Thomas posted:
>written by Joe Smith and edited by Bob Turner
>
>one would have to treat that as the first statement of responsibility
>according to RDA 2.4.1.5, even though there are two functions being
>performed.
>
>But if one is confronted with
>
>written by Joe Smith
>edited by Bob Turner
>
>then those are two separate statements of responsibility and only the
>first statement is a core element in RDA.
A clear explication, but this distinction, like the one concerning
noun phrases, is irrelevant to access. In both cases illustrated
above, the importance of the persons for access is no different, and
the distinction will not affect what SLC transcribes and traces.
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