I'm not sure this is a conflict as long as the RDA record makes it clear that Sharma, S.K., Major is not the same person as Sharma, S.K. (Military officer). Major is a specific rank and in this case, you could look at Major and Military officer in the same light as different authors having the same year of birth, but different dates of birth. You add the more specific information to distinguish them. Pat
Patricia Sayre-McCoy Head of Law Cataloging and Serials D'Angelo Law Library 1121 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 p-mc...@uchicago.edu 773-702-9620 (office) 773-702-2885 (fax) From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of John Hostage Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 9:47 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: [RDA-L] Profession or occupation We have come across a potential problem in the application of RDA 9.19.1.6. There is an AACR2 heading already established for 'Sharma, S. K., Colonel'. It has an RDA form in field 700 for 'Sharma, S. K. (Military officer)'. We have another author named Major S.K. Sharma. We are confident that it's a different person and will establish an AACR2 heading as 'Sharma, S. K., Major' but it looks like there will be an unavoidable conflict when/if it is converted to RDA. ------------------------------------------ John Hostage Authorities and Database Integrity Librarian Langdell Hall Harvard Law School Library Cambridge, MA 02138 host...@law.harvard.edu<mailto:host...@law.harvard.edu> +(1)(617) 495-3974 (voice) +(1)(617) 496-4409 (fax) http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/
