I agree with what's been said, but I'm curious--what would the compilation work's AAP be? We'll presumably need that if the compilation gets translated. Stephen On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 4:53 PM, Finnerty, Ryan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Kate, > > > > Thanks for your reply, this is very helpful! > > > > --Ryan > > > > *From:* Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:[log in to unmask] > GOV] *On Behalf Of *Policy and Standards Division > *Sent:* Friday, January 19, 2018 2:41 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [PCCLIST] Correspondence of Camus and Casarès > > > > Ryan, > > > > If two people are writing a letter or letters together, it can be > considered a collaborative work. I have never had this situation in > cataloging, but my mom and dad used to send me letters like that so I would > never say never. When two people are writing back and forth to each other > and the book contains many of those letters, it is considered a compilation > of two compilations of the works of one creator. Assuming that the book > contains letters written by Camus AND letters written by Casarès, you would > probably want to have analytical added entries for both like this: > > > > 700 12 $a CasareÌs, Maria. $t Correspondence. $k Selections. > > 700 12 $a Camus, Albert, $d 1913-1960. $t Correspondence $k Selections. > > > > There would be no 100, but you might need a 130. You might also need > other additions in those 700s like $l English. I did not look at the > bibliographic record so I don’t know what else might be needed. > > > > I have seen books that contain letters written only by Person A to Person > B and not vice versa. In that case it is appropriate for Person A to be > considered the creator of the work because Person A is the writer of all > the letters. Then you would probably have a 100 for Person A and a 240 > with a conventional collective title. Person B might be in a 700. It is > difficult to tell from the titles what the situation is. Just because > there are two people’s names in the title doesn’t mean that two people have > written the letters. Your example is more clear because they are given in > the statement of responsibility. > > > > Kate > > > > Kate James > > Policy and Standards Division > > Library of Congress > > > > *From:* Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:[log in to unmask] > GOV <[log in to unmask]>] *On Behalf Of *Finnerty, Ryan > *Sent:* Friday, January 19, 2018 5:08 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [PCCLIST] Correspondence of Camus and Casarès > > > > Hello PCC List, > > > > Gallimard recently published the correspondence between Albert Camus and > Maria Casarès. The book contains letters written by each of them. > > > > Correspondance : 1944-1959 / Albert Camus, Maria Casarès > > 9782072746161 > > OCLC# 1010979515 > > > > The OCLC record is coded as RDA and it has Camus in the 100 field. In > order for Camus to properly be in the 100 field, this would need to be > considered a collaborative work (RDA 6.27.1.3). > > > > I’m more of the view that this is a compilation by two different authors > since (in my view anyway) each letter can stand on its own as a separate > work. If this is the case, then this should be entered under title > according to RDA 6.27.1.4. > > > > I looked in OCLC for other RDA records for correspondence and have seen > them cataloged both ways with no one way predominating. > > > > What do you all think? Should collections of correspondence between two > different people be considered collaborative works or compilations? > > > > Thanks for your advice! > > > > *Ryan J. Finnerty* | *Head, Database and Authorities Management & NACO > Coordinator * > > UC San Diego Library | 9500 Gilman Drive | La Jolla, CA 92093 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=9500+Gilman+Drive+%7C+La+Jolla,+CA+92093&entry=gmail&source=g> > | MC 0175-K > > T: 858.822.3138 <(858)%20822-3138> | [log in to unmask] > > > > > -- Stephen Hearn, Metadata Strategist Data Management & Access, University Libraries University of Minnesota 170A Wilson Library (office) 160 Wilson Library (mail) 309 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 Ph: 612-625-2328 Fx: 612-625-3428 ORCID: 0000-0002-3590-1242