I would go with AACR1 or 2. Use the first title listed, especially if the fixed field for Lang in MARC is the same language as the first title listed on the t.p.
On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 3:09 PM, Adam L. Schiff <asch...@u.washington.edu>wrote: > I am trying to figure out what RDA says to do when the preferred source > has parallel titles and the content is equally divided among different > languages. > > 2.3.2.4 says: > > Title in More Than One Language or Script > > If: > > the content of the resource is written, spoken, or sung > > and > > the source of information for the title proper has a title in more than > one language or script > > then: > > choose as the title proper the title in the language or script of the main > content of the resource. > > If the content is not written, spoken, or sung, choose the title proper on > the basis of the sequence, layout, or typography of the titles on the > source of information. > > This instruction does not address what to do if there is no "main content" > of the resource. I am wondering if something got left out of the final > paragraph or if there should be another paragraph that says what to do when > the content is multiple languages/scripts with no main content? My > presumption is that you should choose the title proper on the basis of the > sequence, layout, or typography of the titles on the source of information, > but nothing tells us to do this. > > Here's a specific real example: > > Title page has titles in this order: > > Arabic title > Chinese title > English title > French title > Russian title > Spanish title > > (Yes, you guessed, it's a UN document). The same content is present in > all of these language, but curiously the order of the content as you page > through the book is English text, French text, Spanish text, Chinese text, > Russian text, Arabic text. > > AACR2 1.1B8 did say what to do: If the chief source of information bears > titles in two or more languages or scripts, transcribe as the title proper > the one in the language or script of the main written, spoken, or sung > content of the item. If this criterion is not applicable, choose the title > proper by reference to the order of titles on, or the layout of, the chief > source of information. Record the other titles as parallel titles. > > It seems to me that RDA as rewritten from AACR2 gets the criterion wrong. > It shouldn't be that the content is not written, spoken, or sung, it should > be that there is no main content in a single language. > > In any case, there is nothing in RDA at present that tells me what title > proper to choose in the example I've given above. Is a rule revision or > LC-PCC policy statement needed for this? > > Adam Schiff > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**^^^^^^^^ > Adam L. Schiff > Principal Cataloger > University of Washington Libraries > Box 352900 > Seattle, WA 98195-2900 > (206) 543-8409 > (206) 685-8782 fax > asch...@u.washington.edu > http://faculty.washington.edu/**~aschiff<http://faculty.washington.edu/~aschiff> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**~~~~~~~~ > -- Gene Fieg Cataloger/Serials Librarian Claremont School of Theology gf...@cst.edu Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Lincoln University do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the information or content contained in this forwarded email. The forwarded email is that of the original sender and does not represent the views of Claremont School of Theology or Claremont Lincoln University. It has been forwarded as a courtesy for information only.
