It is a long time since I was first learning to catalog and not sure if the rules in this area have changed. I do not often add 240's to records I create locally, and don't change many in records downloaded from other sources.
That being said, my understanding of 240's to give a title that historically has had different names under one uniform title, eg. Aesops fables as a title, rather than Fables of Aesop. It was also used for the foreign language title for a work that was translated, even if the foreign languate title did not appear on the book. The 246 was to show variations to a title when it appears different ways on the book, or a subtitle that because of typography or location may be considered the title by patrons looking for the book. Or cover or spine titles, again because patrons may be looking for the book under that alternate title. It did appear on the book. The 246 replaced the former 740. kathie Kathleen Goldfarb Technical Services Librarian College of the Mainland Texas City, TX 77539 409 933 8202 Please consider whether it is necessary to print this email. -----Original Message----- From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Kevin M Randall Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 9:35 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] alternative titles and variant access points Steven Arakawa wrote: > If all work/expression AAPs are entered as 700 a/t analytics, the > title in 245 is exposed and the incidence of conflicts requiring 130 > would increase substantially, no? There would be no increase resulting from such a change, because there would not be a change in the guidelines for constructing the AAP. Also, if we stopped using 240, it would also make sense to stop using 130. Just like 100/240 would be replaced by 700 a/t, the 130 would be replaced by 730. What I see as the point here is that we should finally divorce the title proper (a *manifestation* attribute) from the AAP (a *work/expression* attribute). When we're beyond MARC, I'm pretty sure that'll happen. (If it doesn't, we'll have done a poor job of replacing MARC...) But whether or not we should also move in that direction *with* MARC is something to think about. Kevin M. Randall Principal Serials Cataloger Northwestern University Library k...@northwestern.edu (847) 491-2939 Proudly wearing the sensible shoes since 1978!
