The 240 field for RDA would be used for a resource that consisted of a
single work with a creator, where the title proper of the manifestation is
not the preferred title of the work. In addition, the 240 would be used for
an expression other than the original of that single work with a creator.
RDA doesn't have the concept "uniform title" - instead works have preferred
titles. If the combination of creator (1XX) and preferred title does not
result in a unique authorized access point, then you must also add something
to the preferred title to distinguish it, e.g.:
100 1_ Gale, Zona, $d 1874-1938.
240 10 Miss Lulu Bett (Novel)
245 10 Miss Lulu Bett / $c by Zona Gale.
100 1_ Gale, Zona, $d 1874-1938.
240 10 Miss Lulu Bett (Play)
245 10 Miss Lulu Bett : $b a play / $c by Zona Gale.
In the examples above, the preferred title for both works is Miss Lulu Bett.
Ordinarily if the preferred title is the same as the title proper in 245 $a,
no 240 would be needed, but in the situation above we have two different
works with the same preferred title by the same creator, so a 240 is needed
as well (because the authorized access points for these two works must be
different).
Adam L. Schiff
University of Washington Libraries
-----Original Message-----
From: Goldfarb, Kathie
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 8:07 AM
To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA
Subject: Re: [RDA-L] alternative titles and variant access points
It is a long time since I was first learning to catalog and not sure if the
rules in this area have changed. I do not often add 240's to records I
create locally, and don't change many in records downloaded from other
sources.
That being said, my understanding of 240's to give a title that historically
has had different names under one uniform title, eg. Aesops fables as a
title, rather than Fables of Aesop. It was also used for the foreign
language title for a work that was translated, even if the foreign languate
title did not appear on the book.
The 246 was to show variations to a title when it appears different ways on
the book, or a subtitle that because of typography or location may be
considered the title by patrons looking for the book. Or cover or spine
titles, again because patrons may be looking for the book under that
alternate title. It did appear on the book.
The 246 replaced the former 740.
kathie
Kathleen Goldfarb
Technical Services Librarian
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX 77539
409 933 8202
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From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access
[mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Kevin M Randall
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 9:35 AM
To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA
Subject: Re: [RDA-L] alternative titles and variant access points
Steven Arakawa wrote:
If all work/expression AAPs are entered as 700 a/t analytics, the
title in 245 is exposed and the incidence of conflicts requiring 130
would increase substantially, no?
There would be no increase resulting from such a change, because there would
not be a change in the guidelines for constructing the AAP. Also, if we
stopped using 240, it would also make sense to stop using 130. Just like
100/240 would be replaced by 700 a/t, the 130 would be replaced by 730.
What I see as the point here is that we should finally divorce the title
proper (a *manifestation* attribute) from the AAP (a *work/expression*
attribute). When we're beyond MARC, I'm pretty sure that'll happen. (If it
doesn't, we'll have done a poor job of replacing MARC...) But whether or
not we should also move in that direction *with* MARC is something to think
about.
Kevin M. Randall
Principal Serials Cataloger
Northwestern University Library
k...@northwestern.edu
(847) 491-2939
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