Module 7

Attributes of Works and Expressions

RDA Section 2

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Learning Outcomes

• Increase understanding of FRBR entities Work and Expression

• Learn how to identify attributes of Works and Expressions

• Learn how to construct Authorised Access Points for Works and Expressions

• Learn how to describe the content of Works and Expressions

Works

Work(Novel)

Work(Joe Wright Film)

Relationship

Attributes of Works

Author: Jane AustenTitle: Pride and prejudiceForm: NovelIdentifier: http://lccn.loc.gov/n2002041181

Attributes of Works in

MARC records

Authority record• Work attributes present

Bibliographic record• Work attributes present• Repeated in each bib!

Attributes of Works

Title: Pride & prejudiceDirector: Joe WrightActor: Keira KnightleyForm: FilmDate: 2005Identifier: http://lccn.loc.gov/no2006023754etc.

Attributes of Works in MARC records

Authority record• Not many work attributes

Bibliographic record• Many work attributes• Repeated in each bib!

Original WorkSame Expression

Relationship

Relationship

Same WorkNew Expressions

Illustrated edition

Translation

Original languageOriginal version

NovelJane Austen

Original language (English)

Motion Picture2005

Joe WrightKeira Knightley

Illustrated edition

German translation

Original language

Holograph manuscriptWritten 1796-1812

BookT. Egerton 1813

BookT. Egerton 1813

Original language 2nd ed (corrected)

BookDeutscher Taschenbuch 1997

BookReader’s Digest 1986

DVDUniversal Pictures 2005

Work Expression Manifestation

What we’re aiming for?• Record information once• Make links between WEMI• Provide logical choices for users

RDA Structure

RDA

AttributesSections 1-4

RelationshipsSections 5-10

Section 1Manifestations &

Items

Section 2Works & Expressions

Section 3Persons, Families & Corporate Bodies

Section 4Concepts, Objects,

Events & Places

Overview of Section 2

• Chapter 5 – General guidelines on recording attributes of Works and Expressions

• Chapter 6 – Identifying Works and Expressions

• Chapter 7 – Describing content of Works and Expressions

Chapter 5General guidelines

• 5.1 Terminology• 5.2 Functional objectives• 5.3 Core elements• 5.4 Language and script• 5.5-5.6 Access points• 5.7 Status of identification• 5.8 Source Consulted• 5.9 Cataloguer’s note

5.1 Terminology

Key terms:

• 5.1.2 Work and expression• 5.1.3 Title (of work)• 5.1.4 Access point

– Name, term etc. used to represent work or expression• Authorised access point• Variant access point

5.3 Core elements

• Core elements for identifying works and expressions

• Two categories:– Core– Core if needed to distinguish

5.4 Language and script

• Title of work– as on source of information

• Other identifying attributes of works and expressions– As per each instruction

5.5-5.6Access points

• 5.5 Authorized Access Points Representing Works and Expressions

• 5.6 Variant Access Points Representing Works and Expressions

5.7–5.9

• 5.7 Status of identification– Level of authentication undertaken to verify

access point

• 5.8 Source consulted– Source of preferred title

• 5.9 Cataloguer’s note– Other information about access point

Recorded in MARC Authority record

Section 2, Chapter 6 Identifying works and expressions

Identifying Works and Expressions

Work Record

Expression Record

Identifying Works and Expressions

Identifying Works and Expressions

Music

Religious works

Legal works

Official communications

RecordingAttributes ofWorks and Expressions

RDA 6.1-6.26

ConstructingAccess Points for

Works andExpressions

RDA 6.27-6.31

How & why Chapter 6 is divided

How & whyChapter 6 is divided

Date not in access point

How & why Chapter 6 is divided

6.2 – 6.8 Identifying Works6.9 – 6.13 Identifying Expressions6.14 – 6.26 Identifying particular types of works

6.27 – 6.32

RecordingAttributes

ConstructingAccess Points

Quick Quiz

• What FRBR entities does chapter 6 deal with?

