Creating Access Points for Persons Cataloging with RDA Part 2 Chapter 9 Identifying Persons Chapter 8 General Guidelines on Recording Attributes of Persons, Families, and Corporate Bodies

Title pageTitle page verso VISCOUNT MERSEY (Clive Bigham Mersey)

General Guidelines on Recording Names Containing a Title of Nobility Record a name containing a title of nobility by applying the general guidelines on recording names at 8.5. Record the proper name as the first element of the name if the person: a) uses his or her title rather than surname in resources with which he or she is associated or b) is listed under his or her title in reference sources. Follow the proper name in the title by the personal name in direct order. Exclude unused given names. Follow the personal name with the term of rank in the language in which it was conferred (see appendix G). Precede the personal name and the part of the title denoting rank by commas Mersey, Charles Clive Bigham, ‡c Viscount, ‡d , ‡e author The viceroys and governors-general of India, / ‡c by Viscount Mersey (Clive Bigham Mersey). 264□1Freeport, N.Y. : ‡b Books for Libraries Press, ‡c xi, 179 pages, 34 unnumbered leaves of plates : ‡b illustrations; ‡c 23 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 4901Bibliography index reprint series 500Originally published: London : J. Murray, Includes index Bibliography index reprint series [Field Main Entry—Personal Name] [Subfield c -- Titles and other words associated with a name.] 1001Mersey, Charles Clive Bigham, ‡c Viscount, ‡d Mersey, Clive Bigham, ‡c 2d Viscount, ‡d [OLD CATALOG HEADING] 4001Bigham, Clive, ‡d Bigham, Charles Clive, ‡c Viscount Mersey, ‡d RDA

Title pageTitle page verso 44 Sidney and Beatrice Webb

1001Webb, Sidney, ‡d , ‡e author The decay of capitalist civilization / ‡c by Sidney and Beatrice Webb. 264□1New York : ‡b Harcourt, Brace and Company, ‡c c xvii, 242 pages ; ‡c 20 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 504Includes bibliographical references and index. 7001□Webb, Beatrice, ‡d , ‡e author. Disclaimed and Newly Acquired Titles – If … a person disclaims a title of nobility then … : choose the preferred name by applying the instructions at [See example “Grigg, John” (Previously Baron Altrincham; peerage disclaimed)] 10010Webb, Sidney, ‡d Passfield, Sidney James Webb, ‡c Baron, ‡d Webb, Beatrice, ‡d Webb, Beatrice Potter, ‡d Passfield, Beatrice Potter Webb, ‡c Baroness, ‡d Webb, Sidney, ‡c Mrs., ‡d Potter, Beatrice, ‡d Potter, Martha Beatrice, ‡d [He renounced the title Baron Passfield; she renounced the title Baroness Passfield.] RDA

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General Guidelines on Recording Names Containing Neither a Surname nor a Title of Nobility Record as the first element the part of the name under which the person is listed in reference sources. … If a person is commonly associated with a place of origin or domicile … include these words or phrases as an integral part of the name. Precede such words or phrases by a comma. 1000Leonardo, ‡c da Vinci, ‡d , ‡e author The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci / ‡c arranged, rendered into English and introduced by Edward MacCurdy. 264□1New York : ‡b George Braziller, ‡c pages, 8 unumbered leaves of plates : ‡b illustrations ; ‡c 22 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500Originally published: Reynal & Hitchcock, Includes bibliographical references (pages ) and indexes. 7001□McCurdy, Edward, ‡d ‡e editor, ‡e translator. [Field Main Entry—Personal Name] [1st Indicator 0 -- Forename] 1000Leonardo, ‡c da Vinci, ‡d Vinci, Leonardo da, ‡d Leonardo da Vinci, ‡d [OLD CATALOG HEADING] 4001Da Vinci, Leonardo, ‡d RDA (PCC guidelines for rel.desig.)

