Ana
Will 22.3B1 also be removed? That also contains an application of
the 80% rule:
"After an author has been established, if subsequently received
works show a form in a language not selected for the heading, change the heading
when 80% of the author's works are in that language."
On a more general note, what will be the status of the LCRIs, and
the guidance therein, upon implementation of RDA?
Regards
Richard
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Richard Moore
Authority Control
Team Manager
The British
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The Policy and Standards Division has reviewed the portion of LCRI 22.3A
related to the so-called "80% rule" and the extensive PCCLIST discussion earlier
this month. We've determined that this guidance is no longer necessary and
will delete this portion of the LCRI with the issuance of the next update to the
documentation.
Background:
LCRI 22.3A was originally issued to
ease the transition from AACR1 to AACR2 by providing guidance to LC catalogers
when creating a name authority record for an author that already had headings on
bibiographic records in the LC database. With the understanding that
significant time has passed since the adoption of AACR2, as well as the
understanding that different NACO participants are viewing different sets of
records (i.e., other than the LC catalog alone) for determining the most
"commonly found form of name," this guidance issued to promote efficiency of
decision-making has become unnecessary. Instead, the Policy and Standards
Division has determined that catalogers have over 25 years of applying the
priniciples of AACR2 and have honed their cataloger judgement suffciently that
extra guidance for applying 22.3A in AACR2 is no longer needed and the rule
should be applied as written.
Ana Cristan for
Policy and Standards Division
Library of Congress