Name Authorities: Works & Expressions: General

Related Chapters/Sections

• Name Authorities: Works & Expressions: Series (forthcoming)
• Name Authorities: Works & Expressions: Public Laws
• Name Authorities: Works & Expressions: Treaties

Chapter Scope

This chapter comprises general guidance that applies to all works and expressions in the Name Authority File. It also comprises guidance for works and expressions other than those included in the three related chapters listed above.

Sources to Consult

Use this section in conjunction with the following sources:

• RDA chapters 5, 6, and Appendices
• DCM Z1 (Library of Congress’ Descriptive Cataloging Manual, section Z1, Name and Series Authority Records): relevant fields, including field 046 (Always consult and follow, unless instructed otherwise.)
• MARC 21 Format for Authority Data
• LC Guidelines (accessible from MARC 21 Format for Authority Data in Cataloger’s Desktop)
• PCC document: MARC 21 Encoding to Accommodate New RDA Elements 046 and 3XX in NARs and SARs
• PCC NACO Training:Module 6

Works vs. Expressions

• Consult RDA/LC-PCC PS 6.27.3

Most titles that GPO establishes are for works. Occasionally, GPO establishes language expressions (see Name Authorities: RDA, Works & Expressions: Series). Although examples are lacking, it is possible that GPO could establish expressions for specific content type (see RDA 6.27.3 and 6.9).

What to Establish in the Authority File

Very general guidance is found in DCM Z1: Introduction, near the bottom of: Name authority records (NARs), under “Additional guidelines for the creation of titles of works or expressions are listed below.”

GPO Practice

In practice, GPO rarely establishes works or expressions that are not series, laws, or treaties. For works or expressions other than series, laws, or treaties:

• Establish:
  • Titles of the following works or expressions, when needed as a subject (6XX) or related work (700, 710, 711, or 730) access point:
    • Serials, monographs, or integrating resources that are not represented by a PCC or LC bibliographic record
    • Non-esoteric (well known) computer programs and software, motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, works of art, and musical works or expressions
• Do not establish:
  • Titles of the following works or expressions:
    • Serials, monographs, or integrating resources that are represented by a PCC or LC bibliographic record
      • When needed as a subject (6XX) or related work (700, 710, 711, or 730) access point, use the authorized access point from the PCC or LC bibliographic record to represent the work/expression
    • Esoteric (not generally known) computer programs and software, motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, works of art, and musical works or expressions. (If needed, consult an authorities liaison and your supervisor for specific determinations of esotericism.)
      • Do not include a subject access point for such a title in the bibliographic record.
      • Instead, include a broader subject string, such as shown in the following three examples:

 

 

 

 

 

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• Follow RDA/LC-PCC PS 1.7.1, including LC-PCC PS: First Alternative.

Capitalization

Reminder: Since works and expressions are titles, they follow capitalization practices for titles.

• Follow RDA 1.7.2: “Apply the instructions on capitalization in Appendix A.” Apply A.3, A.4, A.10, A.18, A.31, A.32, and any other relevant sections of Appendix A.

Punctuation

• Follow RDA/LC-PCC PS 1.7.1 and 1.7.3.

Initial Articles

• For access points:
  • Apply the Alternative in RDA 6.2.1.7
  • Follow RDA Appendix C. (Tip: see C.2 and C.3.)
• For the 670 field:
  • Include initial articles in titles

 

Name/Title Access Points

• Name/title access points are entered in MARC fields X00, X10, and X11.
• Consult RDA 5.5, 5.6 and: 6.27.1.2, 6.27.4.1
• Variant titles:
  • Before adding a title-only (430) variant for a name/title AAP, browse both the authority and bibliographic files by title to ensure there is no conflict.
    • If a conflict is found, resolve the conflict by adding an additional element to either the variant that you are adding or to the existing title found in the catalog.
    • Consult the series liaison if needed.

MARC Fields

Access Points

MARC tags for works and expressions access points are X00, X10, X11, and X30.

046 - Special Coded Dates

Record if available.

When the coverage is contained within a single date or year, repeat the date or year in both the ǂk beginning or single date created and ǂl ending date created.

336 – Content Type

• Only use this field for expressions for specific content type (rare, examples are lacking)
• Consult:
  • MARC 21 Format for Authority Data: 336
  • DCM Z1: 336

370 – Associated Place

• Include ǂc for associated country, even when ǂg is present.

377 – Associated Language

• Only use this field for language expressions (translations or language editions)
• Consult:
  • MARC 21 Format for Authority Data: 377
  • DCM Z1: 377

380 – Form of Work

Prefer using LCSH terms. LCGFT (Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms; available from Classification Web) may be used if necessary.

4XX – Variant Access Points

• Consult RDA 6.27.4, LC-PCC PS 6.27.4: “General Guidelines for MARC 4XX Fields,” and other sections of LC-PCC PS 6.27.4 that do not deal exclusively with series.
• For name/title combinations, see the Name/Title Access Points section above.

667 – Nonpublic General Note

See Name Authorities: RDA, General Policies: When to Recode an Existing NAR to RDA, and How to Recode an Existing NAR from AACR2 to RDA.

EXEMPLARS

Exemplar series authority records are:

no2013062923

no2013069963