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General Guidelines on Recording Names Consisting of Initials, or Separate Letters, or Numerals Record a name consisting of initials, or separate letters, or numerals, or consisting primarily of initials by applying the general guidelines at 8.5. Record the initials, letters, or numerals in direct order. 1000M The sensuous man : ‡b the first how-to book for the man who wants to be a great lover / ‡c by M. 264□1New York, N.Y. : ‡b Lyle Stuart, Inc., ‡c [1971] pages ; ‡c 21 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 1000M. RDA

Title pageTitle page verso by the author of The Cloud of Unknowing

(pbk.) Author of The cloud of unknowing The pursuit of wisdom and other works / ‡c by the author of The cloud of unknowing ; translated, edited, and annotated by James A. Walsh ; preface by George A. Maloney. 264□1New York : ‡b Paulist Press, ‡c [1988]. 300 ix, 325 pages ; ‡c 23 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 4900Classics of western spirituality 500Writings of a 14th century mystic. 504Includes bibliographical references (p ) and index Walsh, James, ‡d Classics of western spirituality Phrase Naming Another Work by the Person - If a person is commonly identified by a phrase naming another work by the person in resources associated with the person and in reference sources, consider this phrase to be the preferred name for the person. Record the phrase by applying the general guidelines on recording names at 8.5. Record the phrase in direct order. Alternative - Omit an initial article … when recording a phrase naming another work by the person. [LCC follows this alternative] 1000Author of The cloud of unknowing 4000Cloud of unknowing, Author of The RDA

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Basic Instructions on Recording Other Designations Associated with Persons Spirits - For a spirit, record Spirit. (9.6 says this is Core element for spirit) Title or Other Designation Associated with the Person – Add to the name one or more of the following elements as instructed at … e) the term Spirit Construct the authorized access point for the spirit of a person by combining (in this order): a) the authorized access point for the person b) the term Spirit [See example: “Garland, Judy (Spirit)”] E Access Points Representing Persons - Enclose the term Spirit in parentheses (pbk.) 1001James, William, ‡d ‡c (Spirit) 24514The afterdeath journal of an American philosopher : ‡b the world view of William James / ‡c Jane Roberts. 264 □1Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : ‡b Prentice-Hall, Inc., ‡c [1978] pages ; ‡c 24 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 500Includes index. 7001□Roberts, Jane, ‡d James, William, ‡d ‡c (Spirit) This authority record is based on the LC name authority record for him as a person. RDA , e, , E.1.2.2

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Persons Known by a Surname Only If the name by which a person is known consists of a surname only and the surname is associated with a word or phrase, either in resources that are associated with the person or in reference sources then treat the word or phrase associated with the name as an integral part of the name. Record the surname, followed by a comma and the word or phrase. [See example: “Seuss, Dr.”] (lib. bdg.) Seuss, ‡c Dr., ‡e author There's a wocket in my pocket! / ‡c by Dr. Seuss. 264 □1New York : ‡b Beginner Books, ‡c [1974] unnumbered pages : ‡b color illustrations ; ‡c 24 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 4901A bright & early book 520A household of unusual creatures help beginning readers recognize common household words A bright & early book [His real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel. The use of the "500" reference assumes the catalog has entries under Theodor Seuss Geisel.] 1001Seuss, ‡c Dr. 4001Seuss, ‡c Doctor 4000Dr. Seuss 4000Doctor Seuss 5001Geisel, Theodor Seuss, ‡d RDA

Title pageTitle page verso MRS HUMPHRY WARD

Married Person Identified Only by a Partner’s Name If a married person is identified only by a partner’s name, treat a term of address as an integral part of the name. Record the term of address following the part of the partner’s name that is recorded as the last element in that name. [See example “Davis, Maxwell, Mrs.”] (pbk.) 1001Ward, Humphry, ‡c Mrs., ‡d , ‡e author Robert Elsmere / ‡c Mrs. Humphry Ward ; edited with an introduction by Rosemary Ashton. 264□1Oxford ; ‡a New York : ‡b Oxford University Press, ‡c xxiv, 585 pages ; ‡c 19 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 4901The world’s classics 504Includes bibliographical references (page [xix]) □Ashton, Rosemary, ‡d The world’s classics 1001Ward, Humphry, ‡c Mrs., ‡d Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold, ‡d Arnold, Mary Augusta, ‡d RDA

