Fw: [PCCLIST] Revising Date Spans in Name Headings

[Heidi Lerner]

Heidi G. Lerner
Hebraica/Judaica Cataloger
Metadata Development Unit
Metadata Dept.
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From: "Antony Robert David Franks" <a...@loc.gov>
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Subject: [PCCLIST] Revising Date Spans in Name Headings


Revising Date Spans in Name Headings

The PCC list has had an interesting discussion on the topic of what to
do about month and day additions to a birth date when adding a death
date to close an open ended date span in a heading.

In other words, when revising the heading *Whiplash, Snidely, $d 1876
Dec. 15-*is the result

Whiplash, Snidely, $d 1876 Dec. 15-1944, or

Whiplash, Snidely, $d 1876-1944

In NACO training, we have continued the practice that the addition of
the death date makes the heading unique and that the month and date are
no longer necessary. I can not identify any documentation for this
practice.

I have consulted with the Policy and Standards Division (formerly
CPSO). They feel that either practice is allowable. The important
matters are:

(1) One should follow LCRI 26.1 in regards to the references and

(2) One should not revise a heading simply in order to delete a month
and date when a death date has been added by another NACO member. This
has the result of creating double BFM for all.


Anthony R.D. Franks
Head, Cooperative Programs Section
Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division
Library of Congress
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