I have a question regarding the new instruction 16.2.2.11 on overseas
territories, dependencies, etc. that is included in 6JSC/ALA/19/Sec final
(online at http://www.rda-jsc.org/docs/6JSC-ALA-19-Sec-final.pdf).
Does this instruction change the way that the access points for the
British Crown dependencies of Guernsey and Jersey will be constructed?
And I am also wondering whether the Channel Islands would be considered a
jurisdiction in RDA.
The current AACR2 headings are:
Channel Islands (n 81104069)
Guernsey (Channel Islands) (n 82098821)
Jersey (Channel Islands) (n 79086822)
From information in Wikipedia, the Channel Islands do not appear to be a
jurisdiction, just an island group (archipelago). They include two
separate British Crown dependencies, the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the
Bailiwick of Jersey. (The third Crown dependency, the Isle of Man, is in
the Irish Sea). All three dependencies are self-governing and
independently administered jurisdictions.
The Crown dependencies article in Wikipedia says:
Since 1290, the Channel Islands have been governed as:
the Bailiwick of Jersey, comprising the island of Jersey and
uninhabited islets such as the Minquiers and crhous
the Bailiwick of Guernsey comprising the islands of Guernsey, Sark,
Alderney, Brecqhou, Herm, Jethou and Lihou.
The CIA's The World Factbook online also has separate entries for Isle of
Man, Jersey, and Guernsey, i.e. no entry for a jurisdiction of Channel
Islands.
It appears from this information and the instruction in RDA 16.2.2.11 that
the access points for Jersey and Guernsey would be changed to unqualified
places, but I'm wondering if this is a correct assumption? And it also
appears that Channel Islands are not a jurisdiction at all and should be
in the subject file rather than the names file.
Thanks,
Adam
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