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The wrong order is my goof! I'll fix it in November. Judy K. On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Amy Turner <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Richard et al.,**** > > ** ** > > I see that new rule 9.19.1.6 Other Term of Rank, Honour, or Office has > the example:**** > > ** ** > > Wood, Captain, John**** > > ** ** > > I hope that the order of elements is not prescriptive! I would expect > Wood, John, $c Captain.**** > > ** ** > > I am very glad to have more options to avoid undifferentiated names. > Thanks to all those who made it so.**** > > ** ** > > Amy**** > > ** ** > > Amy Turner**** > > Cataloger and Authority Control Coordinator, Duke University Libraries**** > > [log in to unmask]**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Moore, Richard > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 10, 2013 9:35 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [PCCLIST] BL Guide to RDA Name Authority Records - July 2013 > changes > *Importance:* High**** > > ** ** > > Dear colleagues**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Changes to RDA were published this week, to implement the decisions of JSC > last November. The* BL Guide to RDA Name Authority Records* has been > updated to reflect these changes. It can be found here:**** > > ** ** > > RDA Toolkit**** > > -Tools**** > > --Workflows **** > > ---Global workflows**** > > ----BL Guide to RDA Name Authority Records**** > > ** ** > > The updated Guide has been reviewed by colleagues at LC/PCC, who were > kind enough to take the time to plough through it and suggest additions and > amendments, which have all been incorporated. The Guide is consistent with > the LC-PCC-PS, DCM:Z1 and the Post-RDA Test Guidelines. **** > > ** ** > > Sections of the Guide are not numbered (to avoid confusion with RDA > instruction numbers), but navigation is by hyperlinks starting at the > Contents page. Links are provided throughout the Guide to the relevant RDA > instructions, to the LC-PCC-PS, and to MARC 21.**** > > ** ** > > At the end of the Contents page is a section called *2013 Changes to RDA*, > that summarises the changes affecting name authority records, with links to > the more detailed information within the Guide. **** > > ** ** > > From our perspective I would like to draw attention to some of the changes > that we first proposed (6JSC/BL/3 and 6JSC/BL/4):**** > > ** ** > > Title of the Person has a new sub-element “Other Term of Rank, Honour or > Office” (9.4.1.9, 9.19.1.6), which includes terms indicating academic > office, terms of respect for clergy, military ranks, and other terms of > honour. It can be used to distinguish an authorised access point if dates > of birth/death, periods of activity and occupations are not available. * > *** > > ** ** > > Other Designation Associated with the Person (9.6, 9.19.1.2) now includes > terms for Persons Named in Sacred Scriptures or Apocryphal Books (9.6.1.6), > the terms Fictitious character, Legendary character, etc. (9.6.1.7), and > terms for the type, species or breed of Real Non-human Entities (9.6.1.8). > **** > > ** ** > > Other Designation Associated with the Person also has a new sub-element > “Other Designation” (9.6.1.9, 9.19.1.7). This element is intentionally > broad, and is designed to help remove the few remaining cases where an > authorised access point can not be made unique. It therefore encompasses > almost any sensible designation, that does not fall within the scope of > another element that can be used in an access point. It can be used to > distinguish an authorised access point if dates of birth/death, periods of > activity, occupations and other terms of rank, honour or office are not > available. **** > > ** ** > > Other significant changes are covered in the Guide, notably the > combination of the two lists of corporate and government bodies entered > subordinately, which have been combined into a single set of instructions > at 11.2.2.13-11.2.2.28 (6JSC/ALA/18). **** > > ** ** > > This revision of the Guide also contains a section on our practice for > relationship designators in name authority records, which follows the “FAQ > – LC/PCC RDA and AACR2 practice for creating NARs for persons who use > pseudonyms” [1], and recommendations by the Task Group to Formulate or > Recommend PCC/NACO RDA Policy on Authority Issues [2].**** > > ** ** > > I hope this is useful.**** > > ** ** > > Regards**** > > Richard**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > _________________________**** > > Richard Moore **** > > Authority Control Team Manager **** > > The British Library**** > > **** > > Tel.: +44 (0)1937 546806 **** > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] **** > > ** ** > > [1] http:// <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/pseud.pdf> > www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/pseud.pdf**** > > [2] > http://rwww.loc.gov/aba/pcc/rda/RDA%20Task%20groups%20and%20charges/TG%20to%20Formulate%20PCC%20NACO%20Policy_Medium%20Priority%20Issues.docx > **** > > **** > > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** >