I'm having a very hard time understanding why FLB wouldn't be a simple ol' corporate body, without any artistic entanglements.
Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc. Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300 e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491-2788 fax: 847/491-8306 Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. BatchCat version: 2007.22.416 -----Original Message----- From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Adam L. Schiff Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:46 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: [RDA-L] 6JSC/LC/6/rev artist groups In 6JSC/LC/6/rev, there is a proposal to add a new category for corporate bodies considered to be creators: g) named individual works of art by two or more artists acting as a corporate body. Recently, we had a number of plays to catalog that were written collectively by a theater troupe called the Five Lesbian Brothers. We entered the works under the heading for the troupe, applying AACR2 21.1B2 category e): those that result from the collective activity of a performing group as a whole where the responsibility of the group goes beyond that of mere performance, execution, etc. Publications resulting from such activity include sound recordings, films, videorecordings, and written records of performances. However these plays are not truly the written records of performances, they were written in advance of performance. I'm wondering if the new category g) in RDA is perhaps too narrow and should be expanded to include works of literature, or if "works of art" could be interpreted to also include, fiction, drama, etc.? The plays in question that we have include (AACR2 titles and statements of responsibility shown): Brave smiles : --another lesbian tragedy / by The Five Lesbian Brothers; Maureen Angelos ... [et al.]. Oedipus at Palm Springs / a Five Lesbian Brothers play ; written by Maureen Angelos ... [et al.]. Five Lesbian Brothers/four plays / the Five Lesbian Brothers. The secretaries / by the Five Lesbian Brothers ; Maureen Angelos ... [et al.]. --Adam ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~