Use this section in conjunction with the following sources:
- PCC document: MARC 21 Encoding to Accommodate New RDA Elements 046 and 3XX in NARs and SARs
- PCC NACO Training: Modules 6 and 6a
- PCC NACO Series Training
- PCC's Post RDA Test Guidelines
- RDA chapters 5, 6, and Appendix J
- DCM Z1 (Library of Congress’ Descriptive Cataloging Manual, section Z1, Name and Series Authority Records) - accessible via Cataloger’s Desktop
- MARC 21 Format for Authority Data
- LC Guidelines (accessible from MARC 21 Format for Authority Data in Cataloger’s Desktop)
MARC tags for works and expressions are X00, X10, X11, and X30.
Common types of works and expressions encountered by GPO catalogers that require authority records are: public laws, treaties, statutes and codes, and series. Although catalogers might also encounter parallel language versions and translations of any of these works (particularly for treaties and series), they do not require authority records until PCC finalizes decisions about recommended authority treatment for language expressions. [Cf. NACO Series Training: Module 6b]
046 – Special Coded Dates (RDA 6.4 and 6.10)
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.
130 – Authorized Access Point
Treaties (RDA 6.20.3.3): add the full date of signing to the authorized access point. Record the date when a treaty was signed as fully as possible in this order: year, month, and day.
130 _0 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol ǂd (2007 March 30)
336 – Content Type (RDA 6.9)
Do not record.
370 – Associated Place (RDA 6.5)
Record the subfields in alphabetical order.
Include ǂc for associated country, even when ǂg is present.
In most cases, the country will be United States.
377 –Language of Expression (RDA 6.11)
Only use this field for language expressions (translations or language editions).
380 – Form of Work (RDA 6.3)
Prefer using LCSH terms. LCGFT (Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms; available from Classification Web) may be used if necessary.
380 Treaties ǂ2 lcsh
380 Statutes and codes ǂ2 lcgft
380 Series (Publications) ǂa Monographic series ǂ2 lcsh
410/430 – Variant Access Points
GPO Practice: Treaties: for multilateral treaties, make up to ten variant access points under jurisdictions.
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