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Person with the Highest Royal Status within a State, Etc. For the person with the highest royal status within a state or people, record the person’s title and the name of the state or people. Record both in a language preferred by the agency creating the data if there are satisfactory equivalents in that language. [ gives additional examples] E Precede a title of royalty … by a comma and a space George ‡b III, ‡c King of Great Britain, ‡d , ‡e author The correspondence of King George the Third with Lord North, 1768 to 1783 / ‡c edited with an introduction and notes by W. Bodham Donne George the Third's Letters to Lord North 264□1New York : ‡b Da Capo Press, ‡c volumes (lcii, 307, 452) ; ‡c 24 cm. 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 4901The era of the American Revolution 500"A Da Capo Press reprint edition"—Title page verso. 500Reprint. Originally published: London : J. Murray, Includes bibliographical references. 7001□North, Frederick, ‡c Lord, ‡d , ‡e addressee. 7001□Donne, William Bodham, ‡d , ‡e editor The era of the American Revolution 1000George ‡b III, ‡c King of Great Britain, ‡d Great Britain. ‡b Sovereigns, etc., (George III) 5101Great Britain. ‡b Sovereign ( : George III) [The use of the “510” reference assumes the library already has an entry under that name in the catalog.] RDA , , E.1.2.2

Title pageTitle page verso William P. Mack and William P. Mack, Jr.

X (invalid) 1001Mack, William P., ‡d ‡e author 24510South to Java : ‡b a novel / ‡c by William P. Mack and William P. Mack, Jr. 264□1Baltimore, Md. : ‡b The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, Inc., ‡c [1987] pages ; ‡c 24 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier 7001□Mack, William P., ‡c Jr., ‡d ‡e author. [Field Main Entry—Personal Name] [Subfield d -- Dates associated with a name.] [Field Added Entry—Personal Name] [Subfield d -- Dates associated with a name.] Recording Dates Associated with Persons Record dates associated with persons by applying these instructions, as applicable: date of birth (see 9.3.2), date of death (see 9.3.3), period of activity (see 9.3.4) [Date of birth is core element in RDA] E Precede a date or range of dates by a comma and a space. 1001Mack, William P., ‡d Mack, William P., ‡c Jr., ‡d RDA , 9.3.2, E.1.2.2

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Recording Fuller Forms of Names If a fuller form of a person’s name is known and the preferred name does not include all of that fuller form then record, as appropriate a) the fuller form of all the inverted part of the name (given names, etc.) and/or b) the fuller form of the part of the name recorded as the first element of the name (surname, etc.). E Enclose a fuller form of name in parentheses Lewis, C. S. ‡q (Clive Staples), ‡d , ‡e author That hideous strength : ‡b a modern fairy-tale for grown-ups / ‡c by C.S. Lewis. 264□1New York : ‡b The Macmillan Company, ‡c viii, 459 pages ; ‡c 21 cm 336 text ‡2 rdacontent 337 unmediated ‡2 rdamedia 338 volume ‡2 rdacarrier [Field Main Entry—Personal Name] [Subfield q -- Fuller form of name.] 1001Lewis, C. S. ‡q (Clive Staples), ‡d Lewis, Clive Staples, ‡d Lewis, Jack, ‡d Hamilton, Clive, ‡d Clerk, N. W., ‡d [The last three “400” references would be made only if it is a library’s policy to make references from other names used by a person even if those names are not represented in the catalog.] RDA , E.1.2.2