1. 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.

2. Learning Outcomes Core elements Differences between RDA and AACR2 New MARC21 fields

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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?

7. 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

8. MARC changes Future of MARC New Fields for new RDA elements Existing MARC fields

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

10. Work and expression attributes Source: http://www.loc.gov/marc/RDAinMARC29-9-12-11.html

11. Existing MARC fields Relationship designators.....

12. 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!

13. Example records 000 00402cz a2200133n 450 001 5496212 005 20020621172756.0 008 011019n| acannaabn |n aaa c 010 __ |a no2001083678 035 __ |a (OCoLC)oca05608026 040 __ |a IArlh |b eng |c IArlh 053 _0 |a PR6119.C37 100 1_ |a Scarrow, Simon 670 __ |a Under the eagle, 2001, c2000: |b t.p. (Simon Scarrow) jkt. (college teacher; lives in Norfolk, England) Source: http://authorities.loc.gov/ http://authorities.loc.gov/

14. Example records 000 00402cz a2200133n 450 001 5496212 005 20020621172756.0 008 011019n| acannaabn |n aaa c 010 __ |a no2001083678 035 __ |a (OCoLC)oca05608026 040 __ |a IArlh |b eng |c Iarlh |e rda 053 _0 |a PR6119.C37 100 1_ |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: http://authorities.loc.gov/ http://authorities.loc.gov/ 9.16 9.7 9.14

15. Example records 000 00675nz a2200205n 450 001 9027124 005 20120628050914.0 008 120625n| azannaabn |a aaa 010 __ |a nb2012015253 035 __ |a (Uk)008514064 040 __ |a Uk |b eng |c Uk |e rda 046 __ |f 1973 100 1_ |a Johnson, Anna Marie, |d 1973- 372 __ |a Theology 373 __ |a Garrett Theological Seminary |2 naf |s 2010 374 __ |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: http://authorities.loc.gov/ http://authorities.loc.gov/

16. Example records 000 00912cz a2200217n 450 001 8721625 005 20111026173902.0 008 110801n| azannaabn |n aaa c 010 __ |a no2011117968 035 __ |a (OCoLC)oca08931242 040 __ |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: http://authorities.loc.gov/ http://authorities.loc.gov/

17. Example records 000 01032nz a2200229n 450 001 8699881 005 20110712062307.0 008 110711n| acannaabn |a ana c 010 __ |a no2011105822 035 __ |a (OCoLC)oca08910135 040 __ |a OrU |b eng |c OrU 046 __ |s 1994 110 2_ |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 97370 |m jennie@bridgebuildersint.com 371 __ |a P.O. Box 4073 |b Salem |c Or. |d U.S. |e 97302 372 __ |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. 97370; P.O. Box 4073, Salem, Or. 97302; jennie@bridgebuildersint.com) Source: http://authorities.loc.gov/ http://authorities.loc.gov/

18. Exercise

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