Big thanks to Thomas. I have bothered you several times :) Joan
On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Brenndorfer, Thomas < [email protected]> wrote: > If an "other" person/family/corporate body associated with the work is > used to construct the authorized access point representing the work, then > that *one* person, family or corporate body associated with the work is the > core element. > > Another way to state this is to say whoever became the main entry in AACR2 > is a core element value in RDA (the instructions for authorized access > points for works in RDA 6.27-6.31 are where one finds the equivalent to > AACR2 main entry rules). Only one person, family or corporate body is > chosen for that spot, whether it's a "creator" or an "other associated with > the work." > > In MARC terms, what RDA 18.3 is saying is that the name found in the 1XX > field is the core element, but names found in 7XX fields are not core > elements. > > > Interestingly, for moving image works like movies, there is no core > relationship element. All persons or corporate bodies associated with the > work when it comes to movies fall under the element "Other Person, Family > or Corporate Body Associated with the Work" (examples: film director, film > producer). There are none that fall under the "Creator" element. > > But because the authorized access point for a moving image work is formed > only with the preferred title (RDA 6.27.1.3) then there is no person or > corporate body that becomes part of the authorized access point for a > moving image work. Therefore, the director or producer for a moving image > work are not core elements. > > In other words, in the case of a movie, there may be several people that > fall under the element "Other Person, Family or Corporate Body Associated > with the Work" but not a single one of them becomes a core element because > none of them are used to form the authorized access point for the movie. > > > Thomas Brenndorfer > Guelph Public Library > > > > >From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joan Wang > >Sent: May-13-13 1:21 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [RDA-L] authorized access point for person/family/corporate body > > Hi, all > I have two questions about authorized access points for > person/family/corporate body. > Q1: > RDA 18.3 says that creator is a core element. If there is more than one, > only the principle or the first-named creator is required. It also says > that other person/family/corporate body associated with a work is a core > element (if the access point representing that person/family/ corporate > body is used to construct the authorized access point representing the > work). But it does not mention the situation of "more than one". I assume > that we can follow the requirement for creator if there is more than one > person/family/corporate body associated with a work other than a creator. > -- Zhonghong (Joan) Wang, Ph.D. Cataloger -- CMC Illinois Heartland Library System (Edwardsville Office) 6725 Goshen Road Edwardsville, IL 62025 618.656.3216x409 618.656.9401Fax
