Module 11Authority Work

Adapted from: Teaching RDA: Train-the-trainer course RDA: Resource description and access presented by the National Library of Australia in 2012 and made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

Learning Outcomes

• Core elements

• Differences between RDA and AACR2

• New MARC21 fields

How much and when?

Where to record?• as part of the access point, or • as “separate elements” (ie elsewhere in the

authority record), or• both of the above

How much and when?

Core elements• More is core

– Eg. Title of person (required in access point), dates

• Core to record– Eg. Dates of birth and death

• “Core” in access point, – Eg Title of person, Conference dates

• Core only if needed to resolve conflict– Eg fuller form of name, Profession or occupation

How much and when?

Dates• birth and death dates for persons, • establishment and termination dates for

corporate bodies• Conference dates (required in the access

point)

How much and when?

Works and expression authority records

• Future: separate “work” and “expression” records.

• Present: Greater use of authority records for works and expressions?

AACR2 vs RDA authorities

• Abbreviations– Eg “Department” not “Dept.”, “Old Testament” not “O.T.”

• Bible Headings– Eg. Bible. Psalms (Testament not included in heading)

• Forms of names• More information

– Eg. Gender, profession or occupation, affiliations, associated places

MARC changes

• Future of MARC• New Fields for new RDA elements• Existing MARC fields

Name attributes

Source: http://www.loc.gov/marc/RDAinMARC29-9-12-11.html

Work and expression attributes

Source: http://www.loc.gov/marc/RDAinMARC29-9-12-11.html

Existing MARC fields

Relationship designators

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Retrospective conversion?

Issues• Legacy data in different formats• Resource intensive to change everything• Technical issues• Who should make the changes

– Co-operation/discussion at local, national and international levels

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Example records

000 00402cz a2200133n 450001 5496212005 20020621172756.0008 011019n| acannaabn |n aaa c010 __ |a no2001083678035 __ |a (OCoLC)oca05608026040 __ |a IArlh |b eng |c IArlh053 _0 |a PR6119.C37100 1_ |a Scarrow, Simon670 __ |a Under the eagle, 2001, c2000: |b t.p. (Simon Scarrow) jkt. (college teacher; lives in Norfolk, England)

Source: http://authorities.loc.gov/

Example records000 00402cz a2200133n 450001 5496212005 20020621172756.0008 011019n| acannaabn |n aaa c010 __ |a no2001083678035 __ |a (OCoLC)oca05608026040 __ |a IArlh |b eng |c Iarlh |e rda053 _0 |a PR6119.C37100 1_ |a Scarrow, Simon374 __ |a teacher375 __ |a male377 __ |a eng670 __ |a Under the eagle, 2001, c2000: |b title page. (Simon Scarrow) jacket. (college teacher; lives in Norfolk, England) Source: http://authorities.loc.gov/

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Example records000 00675nz a2200205n 450001 9027124005 20120628050914.0008 120625n| azannaabn |a aaa010 __ |a nb2012015253035 __ |a (Uk)008514064040 __ |a Uk |b eng |c Uk |e rda046 __ |f 1973100 1_ |a Johnson, Anna Marie, |d 1973-372 __ |a Theology373 __ |a Garrett Theological Seminary |2 naf |s 2010374 __ |a theologian375 __ |a female377 __ |a eng670 __ |a The Reformation as Christianization, 2012: |b title page (Anna Marie Johnson) verso (born 1973; Visiting Assistant Professor of Reformation History at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary since 2010) Source: http://authorities.loc.gov/

Example records000 00912cz a2200217n 450001 8721625005 20111026173902.0008 110801n| azannaabn |n aaa c010 __ |a no2011117968035 __ |a (OCoLC)oca08931242040 __ |a UPB |b eng |c UPB |e rda |d DLC100 1_ |a Chamberlain, Lynn370 __ |e Toquerville, Utah373 __ |a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources374 __ |a photographer374 __ |a author375 __ |a male377 __ |a eng670 __ |a Kolob Canyons, 1986, ©1986: |b back cover (Lynn Chamberlain; produced by Lynn Chamberlain, Toquerville, Utah)670 __ |a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, website viewed 1 August 2011 |b (Lynn Chamberlain; professional outdoor photographer over 30 years; lives in southern Utah; Conservation outreach manager for the DWR Southern Region; frequents Kolob area near Zion National Park; author of Close encounter with a condor)

Source: http://authorities.loc.gov/

Example records000 01032nz a2200229n 450001 8699881005 20110712062307.0008 110711n| acannaabn |a ana c010 __ |a no2011105822035 __ |a (OCoLC)oca08910135040 __ |a OrU |b eng |c OrU046 __ |s 1994110 2_ |a Bridge Builders International370 __ |c U.S. |c Latvia |e Philomath, Or.371 __ |a 205 S. 23rd Street |b Philomath |c Or. |d U.S. |e 97370 |m jennie@bridgebuildersint.com371 __ |a P.O. Box 4073 |b Salem |c Or. |d U.S. |e 97302372 __ |a Christian ministry377 __ |a eng410 2_ |a BBI670 __ |a Parsteidzosais teva plans, 2006: |b page 14 (Bridge Builders International)670 __ |a OCLC, July 11, 2011 |b (hdg: Bridge Builders International)670 __ |a Bridge Builders International WWW site, July 11, 2011 |b (Bridge Builders International; BBI; Oregon-based Christian ministry that focuses on the nation of Latvia; established in 1994; 205 S. 23rd Street, Philomath, Or. 97370; P.O. Box 4073, Salem, Or. 97302; jennie@bridgebuildersint.com) Source: http://authorities.loc.gov/

Exercise

Authority WorkSummary

• Data elements for authority records for persons, families and corporate bodies

• RDA instructions and corresponding MARC21 fields