The general core statement for statement of responsibility at 2.4 says: Statement of responsibility relating to title proper is a core element. Other statements of responsibility are optional.
The core statement for statement of responsibility relating to title proper at 2.4.2 says: If more than one statement of responsibility relating to title proper appears on the source of information, only the first recorded is required. So in your example, only the first statement (the five authors) is required as core. And because that statement lists more than three names, under the option at 2.4.1.5 this could be abbreviated to only one name with an explanation of what was left out, although I should think it wasn't overburdensome to list five names. Bob Robert L. Maxwell Head, Special Collections and Formats Catalog Dept. 6728 Harold B. Lee Library Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 (801)422-5568 "We should set an example for all the world, rather than confine ourselves to the course which has been heretofore pursued"--Eliza R. Snow, 1842. -----Original Message----- From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Don Charuk Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:02 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Statement of responsibility naming more than three persons etc. We have been just debating this point recently and have reached in impasse on interpreting the omission options. For example if I possess a resource with five authors, two illustrators, and two editors RDA instructs me to transcribe all information according to rules 2.4.1.4-2.4.1.6. Therefore, I would include all the above mentioned persons in my statement of responsibility related to my title proper. However, we view this as increasing the workload for our cataloguers and situation that we wish to avoid. Hence we are looking at the what RDA core requires. My follow cataloguers and I disagree on what is considered core and the application of the omission options. Without going into a long list of scenarios could the list members provide a definitive interpretation on what RDA core requires in the above example. Don Charuk Cataloguer Toronto Public Library
