[Yulcat-l] Proposal to allow the addition of dates to established personal name headings

[Manon Theroux]

Sharp eye, Ellen! I'll let CPSO know right away...  -Manon

At 7/6/2005 02:40 PM, Ellen Jaramillo wrote:
>oh my, before CPSO worries about "killing off" artists and literary 
>figures, it would be nice if their proposal to add to currently 
>established headings would first assure that they're using the person's 
>real name, and not merely a translation--
>
>the currently established NACO heading is:
>Borges, Jorge Luis, |d 1899-
>
>and not as in example #5 as they've given on their website:
>"scholars or literary figures, such as:
>100 1# $a Borges, Jorge Louis, $d 1899-   "
>
>thanks for letting me vent--ej.
>
>
>
>At 01:04 PM 7/6/2005, Manon Theroux wrote:
>>On June 23 I forwarded a PCC announcement about a proposed change in 
>>policy for adding dates to already established personal name headings. 
>>For those who haven't seen it, the full text of the proposal is up on the 
>>CPSO site at LC:
>>http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/pndates.html
>>
>>There have been some very interesting discussions on the PCCLIST and 
>>AUTOCAT lists.
>>
>>-Manon
>>
>>At 6/23/2005 12:35 PM, Manon Theroux wrote:
>>>Forwarding below some announcements from the Program for Cooperative 
>>>Cataloging.
>>>
>>>See especially the paragraphs announcing a proposal to allow NACO 
>>>catalogers to add dates to existing personal name headings (currently 
>>>there are only a few instances when we are allowed to add dates to 
>>>existing headings - this policy minimizes the need for catalog 
>>>maintenance but frustrates patrons who don't understand why death dates 
>>>aren't present in headings for persons who are long-since deceased). 
>>>I'll forward more info on this proposal as it becomes available, but do 
>>>let me know if you have any comments. I'll work with the NACO 
>>>Coordinating Committee to put together a Yale response before the 7/22 
>>>deadline.
>>>
>>>-Manon
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>
>>Manon Théroux
>>Authority Control Librarian & NACO Coordinator
>>Catalog Department, SML, 2-8376
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