Oh dear, let's not begin worrying if the *information* in a non-AACR2 record is authomatically suspect--there goes a *lot* of useful information!

>>> "Adam L. Schiff" <[log in to unmask]> 3/20/2008 5:37 PM >>>
> The problem is that there are (or will soon be) two records for the item 
> in the bibliographic file, and we're trying to account for that in the 
> authority file.

The other issue that I didn't bring up in my original message, is that 
many of these European and Asian records are not AACR2 records per se. 
They follow other rules, so the headings found there may not be in an 
AACR2 form.  This is very true of headings on Polish library records for 
example, and probably many others.  Nevertheless, the headings might give 
dates and/or fuller forms of names that are useful to establishing the 
AACR2 form for the heading.

I guess I was worrying too much and picking too fine a nit over the fact 
that the record that I'd be citing in OCLC represents the same resource 
being cataloged that is being cited in another citation.  I'll go with the 
suggestion of most to just cite OCLC or WorldCat as a separate resource 
even though in this case providing usage in particular gives redundant 
information.

Thanks,

Adam
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