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class=field-Popup><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Do not accept the
designation <SPAN class=Italic><EM>auctor</EM></SPAN> on the </FONT><A
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proof of </FONT><A class=Jump
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without further evidence. For works dealing with this problem, see the
following:</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> Eichler,
Ferdinand. "Die Autorschaft der akademischen Disputationen," <SPAN
class=Italic><EM>Sammlung bibliothekswissenschaftlicher Arbeiten</EM></SPAN>,
Heft 10 (1896), pp. 24-37; Heft 11 (1898), pp.
1-40.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN class=field-Popup><SPAN
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Ewald. "Die Disputationen und Promotionen an den deutschen Universitäten,
vornehmlich seit dem 16. Jahrhundert," <SPAN class=Italic><EM>Centralblatt für
Bibliothekswesen</EM></SPAN>, Beiheft XI (1893).</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN
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Georg. "Zur Geschichte der academischen Grade und Disputationen," <SPAN
class=Italic><EM>ibid.,</EM></SPAN> XI. Jahrg. (Mai 1894), pp.
[201]-225.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN class=field-Popup><SPAN
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36px; TEXT-INDENT: -18px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Wheatley, B.R.
"On the Question of Authorship in Academical Dissertations," pp. 105-121 in
Wheatley, H.B. <SPAN class=Italic><EM>How to Catalogue a Library</EM></SPAN>. --
(London : Stock, 1889).</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=653075114-08072005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
haven't previously consulted Eichler, Horn, or Kaufmann, but the chapter in
Wheatley is at least well written (it's rather a good book altogether, for its
time)--though perhaps Bob Maxwell has cast some doubt on the firmness of his
conclusion in favor of the auctor/respondent. Anyway, all of these must be
safely in the public domain by now, and PDFs might be incorporated into the
linking structure of RDA. Otherwise a new article may be in
order, unless the question has been effectively addressed more
recently.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=653075114-08072005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>There
may be something (especially consistency with other reference resources) to the
current rule's appeal to academic tradition. I frankly fail to see how it's too
complicated as it stands--it seems to me as succinct as could be. I wonder if
JSC and Co. are (in this case, at least) courting the danger of
oversimplification--i.e. ignoring reality-based complexity for the sake of
brevity. This may make their job simpler, but it could very well complicate the
process of cataloging. Brevity and simplicity are not necessarily synonymous--to
paraphrase Ranganathan, "Save the time of the cataloger", especially when it's
clear that the exercise of cataloger judgment will not be cost effective at an
hourly rate, absent well-informed guidance.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR><FONT size=3>RICHARD NOBLE : RARE BOOKS
CATALOGER : JOHN HAY LIBRARY : BROWN UNIVERSITY<BR>PROVIDENCE, RI 02912 :
401-863-1187/FAX 863-2093 : RICHARD_NOBLE@BROWN.EDU</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
dcrm-l-admin@lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-admin@lib.byu.edu] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Lenore Rouse<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 08, 2005 10:21 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
John Attig<BR><B>Cc:</B> Rettberg, Dan; 'dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu'; Arvid Nelsen;
Bob Hall; Brian Hillyard; Deborah Leslie; Eileen Heeran; Janice Matthiesen;
Joe Springer; Larry Creider; Lucy Marks; Manon Theroux; Maria Oldal; Windy
Lundy; Mary L. Larsgaard<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DCRM-L] Simplification of
AACR2 ch. 21<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>As Richard noted, “if proper assignment of an authorial
heading matters … the rule needs to stay.” If we are satisfied with simply
providing access the general rule would suffice; main entry under first named
with added entries for the rest would do. Personally, unless there is
compelling reason to diverge from past practice, I would favor retaining the
rule if only for the sake of consistency (not to mention the evidence of
Bob's investigations). Also, if that footnote “do not accept the designation
<U>auctor</U>…without further evidence” could be amplified or explained a bit,
instead of merely referring the user to those 19<SUP>th</SUP> c. articles that
are inaccessible to many users, the rule might be more helpful.<BR></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><BR>Lenore<BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>