-code it to RDA.
6. If the evaluation and re-coding of an existing authority record will result in a change to a 5XX field, the record in which the 5XX is established as a 1XX must get its 1XX field changed per NACO Normalization rules. When updating the record containing the 1XX field, the entire record must be evaluated and re-coded to RDA.
Note that the automated changes to the LC/NACO authority file for Phase 2 may have recoded an existing extended authority record to RDA (for example, when the abbreviation for "Dept." appeared in a subordinate body), but the base heading itself is still AACR2 because it was not a candidate for a Phase 2 change. Catalogers are strongly encouraged to evaluate and recode the base heading, but there is no requirement to do so.
Conference Headings and Access Points
If an AACR2 authority record exists for an ongoing conference treated collectively (i.e., the heading for the conference does not include the number date or place of any one specific conference), and the heading is acceptable under RDA, PCC catalogers may create new RDA authorized access points for individual instances of the ongoing conference. These RDA authorized access points will include additions such as number, date, and place, according to RDA 11.13.1.8.1. Consult the LC-PCC PS for 11.13.1.8.1 for additional information on references and notes. An authority record for a collective ongoing conference should not be deleted, nor converted to represent a single instance of the ongoing conference.
Undifferentiated Personal Name Authority Records
If an existing authority record for a personal name is an undifferentiated name record and there is now a differentiating attribute available (such as a date of birth, a date of death, a fuller form of name, period of activity, profession or occupation, title of the person including terms of rank, honour, or office, or other designation associated with the person, etc.) for the person related to the resource being cataloged, create an RDA differentiated name authority record for that person, remove the appropriate 670 fields from the undifferentiated record, and report the necessary bibliographic file maintenance. PCC catalogers should not create new undifferentiated authority records, and should not add new entities to existing undifferentiated records. If only a single identity remains on an undifferentiated record (i.e., all other identities are being disambiguated and removed), consult DCM Z1 (008/32) for guidelines on how to replace that record with a new record.
“Undifferentiated” Conventional Collective Title Work and Expression Authority Records
New (October 2, 2020)
In the LC/NACO Authority File, many conventional collective title work and expression authority records for complete and partial compilations of resources by one agent are technically “undifferentiated” records, representing more than one compilation under the same authorized access point. These “undifferentiated” conventional collective title authority records in many cases have already been re-coded to RDA. NACO catalogers working with these “undifferentiated” conventional collective title authority records for compilations of resources by one agent, whether the authority record is coded RDA or AACR2, are encouraged to create differentiated work or expression authorized access points for one or more of the compilations represented by the conventional collective title. The Standing Committee on Standards (SCS) created a FAQ that describes these “undifferentiated” conventional collective title authority records.
The FAQ also gives guidance on optionally creating differentiated work or expression authorized access points for one or more of the compilations represented by the authority record, and guidance on adding 667 cataloger’s note information to these “undifferentiated” conventional collective title authority records with usage procedures, and information on reporting records for deletion.
Changes Taking Place in the LC/NACO Authority File
The LC/NACO Authority File has undergone numerous changes to accommodate RDA implementation. The changes are based on recommendations of the PCC Acceptable Headings Implementation Task Group. PCC catalogers should consult the document Summary of Programmatic Changes to the LC/NACO Authority File: What LC-PCC RDA Catalogers need to know as it contains critical information on working in the LC/NACO Authority File during the RDA transition.
REFERENCES
3. RDA Toolkit. https://www.rdatoolkit.org/
5. Library of Congress, PCC Post RDA Test Guidelines. https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/rda/PCC%20Post%20RDA%20Test%20Guidelines.html (accessed October 9, 2020)
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