• What types of materials have special instructions?

• What two types of instructions has chapter 6 been divided into?

• What is the reason for dividing these two types of instructions?

6.2 Title of the work

Title of the Work

Core element6.2.2Preferred title

6.2.3

Variant title6.2.1

Recording titles

6.2.2 Preferred title of the work

German translation of Pride and prejudice,title on manifestation is Stolz und Vorurteil

Preferred title = title in original language

Pride and prejudice

6.3–6.8 Distinguishing titles of works

Title of the Work

Core elements

6.3Form

6.4Date

6.5

Place of origin

6.7History of the Work

6.8Identifier for the Work

6.3-6.8 Distinguishing titles of works

6.2.2.4 Title of workPride & prejudice

6.3 Form of workMotion picture

6.4 Date of work2005

Pride & prejudice (Motion picture : 2005)

6.9 Content Type

FRBR entity = Expression

Categorisation reflecting the fundamental form of communication in which the content is expressed and the human sense through which it is intended to be perceived...

336 ## $a text $2 rdacontent

Content Type

6.10–6.13 Distinguishing expressions

6.10

Date of an expression 6.11 Language of expression

6.13Identifier for an expression

6.12

Other distinguishing

characteristics

Identifying Expressions

Module 7Exercise 1

6.27 Constructing Access Points for Works and

Expressions

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.

6.27.1.2 Works by one creator

• Start with the preferred title of the work

• Add it to the authorised access point for the creator, if applicable

Pride and prejudice

6.27.1.2 Works by one creator - compilation

100 1# $a Marsh, Ngaio, $d 1895-1982.240 10 $a Novels. $k Selections245 10 $a Death in a white tie ; $b Overture to death ; Death at the bar ; and, The figure quoted / $c Ngaio Marsh.700 12 $a Marsh, Ngaio, $d 1895-1982. $t Death in a white tie.700 12 $a Marsh, Ngaio, $d 1895-1982. $t Overture to death.700 12 $a Marsh, Ngaio, $d 1895-1982. $t Death at the bar.700 12 $a Marsh, Ngaio, $d 1895-1982. $t Figure quoted.

Compilation of works by one creator

NLNZ will apply the alternative at 6.2.2.10.3 to record a conventional collective title in addition to giving the preferred title for each work

6.27.1.3 Collaborative Works

Creator used in authorised access point is either:

• creator with principal responsibility, or

• the first named, or

• corporate body, when collaboration between corporate body and person, and body is creator (see 19.2.1.1.1)

100 1# $a James, Trevor, $d 1951-245 13 $a An illustrated guide to weed seeds of New Zealand / $c Trevor James, Ian Popay, Paul Champion, Nik Grbavac, Birgit Rhode.

6.27.1.4 Compilation of works by more than one creator, with

collective title

Preferred title of the work is either:

• the title by which the compilation has become known (uncommon), or

• the title proper of the manifestation

245 00 $a Home & away : $b award-winning travel stories by New Zealand writers / $c selected and edited by Graeme Lay.

6.27.1.4 Compilation of works by more than one

creator, no collective title

245 00 $a Community band concerts / $c Sharon Polk. Fall harvest festivals / Terri Swanson.700 12 $a Polk, Sharon. $t Community band concerts.700 12 $a Swanson, Terri. $t Fall harvest festivals.

• Use title proper of the 1st work as preferred title of the work (do not devise a title)

• No creator for the compilation, so no 100 field

6.27.1.9 Additions

Pride & prejudice (Motion picture : 2005)

Voice (Television program)

Country calendar (Television programme)

Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895. Dame aux camelias (Play)

Bulletin (Royal Society of New Zealand)

Additions to Access Points Representing Works

•Form of Work (see 6.3)•Date of Work (see 6.4)•Place of origin of work (see 6.5)•Other distinguishing characteristic of work (see 6.6)

