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PFAN - Core RDA Elements for PFAN
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Combination of RDA “Core” and RDA “Core if” elements plus additional elements
Adapted from LC RDA Core Elements
Explanation of symbols in this table:
| "Element" Column: | A plus sign (+) identifies additional elements beyond the RDA "core" and RDA "core if" elements, selected by PFAN to be core elements, as specified, in records. | |
| FRBR Column: | FRBR/FRAD Entities: | |
| C = Corporate Body (collectivité)
E = Expression F = Family (famille) |
W = Work (œuvre)
PL = Place (lieu) P = Person (personne) | |
| Element | RDA No | FRBR | Decision with qualification, if appropriate | MARC coding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECORDING ATTRIBUTES OF WORKS AND EXPRESSIONS | ||||
| Status of identification + | 5.7 | Yes | 008/33 | |
| Source consulted + | 5.8 | Yes | 670, 675 | |
| Cataloguer's note + | 5.9 | Yes for certain situation explained in the Name Authority Manual, 667 and in other guidelines | 667 | |
| IDENTIFYING WORKS AND EXPRESSIONS | ||||
| Preferred title for the work
• Musical work • Legal work • Religious work • Official communications |
6.2.2
6.14.2 6.19.2 6.23.2 6.26.2 |
W | Yes | 1XX |
| Form of work | 6.3 | W | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate | 1XX, 380 |
| Date of work
• Legal work |
6.4
6.20 |
W | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate; see Date of a treaty below | 1XX, 046 |
| Place of origin of work | 6.5 | W | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate | 1XX, 370 |
| Other distinguishing characteristic of work
• Legal work |
6.6
6.21 |
W | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate | 1XX, 381 |
| Medium of performance | 6.15 | W | Yes, in the authorized access point;
(1) if the title is not distinctive, give if applicable; (2) if the title is distinctive, give if needed to differentiate |
1XX, 382 |
| Numeric designation of musical work | 6.16 | W | Yes, in the authorized access point;
(1) if the title is not distinctive, give if applicable; (2) if the title is distinctive, give if needed to differentiate |
1XX, 383 |
| Key | 6.17 | W | Yes, in the authorized access point;
(1) if the title is not distinctive, give if applicable; (2) if the title is distinctive, give if needed to differentiate |
1XX, 384 |
| Date of a treaty | 6.20.3 | W | Yes, in the authorized access point | 1XX, 046 |
| Identifier for the work | 6.8 | W | Yes | 016 |
| Content type | 6.9 | E | Yes | 1XX, 336 |
| Date of expression
• Religious work |
6.10
6.24 |
E | Yes, where necessary, in the authorized access point for expressions of musical and religious works | 1XX, 046 |
| Language of expression | 6.11 | E | Yes, in the authorized access point for a translation or an edition in another language | 1XX, 377,
670 |
| Other distinguishing characteristic of expression
• Musical work • Religious work |
6.12
6.18 6.25 |
E | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate | 1XX, 381 |
| Identifier for the expression | 6.13 | E | Yes | 016 |
| RECORDING ATTRIBUTES OF PERSONS, FAMILIES, AND CORPORATE BODIES | ||||
| Status of identification + | 8.10 | Yes | 008/33 | |
| Undifferentiated Name Indicator + | 8.11 | Yes; see the Name Authority Manual, 008/32 for PFAN policies on undifferentiated name authority records | 008/32 | |
| Source consulted + | 8.12 | Yes | 670, 675 | |
| Cataloguer's note + | 8.13 | Yes for certain situations explained in the Name Authority Manual, 667 and other guidelines | 667 | |
| IDENTIFYING PERSONS | ||||
| Preferred name for the person | 9.2.2 | P | Yes | 100 |
| Date of birth | 9.3.2 | P | Yes, in the authorized access point if available at time of creating the authorized access point
Yes, at the element level (field 046) if available but not included in the authorized access point |
100,
046 |
| Date of death | 9.3.3 | P | Yes, in the authorized access point if available at time of creating the authorized access point
Yes, at the element level (field 046) if available but not included in the authorized access point |
100, 046 |
| Period of activity of the person | 9.3.4 | P | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate | 100, 046 |
| Title of the person | 9.4 | P | Yes, in the authorized access point in the following cases:
(1) for titles indicating royalty, nobility, an ecclesiatical rank or office, or a term of address for a person of religious vocation; (2) if needed to differentiate for terms of rank, honor or office |
100, 368 |
| Fuller form of name | 9.5 | P | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate | 100, 378 |
| Other designation associated with the person | 9.6 | P | Yes, in the authorized access point in the following cases:
