On Tue, 21 Apr 2015, Karen Coyle wrote:
> There is no reason why we cannot have an ordered list of equally responsible
> creators where that is the case. But there is a difference between "first
> named author" and "main entry" -- and although catalogers may be aware that
> the main entry is often the first named author, the user looking at a library
> catalog display can't be expected to know what it means that one and only one
> author *heading* is listed with the short display. And, no, I don't think
> that the "statement of responsibility" explains all, even if it's in the
> display.
While the "main entry" usually begins with the first named creator, that is not always the case. RDA 6.27.1.3 says that for collaborative works, the work is named
by combining (in this order):
a) the authorized access point representing the person, family, or corporate body with principal responsibility
b) the preferred title for the work
If two or more persons, families, or corporate bodies are represented as having principal responsibility for the work, construct the authorized access point representing the work by combining (in this order):
a) the authorized access point representing the first-named of those persons, families, or corporate bodies
b) the preferred title for the work
However, RDA notes that the entity with principal responsibility may not necessarily be the first named entity.
6.27.1.3 goes on further to say:
If principal responsibility for the work is not indicated, construct the authorized access point representing the work by combining (in this order):
a) the authorized access point representing the first-named person, family, or corporate body
b) the preferred title for the work
There are works in which the principal responsibility is indicated by means of typography rather than by the order of the names in a statement of responsibility. RDA 6.27.1.3 has one such example:
Bishop, Henry R. (Henry Rowley), 1786–1855. Faustus
Resource described: Faustus : a musical romance / composed by T. Cooke, Charles E. Horn, and Henry R. Bishop. Bishop's name is given typographic prominence, appearing in all uppercase letters and in a larger and different typeface from that of the others
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