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I don’t really deal with film, and I have never heard of Alan (Allen) Smithee before, so these are just mainly thoughts off the top of my head.

I agree that this is not a “normal” joint pseudonym, but I think it still needs to be treated as one.  I think we want a record for it in the authority file, but only one.  After all, many (most?) people would not know that Alan Smithee is a particular type of pseudonym, and instead might look for him as a real director, producer, etc.

However, because of the type of pseudonym this is, I would think the 663 should be modified to bring this out, rather than using the standard wording.  Also, it may be that we should examine whether the use of 500’s and subfield $b’s in 663 are useful in this case.  Have only five people used this name so far?  As I said, I don’t work with film, so I really have no idea.  There may well be reasons to continue see-also references, but I think we should be clear as to what those reasons are.  And maybe a pair of 368s:

368  $c Joint pseudonym $c Customary pseudonym
368  $c Anonyms and pseudonyms $2 lcsh

Michael S. Borries
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From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert Maxwell
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 11:23 AM
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Subject: Re: [PCCLIST] Pseudonym used by many authors

Speaking of pseudonyms that more than one person use, I’d be interested in what Richard and others have to say about the case of “Smithee, Alan” (n  96005794). It’s been set up as though it were a joint pseudonym but it isn’t really a joint pseudonym in my opinion. In cases like Carolyn Keene and (I gather) Melanie Stewart, joint pseudonyms are used by authors either to create a work together or to create different related works (as the Nancy Drew books).

I don’t think Alan Smithee is the same thing. It’s a customary pseudonym used by film directors to disown a project they’ve worked on, but that’s all the creators and works have in common. Further it’s not used only by film directors, nor is it the only pseudonym film directors use for this purpose.

So I don’t think it’s the same as a joint pseudonym. n  96005794 looks more like an undifferentiated name record to me, being used for a pseudonym (though it’s not labeled as undifferentiated). Comments?

Bob

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From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Borries
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 8:31 AM
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Subject: Re: Pseudonym used by many authors

Hello, Richard,

Well, the situation is rather complex.  NAR n  97843971 is an undifferentiated record for Stewart, Melanie.  There are three citations, but it turns out that the second and third (author of Taking a stand! and author of Singing sensation) is the same person using a joint pseudonym.  That is, Melanie Stewart is a pseudonym used by many authors writing in the Generation girls and Golden books series (according to Kimberly Morris, one of those authors, who wrote both of the books on the authority record).

The other Melanie Stewart can, of course, be differentiated by the term “Choreographer,” although I did send her an email asking for a date of birth and/or middle name or initial (she has a Web site with an email feature).

At present, the pseudonym will not need a qualifier, but it may in the future.  Also, I have no clue as to who other authors might be who have used this pseudonym.  I came across it because I was trying to export authority records for 500’s associated with Katherine Applegate.  Kimberly Morris was a ghost writer for her.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Michael

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From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Moore, Richard
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 2:52 AM
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Subject: Re: [PCCLIST] Pseudonym used by many authors

Hello Michael

Do you mean that the name is a joint pseudonym? If so, I would follow whichever case applies in the FAQ:

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/pseud.pdf<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.loc.gov_catdir_cpso_pseud.pdf&d=BQMGaQ&c=mRWFL96tuqj9V0Jjj4h40ddo0XsmttALwKjAEOCyUjY&r=aK1gvC3Rf2oDooDSUQaPt6UiEGTPgQpU6cj8WbFFaiI&m=Wq6m0_s3-cZ-RR9F10YfcLa3BWD2YxsWaEZgBcJg6ms&s=otZom-bo-C3LHz5qO-tUNP0WlxbXQQiTJVt7FpNeti4&e=>

and use a 663 note as appropriate. You could also employ 368 $c; we’re a fan of LCSH here so would use:

368 $c Anonyms and pseudonyms $2 lcsh

Or do you mean that the access point is undifferenttiated? We no longer create undifferentiated NARs.

Regards
Richard

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Subject: [PCCLIST] Pseudonym used by many authors

Dear collective wisdom,

Would field 368 be the appropriate field to use to indicate that the name heading in an authority record is one that is used by more than one person?  If so, what term could I use?  If not, what field would be appropriate?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Michael

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