MRIs: AACR2 Rule Interpretations

Chapter 21: Access Points

21.0D	Revise to read 21.0D. Designation of function 21.0D1. Optionally, add a designation of function term or code from the lists below to an entry heading for a person, family, or corporate body. If appropriate and desired, use more than one designation. Separate the designations by a comma. abridger actor [adaptor] addressee animator annotator appellant appellee architect [arranger] arranger of music [consider arranger] art director artist author autographer binder book designer [consider designer] [bookseller consider seller] braile embosser broadcaster cartographer caster [cataloguer] chairperson cinematographer choreographer collection registrar [consider cataloguer] collector commentator compiler composer conductor contributor custodian costume designer court governed court reporter creator currator current owner [consider owner] custodian dancer dedicatee dedicator defendant degree comittee member degree granting institution depositor designer director director of photography [consider cinematographer] distributor donor draftsman editor editor of moving image work [consider editor] enacting jurisdiction editor engraver etcher film director [consider director] film distributor [consider distributor] filmmaker former owner [consider owner] honouree host host institution illuminator illustrator inscriber instrumentalist interviewee interviewer inventor issuing body judge jurisdiction governed landscape architect librettist lighting designer lithographer lyricist manufacturer minute taker moderator musical director narrator on-screen participant on-screen presenter [consider presenter] organizer owner panelist performer photographer plaintiff praeses [consider moderator, cf. thesis adviser] presenter printer printmaker producer [of unpublished resource] production company production designer [consider designer] programmer publisher puppeteer radio director [consider director] radio producer [consider producer] [reader see narrator] recording engineer respondent restorationist screenwriter sculptor seller [setting] singer sound designer speakersponsor sponsoring body stage director [consider director] storyteller surveyor teacher television directory [consider director] television producer [consider producer] [thesis adviser] transcriber translator [writer] writer of added commentary [consider writer] writer of added lyrics [consider lyricist] writer of added text [consider writer] writer of afterword [consider writer] writer of preface [consider writer] [RDA contains some longer terms; suggested shorter terms are above in brackets. Qualifications, e.g., "(work)", "(expression)" are not suggested. Single words where possible are better for display purposes.] [Alternatively, codes may be used (MARC21 access point $4, as opposed to te for terms in $e). Because of its bilingual nature, Library and Archives Canada has said they will use codes.] [When displaying role definitions, display first letter as lower case.] abr Abridger act Actor adp Adapter rcp Addressee anl Analyst anm Animator ann Annotator apl Appellant ape Appellee app Applicant arc Architect arr Arranger acp Art copyist adi Art director art Artist ard Artistic director asg Assignee asn Associated name att Attributed name auc Auctioneer aut Author aqt Author in quotations or text abstracts aft Author of afterword, colophon, etc. aud Author of dialog aui Author of introduction, etc. ato Autographer ant Bibliographic antecedent bnd Binder bdd Binding designer blw Blurb writer bkd Book designer bkp Book producer bjd Bookjacket designer bpd Bookplate designer bsl Bookseller brl Braille embosser brd Broadcaster cll Calligrapher ctg Cartographer cas Caster cns Censor chr Choreographer cng Cinematographer cli Client -clb Collaborator cor Collection registrar col Collector clt Collotyper clr Colorist cmm Commentator cwt Commentator for written text com Compiler cpl Complainant cpt Complainant-appellant cpe Complainant-appellee cmp Composer cmt Compositor ccp Conceptor cnd Conductor con Conservator csl Consultant csp Consultant to a project cos Contestant cot Contestant-appellant coe Contestant-appellee cts Contestee ctt Contestee-appellant cte Contestee-appellee ctr Contractor ctb Contributor cpc Copyright claimant cph Copyright holder crr Corrector crp Correspondent cst Costume designer cou Court governed crt Court reporter cov Cover designer cre Creator cur Curator dnc Dancer dtc Data contributor dtm Data manager dte Dedicatee dto Dedicator dfd Defendant dft Defendant-appellant dfe Defendant-appellee dgg Degree granting institution dln Delineator dpc Depicted dpt Depositor dsr Designer drt Director dis Dissertant dbp Distribution place dst Distributor dnr Donor drm Draftsman dub Dubious author edt Editor edc Editor of compilation edm Editor of moving image work elg Electrician elt Electrotyper enj Enacting jurisdiction eng Engineer egr Engraver etr Etcher evp Event place exp Expert fac Facsimilist fld Field director fds Film distributor fmd Film director flm Film editor fmp Film producer fmk Filmmaker fpy First party frg Forger fmo Former owner fnd Funder gis Geographic information specialist grt Graphic technician hnr Honoree hst Host his Host institution ilu Illuminator ill Illustrator ins Inscriber itr Instrumentalist ive Interviewee ivr Interviewer inv Inventor isb Issuing body jud Judge jug Jurisdiction governed lbr Laboratory ldr Laboratory director lsa Landscape architect led Lead len Lender lil Libelant lit Libelant-appellant lie Libelant-appellee lel Libelee let Libelee-appellant lee Libelee-appellee lbt Librettist lse Licensee lso Licensor lgd Lighting designer ltg Lithographer lyr Lyricist mfp Manufacture place mfr Manufacturer mrb Marbler mrk Markup editor mdc Metadata contact mte Metal-engraver mod Moderator mon Monitor mcp Music copyist msd Musical director mus Musician nrt Narrator osp Onscreen presenter opn Opponent orm Organizer of meeting org Originator own Owner pan Panelist ppm Papermaker pta Patent applicant pth Patent holder pat Patron prf Performer pma Permitting agency pht Photographer ptf Plaintiff ptt Plaintiff-appellant pte Plaintiff-appellee plt Platemaker pra Praeses pre Presenter prt Printer pop Printer of plates prm Printmaker prc Process contact pro Producer prn Production company prs Production designer pmn