(1) for saints and spirits; (2) if needed to differentiate Yes, at the element levle (field 368) if not included in the authorized access point, for a person named in sacred scriptures or apocryphal books, a fictitious or legendary person, or a real non-human entity |
100, 368 |
| Profession or occupation | 9.16 | P | Yes, in the authorized access point in the following cases:
(1) for a person whose name consists of a phrase or appellation not conveying the idea of a person; (2) if needed to differentiate |
100, 374 |
| Identifier for the person | 9.18 | P | Yes | 016 |
| IDENTIFYING FAMILIES | ||||
| Preferred name for the family | 10.2.2 | F | Yes | 100 |
| Type of family | 10.3 | F | Yes, in the authorized access point | 100, 376 |
| Date associated with the family | 10.4 | F | Yes, in the authorized access point | 100, 046, 376 |
| Place associated with the family | 10.5 | F | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate | 100, 370 |
| Prominent member of the family | 10.6 | F | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate | 100, 376 |
| Identifier for the family | 10.10 | F | Yes | 016 |
| IDENTIFYING CORPORATE BODIES | ||||
| Preferred name for the corporate body | 11.2.2 | C | Yes | 11X, 151 |
| Location of conference, etc. | 11.3.2 | C | Yes, in the authorized access point for individual conferences, etc. or isolated occurrences in a series of conferences, etc. | 11X, 370 |
| Other place associated with a corporate body | 11.3.3 | C | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate | 11X, 370 |
| Date of conference, etc. | 11.4.2 | C | Yes, in the authorized access point for individual conferences, etc. or isolated occurrences in a series of conferences, etc. | 11X, 046 |
| Date of establishment | 11.4.3 | C | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate | 11X, 046 |
| Date of termination | 11.4.4 | C | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate | 11X, 046 |
| Period of activity of the corporate body | 11.4.5 | C | Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate | 11X, 046 |
| Associated institution | 11.5 | C | Yes, in the authorized access point in the following cases:
(1) for conferences, etc., if the institution's name provides better identification than the local place name or if the local place name is unknown or cannot be readily determined; (2) for other corporate bodies, if needed to differentiate when the institution's name provides better identification than the local place name or if the local place name is unknown or cannot be readily determined |
11X, 373 |
| Number of a conference, etc. | 11.6 | C | For individual conferences, etc. or isolated occurrences in a series of conferences, etc. | 11X |
| Other designation associated with corporate body | 11.7 | C | Yes, in the authorized access point in the following cases:
(1) for a name that does not convey the idea of a corporate body; (2) if needed to differentiate |
11X, 368 |
| Identifier for the corporate body | 11.12 | C | Yes | 016 |
| IDENTIFYING PLACES | ||||
| Preferred name for the place + | 16.2.2 | PL | Yes, in the context of RDA 11.2 (for ex., the name of a government) | 151 |
| PERSONS, FAMILIES, AND CORPORATE BODIES ASSOCIATED WITH A WORK | ||||
| Creator | 19.2 | W | Yes, in the authorized access point (if more than one, only the creator having principal responsibility named first in resources embodying the work or in reference sources is required; if principal responsibility is not indicated, only the first-named creator is required) | 1XX, 5XX |
| Other agent associated with work | 19.3 | W | Yes, in the authorized access point (if the authorized access point representing that agent is used to construct the authorized access point representing the work) | 1XX, 5XX |
| RECORDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WORKS, EXPRESSIONS, MANIFESTIONS, AND ITEMS | ||||
| Source consulted + | 24.7 | Yes | 670, 675 | |
| RECORDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PERSONS, FAMILIES, AND CORPORATE BODIES | ||||
| Source consulted + | 29.6 | Yes | 670, 675 | |
| RELATED PERSONS | ||||
| Related person + | 30.1 | P, F, C | For different identities | 500 |
| Explanation of relationship + | 30.2 | For individuals having three or more identities | 663 | |
| RELATED CORPORATE BODIES | ||||
| Related corporate bodies + | 32.1 | P, F, C | Yes, for sequential relationships of non-conference corporate bodies, including places established in Canadiana, only the immediately preceding and succeeding entities (relate conferences only on the records for authorized corporate access points) | 510, 511, 551 |
Last Update: 2022-12-14
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