I think the proper question is not what entity is the president the chief executive of, but what is the correct relationship to the AAP for the term of office.
I don’t want to add dozens of see-also references from “United States” for all the various presidents to the file any more than I want to see all the see-also references from names of universities to their employees. They are already adding a lot of clutter
to the file. Yes, I know the gospel of linked data and how that’s going to let people do all kinds of amazing things any day now, but it doesn’t seem very efficient for us to try to replicate everything in Wikidata using the MARC format, especially not with
*access points*.
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I agree with John Hostage's point that "510 1 $i Chief executive of: $a United States. $b President (2009-2017 : Obama)" is poorly constructed--the relationship should be with "United States." But where and how would that best be coded?
551 $i Chief executive of: $a United States $w r
This coding would treat the standalone US name as geographic, as usual; but DCM Z1 for 551 says not to use subfield $i in 551 until relationship designators for places are developed for RDA.
510 1 $i Chief executive of: $a United States $w r
This coding would emphasize the corporateness of the US in this case, and use of the subfield $i is valid per DCM Z1 for 510. It's also arguably redundant with "510 1 $a United States. $b President (2009-2017 : Obama)", which should also
be on the record.
370 $i Chief executive of: $f United States $s 2009 $t 2017 $2 naf
This coding might also be considered, enabling us to take advantage of subfields $s and $t to add the dates; but one could argue again that 370 should be for relationships to geographic places, not corporate entities.
Field 373 for a relationship to a corporate entity might also be considered, but subfield $i is not currently approved for use there in MARC Authorities.
Is there a preferred practice?
Stephen
On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 9:02 AM, Hostage, John <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Looking at the record brings up another unrelated point that has been bothering me: the President is chief executive of the United States.
To use a less controversial example, Barack Obama was chief executive of the United States, not as his NAR states, chief executive of “United States. President (2009-2017 : Obama).” That is the AAP for an office he held and functions as kind of an alternative identity. The concept is kind of anomalous in the RDA scheme of things.
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John Hostage
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Dear colleagues:
While I have no respect whatsoever for the person currently holding the office, is such non-objective information what we really want in our authority records?:
010 n 85387872
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670 Newsweek.com, 16 November 2017 ǂb (When has Trump been accused of rape or attempted rape? Allegations include a child, his wife and a business associate) ǂu http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rape-sexual-assault-minor-wife-business-victims-roy-moore-713531
670 Root.com, 6 December 2017 ǂb (President Pussy Grabber damn near stumps for accused Sex Offender Roy Moore, because of course he would) ǂu https://www.theroot.com/president-pussy-grabber-damn-near-stumps-for-accused-se-1820657867
678 Donald Trump (born 1946) is a U.S. real estate developer, billionaire, television personality, political candidate, and author. Trump has been accused of sexual assault and sexual harassment, including non-consensual kissing or groping, by at least fifteen women since the 1980s.
Following that perverse logic, I would expect such additions as: 372 Sexual harassment of women $2 lcsh
Seriously, I try to exclude all judgmental characterizations—positive or negative—from my authority work, and I believe others should do so as well. IMO, whoever added the data in bold-face ought to remove it. It just adds fuel to an already out-of-control conflagration.
Thanks,
Chuck Herrold
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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