6.27.2Part(s) of a work

Homer. Iliad. Book 1-6

Authorised Access Point Representing an Expression

6.27.3 Expressions

Add to AAP for Work as applicable:

• Date of the expression (6.10)

• Language of the expression (6.11)

• Another distinguishing characteristic of the expression (6.12)

100 1# $a Austen, Jane, $d 1775-1817. 240 10 $a Pride and prejudice. $l German245 10 $a Stolz und Vorurteil : $b Roman …336 ## $a text $2 rdacontent

6.27.3 Expressions

6.27.4Variant Access Points

6.27.4 Variant Access Point Representing a Work or Expression

100 1_ $a Ihimaera, Witi, $d 1944- $t Whale rider. $l Spanish400 1_ $a Ihimaera, Witi, $d 1944- $t Leyenda de las ballenas

In MARC this is coded in an Authority record:

6.28-6.31

6.28 Constructing Access Points to Represent Musical Works and Expressions

6.29 Constructing Access Points to Represent Legal Works and Expressions

6.30 Constructing Access Points to Represent Religious Works and Expressions

6.31 Constructing Access Points to Represent Official Communications

Module 7Exercise 2

Chapter 7Describing content

Section 2, Chapter 7

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Chapter 7Overview

• AACR2 Notes

• RDA Content

Content elements

7.1.1 Sources of information

• Usually taken from the resource

• Further guidance under specific elements

7.2 Nature of the Content

The specific character of the primary content of a resource

500 ## $a Picture story book for children.

7.3 Coverage of the Content

The chronological or geographic coverage of the content of a resource

500 ## $a Based on 1981 statistics.

7.9 Dissertation or Thesis information

7.9.1 Basic instructions on recording Dissertation or Thesis Information

7.9.2 Academic Degree

7.9.3 Granting Institution or Facility

7.9.4 Year Degree Granted

502 ## $a Ph.D. $c Victoria University of Wellington $d 2010.

7.10 Summarisation of content

Abstracts

SummariesSynopses

Abstract, summary, synopsis, etc., of the content of a resource

NOT Contents notes!

520 ## $a Kate and Ben follow their rabbit into a haunted house and discover the source of the house's ghostly sound.

7.11 Place and date of capture

Place and date associated with the capture (i.e., recording, filming, etc.) of the content ofa resource

033 10 $a 19750409 $a 19750410

518 ## $a Recorded Apr. 9-10, 1975.

7.12 Language

Details of language used to express the content of a work or expression

Not the language information in the access point for the expression – this is covered in Chapter 6

041 1# $a fre $j eng546 ## $a In French with optional subtitles in English.

7.13 Form of notation

Characters and/or symbols used to express the content of the resource

Cyrillic Љ

tonic sol-fa

Moon code

Chess code

Kinetography Laban

Braille code

546 ## $a In Uzbek; $b Cyrillic.

7.14 Accessibility content

Assists those with a sensory impairment in the greater understanding of content whichtheir impairment prevents the fully seeing orhearing

labelsaudio description captioning

image description sign language

546 ## $a Open signed in American Sign language.

500 ## $a Includes subtitles.

7.15 Illustrative content

Content designed to illustrate the primary content of a resource

illustrations

facsimiles

graphs

photographsmusic

portraits

300 ## $a … : $b illustrations ; $c …500 ## $a Illustrations are engravings and lithographs.

7.16 Supplementary content

Content (e.g., an index, a bibliography, anappendix) designed to supplement the primarycontent of a resource

Index

BibliographyDiscography

Filmography

504 ## $a Includes bibliographical references and index.

500 ## $a Includes index.

7.28 Award

Formal recognition of excellence, etc., for thecontent of a resource given by an award- orprize-granting body

586 ## $a New Zealand Post Book Awards, 2012.

586 ## $a Aotearoa Film and Television Awards, 2011.

Section 2Summary

• FRBR entities Work and Expression• How to identify attributes of Works and

Expressions• How to construct authorised access points for

Works and Expressions• How to describe the content of Works and

Expressions