Module 11 Authority 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:

Work and expression attributes Source:

Existing MARC fields Relationship designators.....

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 !WATCH THIS SPACE!

Example records cz a n n| acannaabn |n aaa c 010 __ |a no __ |a (OCoLC)oca __ |a IArlh |b eng |c IArlh 053 _0 |a PR6119.C _ |a Scarrow, Simon 670 __ |a Under the eagle, 2001, c2000: |b t.p. (Simon Scarrow) jkt. (college teacher; lives in Norfolk, England) Source:

Example records cz a n n| acannaabn |n aaa c 010 __ |a no __ |a (OCoLC)oca __ |a IArlh |b eng |c Iarlh |e rda 053 _0 |a PR6119.C _ |a Scarrow, Simon 374 __ |a teacher 375 __ |a male 377__ |a eng 670 __ |a Under the eagle, 2001, c2000: |b title page. (Simon Scarrow) jacket. (college teacher; lives in Norfolk, England) Source:

Example records nz a n n| azannaabn |a aaa 010 __ |a nb __ |a (Uk) __ |a Uk |b eng |c Uk |e rda 046 __ |f _ |a Johnson, Anna Marie, |d __ |a Theology 373 __ |a Garrett Theological Seminary |2 naf |s __ |a theologian 375 __ |a female 377 __ |a eng 670 __ |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:

Example records cz a n n| azannaabn |n aaa c 010 __ |a no __ |a (OCoLC)oca __ |a UPB |b eng |c UPB |e rda |d DLC 100 1_ |a Chamberlain, Lynn 370 __ |e Toquerville, Utah 373 __ |a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 374 __ |a photographer 374 __ |a author 375 __ |a male 377 __ |a eng 670 __ |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:

Example records nz a n n| acannaabn |a ana c 010 __ |a no __ |a (OCoLC)oca __ |a OrU |b eng |c OrU 046 __ |s _ |a Bridge Builders International 370 __ |c U.S. |c Latvia |e Philomath, Or. 371 __ |a 205 S. 23rd Street |b Philomath |c Or. |d U.S. |e |m 371 __ |a P.O. Box 4073 |b Salem |c Or. |d U.S. |e __ |a Christian ministry 377 __ |a eng 410 2_ |a BBI 670 __ |a Pa ̄ rsteidzos ̌ ais te ̄ va pla ̄ ns, 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 ; P.O. Box 4073, Salem, Or ; Source:

Exercise

Authority Work Summary Data elements for authority records for persons, families and corporate bodies RDA instructions and corresponding MARC21 fields