Richard,
Interesting, although I find it to be a bit of a stretch to say that using
terms like this in 368 $c connotes an “other designation” in the RDA sense.
Although the field is defined as “Other Attributes of Person or Corporate
Body”, I think I’d prefer a new subfield for “other attribute” rather than
“other designation” which is RDA terminology. Or else perhaps rename the
subfield $c as “Other attribute” which would be more understandable to put
terms like Nobel Prize winner. But the more I think about it, however, I can
almost see how terms like this could even be used (in the singular) in a $c
qualifier in an access point to break a conflict. I think I’ve come around
(didn’t take long!) but I think we should rename 368 $c “Other attribute” or
“Other attribute or designation”.
Adam
From: Moore, Richard
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 12:52 AM
To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA
Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Prize winners in authority records
Adam
Although you can’t do this:
>110 2_ $a Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
>386 $a Nobel Prize winners $2 lcsh
>100 1_ $a Aspect, Alain
>386 $a Balzan Prize winners $2 lcsh
You can put these terms in 368:
110 2_ $a Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
368 $c Nobel Prize winners $2 lcsh
100 1_ $a Aspect, Alain
368 $c Balzan Prize winners $2 lcsh
The reason we argued at MARBI (as was) that 386 should be limited to name-title
authorities is that in the personal NAR, controlled vocabularies are already
used in 368 and 374 to record the same kinds of thing.
Regards
Richard
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