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Undifferentiated Personal Names in Resource Description and Access (RDA) Cataloging Rules: guidelines, best practices, and examples Contents: What is a Name Authority Record for Person What is an undifferentiated Name Authority Record What is the latest best practice on undifferentiated Name Authority Record Maintenance of existing undifferentiated records Examples of maintenance of undifferentiated Name Authority Records RDA attributes to create a unique authorized access point for the person being established Questions and Answers Author:  Salman Haider   [Revised 2016-02-16 | Written 2014-02-02] What is a Name Authority Record for Person: According to Glossary of Library & Information Science  of Librarianship Studies and Information Technology blog   Name Authority Record is a record which gives the authoritative form (the form selected for a heading) of a personal name in the library catalog or the file of bibliographic rec...

RDA Bibliography Articles, Books, Presentations, Thesis, and Videos on Resource Description and Access (RDA) & Cataloging Articles Resource Description and Access (RDA) Database Enrichment: The Path to a Hybridized Catalog . Roman S. Panchyshyn , Amey L. Park. 2015. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. Volume 53, Issue. 2, pages 214-233.  FRBR, Twenty Years On . Karen Coyle. 2015. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. Volume 53, Issue. 3-4, pages 265-285.  Breaking Records: The History of Bibliographic Records and Their Influence in Conceptualizing Bibliographic Data . Rachel Ivy Clarke. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. Volume 53, Issue. 3-4, pages 286-302.  A Comparison of Recorded Authority Data Elements and the RDA Framework in Chinese Character Cultures . Maiko Kimura. 2014. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly.  A Turning Point for Catalogs: Ranganathan's Possible Point of Vi...

A revised version of this article is available at:  https://www.librarianshipstudies.com/2020/07/pseudonyms-rda-cataloging-rules-marc-21-examples-name-authority-records.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OLD VERSION Definition Pseudonym A name used by a person (either alone or in collaboration with others) that is not the person’s real name. ( RDA Toolkit Glossary) Pseudonym A name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity. ( AACR2 Glossary)  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Library of Congress / Program for Cooperative Cataloging practice for creating Name Authority Records (NARs) for persons who use Pseudonyms: Q1. How many Name Authority Records ( NARs ) are needed for contemporary persons who use pseudonyms?  Answer: If the person never uses his real name in his works but only use his pseudonym as his name, then establish the Name Authority Record under t...

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CASE: Selected plays of a Panjabi language author translated into Hindi language. Bibliographic Record The Hindi title when translated into English would read: "Representative plays" Authority Record LC control no.: n 2012217312 LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/n2012217312 HEADING: Gurasharana Siṅgha, 1929-2011. Plays. Selections. Hindi 000 00528cz a2200133n 450 001 9272751 005 20130618010111.0 008 130524n| azannaabn |a aaa 010 __  |a  n 2012217312 040 __  |a  DLC  |b  eng  |c  DLC  |e  rda 100 0_  |a  Gurasharana Siṅgha,  |d  1929-2011.  |t  Plays.  |k  Selections.  |l  Hindi 400 0_  |a  Gurasharana Siṅgha,  |d  1929-2011.  |t  Pratinidhi nāṭaka 400 0_  |a  Gurasharana Siṅgha,  |d  1929-2011.  |t  Pratinidhi natak 670 __  |a  Pratinidhi nāṭaka, 2012:  |b  title page (Pra...

Subject Headings Manual — Name vs. Subject Authority File — H 405 Establishing Certain Entities in the Name or Subject Authority (Revised) 1. General rule. Whenever a new heading is needed for a named entity, consult the two lists on pp. 5-13 to determine whether the heading is categorized as a Group 1 or Group 2 heading. Follow the procedures appropriate to the group. If neither the precise category, nor a broader category that encompasses the precise category, nor a very closely analogous category is found in either of the two groups, bring the matter to the attention of the Policy and Standards Division (PSD) for an interpretation and possible addition of the category to one of the lists.  GROUP ONE - NAME AUTHORITY GROUP HEADINGS: Named entities always established according to descriptive cataloging conventions with authority records that always reside in the name authority file. GROUP TWO - SUBJECT AUTHORITY GROUP HEADINGS: Named entities always established...