1F1. Transcribe statements of responsibility appearing prominently (3) in the publication in the form in which they appear there. If a statement of responsibility is taken from a source other than the chief source of information, enclose it in square brackets.

1F1. Example

1F2. Do not include in the title and statement of responsibility area statements of responsibility that do not appear prominently in the item. If such a statement is necessary, give it in a note. If the publication lacks a statement of responsibility, neither construct one nor extract one from the content of the publication.

1F3. If a statement of responsibility precedes the title proper in the chief source of information, transpose it to its required position unless it is an integral part of the title proper (see 1B2).

1F4. Record a single statement of responsibility as such whether the two or more persons or corporate bodies named in it perform the same function or different functions.

1F4. Example

1F5. If a single statement of responsibility names more than three persons or corporate bodies performing the same function, or with the same degree of responsibility, omit all but the first of each group of such persons or bodies. Indicate the omission by the mark of omission (...) and add et al. (or its equivalent in a nonroman script) in square brackets.

1F6. If there is more than one statement of responsibility, give them in the order indicated by their sequence on, or by the layout of, the chief source of information. If the sequence and layout are ambiguous or insufficient to determine the order, give the statements in the order that makes the most sense.

1F7. Include titles and abbreviations of titles of nobility, address, honor, and distinction, initials of societies, qualifications, date(s) of founding, mottoes, etc., in statements of responsibility only if:

such a title is necessary grammatically;

the omission would leave only the person’s given name or surname;

the title is necessary to identify the person;

the title is a title of nobility or is a British term of honor.

Otherwise, omit all such data from statements of responsibility. Do not use the mark of omission.

1F7. Example

1F8. Add an explanatory word or short phrase to the statement of responsibility if the relationship between the title of the publication and the person(s) or body (bodies) named in the statement is not clear.

1F8. Example

1F9. Replace symbols or other matter that cannot be reproduced by the facilities available with the cataloger’s description in square brackets. Make an explanatory note if necessary.

1F10. If a publication has parallel titles but a statement(s) of responsibility in only one language or script, transcribe the statement of responsibility after all the parallel titles or other title information.

If a publication has parallel titles and a statement or statements of responsibility in more than one language or script, give each statement after the title proper, parallel title, or other title information to which it relates.

If it is not practicable to give the statements of responsibility after the titles to which they relate, transcribe the statement of responsibility in the language or script of the title proper and omit the others.

1F11. If there are no parallel titles and a statement of responsibility appears in more than one language or script, transcribe the statement in the language or script of the title proper. If this criterion does not apply, transcribe the statement that appears first. Optionally, transcribe the parallel statements, each preceded by an equals sign. (LC does not apply the option.)

1F12. Treat a noun phrase occurring in conjunction with a statement of responsibility as other title information if it is indicative of the nature of the work.

If the noun or noun phrase is indicative of the role of the person(s) or body (bodies) named in the statement of responsibility rather than of the nature of the work, treat it as part of the statement of responsibility.

In case of doubt, treat the noun or noun phrase as part of the statement of responsibility.

1F13. When a name associated with responsibility for the publication is transcribed as part of the title proper (see 1B2) or other title information (see 1E4), do not make any further statement relating to that name unless such a statement is required for clarity, or unless a separate statement of responsibility including or consisting of the name appears in the chief source of information.

1F13. Example

1F14. Transcribe a statement of responsibility even if no person or body is named in that statement.

1F14. Example

1F15. Omit statements found in the chief source of information that neither constitute other title information nor form part of statements of responsibility.

1F16. Changes in statement(s) of responsibility

If the statement(s) of responsibility on a replacement title page or other chief source differs from the original or earlier ones, transcribe the latest statement(s) of responsibility in the title and statement of responsibility area.

1F16. Example 1

If the changes have been numerous, omit the statement and give a note for it in specific or general terms, depending on the situation. Transcribe in the note area any variations within a multipart item (e.g., different authorship of different volumes) or any changes in responsibility known to have occurred previously. If the work is a multipart item, ascertain whether the change in responsibility applies to all volumes or to the volume(s) in hand only.

If the statement of responsibility consists of or includes a corporate body and that body is given in conjunction with a personal name that has changed or is likely to change from time to time, apply one of the following examples:

1F16. Example 2

See also:

1. Title and Statement of Responsibility Area