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hello Seth, It's the fact that you can't find record of a thesis at the institution named by this person that concerns me; I think you are right to have some suspicions. If you are not coding your bib record as a BIBCO record, you are not under an obligation to create an authority record for every access point that appears in the bib record. If you consider it important to be able to access your resource via this person's name, you could simply place an access point in your bib record without creating an authority record to go with it. You could take a "wait and see" approach -- if corroborating information becomes available further down the road, you could establish an authority record at that point. Charles Croissant Saint Louis University ________________________________ From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Huber, Seth <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2020 3:36 PM To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [External] Re: [PCCLIST] Uncertain identity--establish or not establish? It’s certainly a unique identity, so it’s not a question of conflict. I’m suspicious because the biographical information available to me describes the person as having “authored, co-authored and edited numerous groundbreaking research papers and articles on the techniques and principles of agriculture,” and I can’t reconcile those claims with the lack of citations or discoverable work that I’ve encountered. I’m wary of overstepping my bounds and second-guessing, I think. Seth Huber Technical Services Librarian/Head of Cataloging University of Missouri—Columbia [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 573-884-4648 From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Jesse Lambertson Sent: Friday, July 24, 2020 3:13 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PCCLIST] Uncertain identity--establish or not establish? WARNING: This message has originated from an External Source. This may be a phishing expedition that can result in unauthorized access to our IT System. Please use proper judgment and caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding to this email. Seth Do you have enough content to produce a unique entry? Editors are certainly agents contributing to the work. If the resource-in-hand includes information...do you have reason to think the included information is not true? There are surely many scholars who have not built up big web presences. My 2 cents is to give the benefit of the doubt and establish the name. I was always told not to produce a conflict where none may exist. Do you know any conflicts exist between this name and the rest of the world? Maybe just think about these things. I look forward to hearing other POVs Best wishes in your decision! happy friday ________________________________ From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf of Huber, Seth <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2020 14:41 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: [PCCLIST] Uncertain identity--establish or not establish? I had a question today that I don’t recall being addressed in NACO training and that doesn’t fall into RDA category that I’m aware of. I was asked by one of our catalogers to create an authority record for the editor of a book, but I wasn’t able to find any information that corroborated the biographical description on the piece. As described there, this individual appears to be highly accomplished in their field in terms of publications, research, and service, but I couldn’t find any trace of publications in discipline-specific databases, Scopus, etc., or any indication of a thesis at the institution specified in the biography. So I’m suspicious that this person is really who the biography says they are and am hesitant to establish this identity based on the available information. I’m still pretty new to contributing to authority records, so I’m really curious as to how more experienced catalogers would approach a situation like this. Seth Huber Technical Services Librarian/Head of Cataloging University of Missouri—Columbia [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 573-884-4648