Production manager prd Production personnel prp Production place prg Programmer pdr Project director pfr Proofreader prv Provider pup Publication place pbl Publisher pbd Publishing director ppt Puppeteer rdd Radio director rpc Radio producer rce Recording engineer rcd Recordist red Redaktor ren Renderer rpt Reporter rps Repository rth Research team head rtm Research team member res Researcher rsp Respondent rst Respondent-appellant rse Respondent-appellee rpy Responsible party rsg Restager rsr Restorationist rev Reviewer rbr Rubricator sce Scenarist sad Scientific advisor aus Screenwriter scr Scribe scl Sculptor spy Second party sec Secretary sll Seller std Set designer stg Setting sgn Signer sng Singer sds Sound designer spk Speaker spn Sponsor sgd Stage director stm Stage manager stn Standards body str Stereotyper stl Storyteller sht Supporting host srv Surveyor tch Teacher tcd Technical director tld Television director tlp Television producer ths Thesis advisor trc Transcriber trl Translator tyd Type designer tyg Typographer uvp University place vdg Videographer voc Vocalist wit Witness wde Wood engraver wdc Woodcutter wam Writer of accompanying material wac Writer of added commentary wat Writer of added text wal Writer of added lyrics
21.1B2	Enter a treaty between two or more nations or international bodies, including the Holy See, uder uniform title, using the original language of the treaty. Rarely, a well known short title may be used. Make added entries under each signtory. Example: North American free trade agreement. AACR2 entered under first nation if three or less, title if more. RDA initially entered under first signatory, regardless o number.
21.4D	Add: If the statement of responsibility attributes the work to a fictitious character, treat as a person and use as entry. Do not qualify as (Fictitious character) except to brreak a conflict. If the author's real name is known, make a cross reference.
21.6B2	Revise to read: 21.6B2. If principal responsibility is attributed to two or more named persons, enter under the heading for the first named of these. If principal responsibility (as defined in 21.1B2) is attributed to two or more named bodies, enter under the heading for the first named of these. Make added entries under the headings for at least the next three named. If principal responsibility is attributed to two or more named persons or bodies and collaborators are named, make added entries under at least the first three collaborating persons or bodies. {If a later edition of a work has a differing order of names in the statement of responsibiloty. RDA allows continuing the main entry of the earlier edtion. This is not recommended by the MRIs.]
21.6C	Revise to read: 21.6B2. If responsibility is shared between two or more named persons or bodies, and principal responsibility is not attributed to one or more of them, enter under the heading for the one named first. Make added entries under the headings for at least the next three named.
21.6C2	Delete.
21.23C	Note: RDA places more emphasis on composure than performer, but particularly in the case of popular music recordings with differing composers, and the performer (person or group) may be considered an adaptor, that person or group may main entry, as opposed to title.
21.35A	Revise to read: 21.35A. International treaties, etc. Enter a treaty, or any other formal agreement, between national governments under (in this order of preference): a) the heading for the government on one side if it is the only one on that side and there are two or more governments on the other side b) the first named government. Make added entries under the headings for at least three of the other governments. Supply titles for treaties, etc., as instructed in 1.1B7. Convention monétaire belgo-luxembourgeoise-néerlandaise ( a treaty between the governments of the Netherlands, on the one side, and of Belgium and Luxembourg on the other side) Main entry under the heading for the Netherlands Added entries under the headings for Belgium and Luxembourg Special economic assistance : agreement between the United States and Burma, effected by exchange of notes Main entry under the heading for the United States Added entry under the heading for Burma Traite de paix entre le Japon et la Russie Main entry under the heading for Japan Added entry under the heading for Russia The definitive treaty of peace and friendship between his Britannick Majesty, the most Christian King, and the King of Spain : concluded at Paris, the 10th day of February 1763 : to which the King of Portugal acceded on the same day (The signatory governments are Great Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal) Main entry under the heading for Great Britain Added entries under the headings for France, Spain, and Portugal 25.35A1 . If the treaty is created by an international conference, also make an added entry under the heading for the conference. Universal Copyright Convention : with protocols 1, 2, and 3 : Geneva, September 6, 1952 ( Drawn up by the Intergovernmental Conference on Copyright) Main entry under the heading for the first listed government Added entries under the headings for at least three of the other signatory governments Added entry under the heading for the conference
21.35A	Revise last example to read: Agreement creating an association between the member states of the European Free Trade Association and the Republic of Finland Main entry under the first listed of the seven member governments of EFTA Added entries under the headings for at least three of the other member governments and for Finland
21.35C	Revise to read: 21.35C. Agreements contracted by the Catholic Church 21.35C1. Enter a concordat or other formal agreement between the Catholic Church and one or more national governments or other political jurisdictions, under the party named first. Make an added entry under the headings for the other party/parties. Supply titles for concordats, etc., as instructed in 1.1B7. Concordat between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Sweden Main entry under the heading for the Catholic Church Added entry under the heading for Sweden Agreement between the governments of Spain and Portugal and the Holy See Main entry under the heading for Spain Added entries under the headings for Portugal and the Catholic Church