A copyright statement is just that: a statement about the copyright-i.e., who owns the copyright. It is not a statement of responsibility. It is entirely possible for a copyright to be owned by someone other than the creator (for example, if it was a work for hire, or if the copyright was transferred, etc.).
If there is other evidence that the name of the person in the copyright statement is the creator of the illustrations, then it would be proper to include a note. But a copyright statement does not belong in 245. Kevin M. Randall Principal Serials Cataloger Northwestern University Library k...@northwestern.edu<mailto:k...@northwestern.edu> (847) 491-2939 Proudly wearing the sensible shoes since 1978! From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of rball...@frontier.com Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 9:09 AM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: [RDA-L] SOR from copyright statement I have an illustrated book that has no specific statement of responsibility realting to the illustrator anywhere in the resource. There is however, a statement on the title page verso that reads "Interior illustrations copyright c2012 by Sebastian Ciaffaglione". I can't find any guidance on this anywhere in the toolkit or in the LCPS. I would like to use "interior illustrations ... by Sebastian Ciaffaglione" in the 245 $c; is this permissible? Thanks. Kevin Roe
