I don’t see “compiler” rising to the level of an occupation, even in this case. We should think more about the usefulness of our data. If someone writes an
encyclopedia article or a biographical dictionary article about the person, how are they likely to identify them? Probably not as a compiler. Not everybody will have an occupation that we can succinctly identify, and it’s not necessary to fill in all the
fields for each person. I see lots of fields filled in on the basis of very limited or short-term information.
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Hi Nancy,
There are legit reasons for “Compilers.”
One of my colleagues, also a cataloguer, has a monograph where she compiled the glossaries from our published standards into one item that we use as a source
specified in the 650_7 field.
I second Richard’s sentiment about not changing data that other participants have added.
Thanks,
Mary
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I agree, though I’d always be wary about changing data that other participants have added, unless it’s clearly and egregiously wrong. Maybe they know
more than I know, and the only fault is an inadequate source citation.
Regards
Richard
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Hi all,
I have questions about the use of certain terms in 374 fields of NARs. Would you record "Editors" in the 374 field for a person who edited, say, a book on neurotransmitters? What about recording "Authors" for someone who wrote a book on European history? Does
it make ever make sense to record "Compilers"?
In the course of correcting NARs I frequently come across records like these and I don't know whether to update them or not. To my mind, "Editors" makes sense only for people who work in the publishing industry; otherwise, it's a agent-work relationship and
not an occupation. I think only authors of belles lettres are correctly identified as "Authors"; otherwise that too is a relationship designator. I'm not sure anyone is a compiler by profession but I could be persuaded otherwise.
Do you agree? If so, should I be removing those terms as I encounter them? (Such NARs are only reported to me if they contain additional errors; there are probably a lot more in records without other mistakes.) Is this something the PCC can weigh in on and
remind NACOers of?
Thanks.
Nancy
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