[yul-naco] 670 "usage"

[Bourassa, Dominique]

Hi Wheat and collective wisdom,

I've also seen usage and usages. If you do a command line for dx:rda AND nt:usages AND cs:dlc, you'll find lots of records touched by LC that include the word usages in 670. One important thing Paul Frank told me is not to worry so much about 670 fields: the important thing is to make sure the information justified in a clear manner. All you need to know is make sure your colleagues looking at your record will understand what you mean. In this case, if one write usage or usages, catalogers will understand.

One thing I was thought at some point is that usage in 670 should not be all the names a person used. It should be the predominant form of name. Some people disagree with this. Personally, if I can really figure out a name is used more than another, I record in 670: predominant usage: ...; other usage:... I think people understand what I mean and it helps justify the form of name I use as the basis of an authorized access point.

Cheers,
Dominique

From: YUL-NACO <yul-naco-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Bychowski, Brenna
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Hi Wheat,

Personally, I've only used "usage." Even though neither the NACO Participants' Manual nor DCM Z1 gives an example that has multiple forms of name, they both call for "usage" (singular), and that's what I've been following.

Best,
Brenna

From: YUL-NACO <yul-naco-bounces at mailman.yale.edu<mailto:yul-naco-bounces at mailman.yale.edu>> On Behalf Of Meier, Tachtorn
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Subject: [yul-naco] 670 "usage"

Dear collective wisdom,

I came across this inconsistent usage of the term "usage" in NAF; see below for snapshots from the authority records. Is it a plural or singular form, or either?

Best,
Wheat





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