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>>> Nannette Naught <nnau...@imteaminc.com> 4/26/2011 4:45 PM >>> Okay, are you laughing yet? -----Original Message----- From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Deborah Tomares Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 12:53 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: [RDA-L] Where to Direct Questions about RDA Examples? I'm wondering where to send questions about RDA examples that I believe need changing. Under 19.2.1.3 (Recording Creators), in the Examples of "Two or More Persons, Families, or Corporate Bodies Responsible for the Creation of the Work Performing Different Roles" we find "Snoopy, Dr." listed as the author of a work, with Charles Schulz as the illustrator. The Snoopy choice is suspect to me for various reasons. Leaving aside the philosophical problems of creating "person" entries for fictitious characters, my problems are twofold. First, I've read that "Dr." will no longer be allowed, under RDA, to disambiguate headings. So perhaps the heading should be "Snoopy, Doctor". Except that--as a second consideration--if we're going to go ahead and create a record for Snoopy, wouldn't it make more sense to create a generic one? That way, if we have a military manual by Captain Snoopy later, or a philosophical treatise by Professor Snoopy, we won't need to create new Snoopy headings, or be forced to use the "Dr." one everywhere. Particularly since a fictitious character can't actually BE a doctor, etc., it seems foolish to qualify things this way. And if these will be replacing subject headings, as the LCPS for RDA 9.0 seems to imply, it would behoove us to make the headings as generic as possible, so that books about Snoopy don't have to be about "Snoopy, Dr." So, I would suggest the entry by changed to simply "Snoopy", as I doubt there is an authority conflict. Who do I need to send my arguments to? Thanks in advance for information and help, or for alternate opinions if there are any. Deborah Tomaras, NACO Coordinator Librarian II Western European Languages Team New York Public Library Library Services Center 31-11 Thomson Ave. Long Island City, N.Y. 11101 (917) 229-9561 dtoma...@nypl.org Disclaimer: Alas, my ideas are merely my own, and not indicative of New York Public Library policy., ___________________________________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message from Hamilton East Public Library (including all attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipients and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, copying or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Updated April 14, 2011
