Resource Description & Access (RDA)

Following  RDA Blog  posts are revised: Use of 500 and 510 Field to Show Relationships in a Corporate Body Name  [Revised on 2015-04-13] Editor of Compilation vs Compiler  [Revised on 2015-03-31] Conventional Collective title / Uniform title : Questions and Answers  [Revised on 2015-04-03] See also: RDA Blog Testimonials & Reviews  

RDA RELATIONSHIP DESIGNATORS RDA Relationship Designators : Editor of Compilation vs Compiler  The editor of a compilation, as defined in I.3.1, is not a creator of a work and thus has to be treated as a 700, not a 100. On the other hand, a compiler (for example of a dictionary, a directory, a bibliography, etc.) can be considered a creator (see I.2.1) and thus can be treated as a 100. Expert remarks by  Aaron Kuperman ,  Law Librarian, Library of Congress :  A good rule of thumb is that a compilation needs to consist of works that can (and should) be listed in the contents note. According to RDA Toolkit:  I.2.1 Relationship Designators for Creators:  Compiler :  A person, family, or corporate body responsible for creating a new work (e.g., a bibliography, a directory) by selecting, arranging, aggregating, and editing data, information, etc. For a compiler as a contributor, see editor at I.3.1. According to RDA Toolkit: I...

Myth: “Creators and contributors perform the same function, and the instructions regarding them are interchangeable and found in the same chapter of RDA” Reality: Absolutely not true!  Creators are involved at the work level, and are covered in Chapter 19; contributors are involved at the expression level, and are covered in Chapter 20.  Further, if you use a relationship designator, be sure to use one appropriate to the “WEMI” level. [Source : Library of Congress] RDA RELATIONSHIP DESIGNATORS