I would hope that if the initialism is spelled out somewhere, that, at least, a xref is created, if not the main entry for the body. I don't think using initialisms for corporate bodies is going to help the patron. After all, sir, "Just waht is the WWIC????," the patron might ask.
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 8:15 AM, Lasater, Mary Charles < mary.c.lasa...@vanderbilt.edu> wrote: > Richard, > > I am seeing lots of BL created RDA conference headings show up for > individual conferences, many using initials. The biggest difference I see > is the word (Conference) added to the initials. > > Example: > 111: 2|aWWIC (Conference)|n(10th :|d2012 :|cThera Island, Greece) > > I like it since it seems to be more in-line with serial type cataloging > treatment than the AACR2 heading: WWIC 2012|d(2012 :|cThera Island, Greece) > > Can you (or anyone else) point me to documentation about this? I don't > remember seeing anything that would have caused me to create the preferred > heading this way. > > Mary Charles Lasater > Vanderbilt > -- 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.
