RDA 2.4.1.8 reads, "If a noun or noun phrase occurs with a statement of responsibility, treat the noun or noun phrase as part of the statement of responsibility."
Does this mean that if we had the following two title pages: Tome a novel John Smith Another Tome a novel by John Smith The phrase "a novel" would be considered subtitle (in the first example), but part of the statement of responsibility (in the second), solely depending on whether or not the word "by" was there? -- Benjamin Abrahamse Cataloging Coordinator Acquisitions, Metadata and Enterprise Systems MIT Libraries 617-253-7137
