Arthur cited the LC/PCC PS: >Also, note that the associated LC-PCC PS for 9.19.1.3 says to add the dates >to all new authority records even if not needed to distinguish (in other >words, apply the option).
Very wise. How is the cataloguer to know if another author with the same name will apper later? I think it is good to have the year(s) on both authorities, not just the later to be established. There are many areas in which our work would be simpler with fewer ifs, ands, or buts: e.g.: always give author years if known; always supply place of publication jurisdiction; always trace series under title (who know who will write the next issue?); end all descriptive fields with a final mark of punctuation; give all moving image noncast credits in a ote; and so on. With the exception of series (where we accept the established form), SLC will follow those simplifications. __ __ J. McRee (Mac) Elrod ([email protected]) {__ | / Special Libraries Cataloguing HTTP://www.slc.bc.ca/ ___} |__ \__________________________________________________________
