I agree with Ben, but would like to point out that the rule about which
statement of responsibility is "core" can get more complicated than just
saying "it's always the first one".
RDA 2.4.2.3 says: "If not all statements of responsibility appearing on
the source or sources of information are being recorded, give preference
to those identifying creators of the intellectual or artistic content.
In case of doubt, record the first statement."
In the case mentioned, if the five authors are the creators of the work
(i.e. if the work is a collaboration), then obviously the statement of
responsibility naming those five is the "core" one, because it
identyfies the creators of the intellectual content.
But if you have a compilation, and the five persons are e.g. authors of
essays in a collection (which brings us back to my example of a
festschrift), it gets tricky. In this case, I'd argue that there is no
statement identifying the creators of the work as a whole (as the
compilation itself doesn't have creators), but only one naming the
creators of the works contained (the individual essays).
Personally, I would then think of the statement naming the editors as
the "core" one here, and not the one listing the authors of the essays.
But you might also argue that, as things obviously get doubtful, you can
solve the problem by simply taking the first s-o-r as the "core" one.
On the other hand, you might also argue that although the authors of the
essays aren't the creators of the work as a whole, they are still
"creators of the intellectual or artistic content", and so according to
2.4.2.3 must be preferred.
This sounds awfully complicated (maybe I'm just thinking too hard). And
you must think that I'm obsessed with collections of essays... But they
do turn up in cataloging, and I would really like to know how we should
handle them.
Heidrun
Benjamin A Abrahamse wrote:
RDA treats each "function" as a separate statement (see 2.4.1.6).
My reading of the "core note" to 2.4.2 (Statement of responsibility relating to title proper) is
that for "core", only the first statement of responsibility is required: " If more than one
statement of responsibility relating to title proper appears on the source of information, only the first
recorded is required."
So if you had a book with five authors, two illustrators, and two editors (e.g. three
statement of responsibility) you would only be required by "core" to record the
first (the authors). You would further be allowed, according to the Optional Omission to
2.4.1.5 to record only the first author and summarize the remaining, e.g.: by John Smith
[and four others].
--Ben
Benjamin Abrahamse
Cataloging Coordinator
Acquisitions, Metadata and Enterprise Systems
MIT Libraries
617-253-7137
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From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access
[mailto:RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] On Behalf Of Don Charuk
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 11:02 AM
To: RDA-L@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca
Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Statement of responsibility naming more than three persons
etc.
We have been just debating this point recently and have reached in impasse on
interpreting the omission options. For example if I possess a resource with
five authors, two illustrators, and two editors RDA instructs me to transcribe
all information according to rules 2.4.1.4-2.4.1.6. Therefore, I would include
all the above mentioned persons in my statement of responsibility related to my
title proper. However, we view this as increasing the workload for our
cataloguers and situation that we wish to avoid. Hence we are looking at the
what RDA core requires. My follow cataloguers and I disagree on what is
considered core and the application of the omission options. Without going into
a long list of scenarios could the list members provide a definitive
interpretation on what RDA core requires in the above example.
Don Charuk
Cataloguer
Toronto Public Library
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Stuttgart Media University
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