William Denton wrote:
> I'm back at school, part-time, doing a degree in
information studies (what
> used to be called library science). Today I was
given a copy of the
> Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, a thick book full
of some of the most
> detailed rules I've ever seen. It's a complete
guidebook for how to
> describe a book (or sound recording, map, serial, or
in fact anything that
> exists) and then make that useful (like in a library
catalogue). Mr.
> Nevins and Ms. Theis (and perhaps others on the
list) are professionals in
> the field and probably know the AACR inside and
out.
Heh. I'm a reference librarian--I know nothing of this
"cataloging" you speak of.
> I was browsing through it and came across mention of
a relatively obscure
> writer we know about:
>
> | 21.6D1 If two or more persons collaborate and use
a single pseudonym,
> | use the pseudonym as the heading for a work
produced by their
> | collaboration. Refer to the pseudonym from their
names.
> |
> | Deadly weapon / Wade Miller
> | (Wade Miller is the joint pseudonym of Bill Miller
and Bob Wade)
> | Main entry under the pseudonym
> | References to the pseydonym from the headings for
Miller and Wade
>
> Library students all over the world, when checking
how to catalogue a book
> written under a joint pseudonym, will see Wade
Miller as as the
> first example.
Shows how much attention I was paying during cataloging
class....
jess
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