7C6. Statements of responsibility
Make notes to convey the following information:
1. Authorship:
If the statement of responsibility transcribed in the title and statement of responsibility area appears in a source other than the recto of the title page , make a note to indicate this source. Example 1
If a statement of responsibility appears in the item but outside the sources for the statement of responsibility (cf. 1G2 ), give it and its source in a note. Example 2
If no statement of responsibility appears in the item and facts relative to authorship are available, give this information in a note. Include the authority for the attribution whenever possible and useful. Example 3
If the statement of responsibility recorded in the title and statement of responsibility area or in a note is known to be fictitious or incorrect, make a note stating the true or most generally accepted attribution. Normally give the authority for the information. Example 4
False attributions appearing in the bibliographical literature or in library catalogs may also be notes, along with the authority for the false attribution and the authority for questioning it. Example 5
2. Other statements:
Give the names of persons or bodies connected with a work, or with previous editions of it, if they have not already been named in the description; give the authority for the information, if necessary. Example
3. Variant names:
Give variant names of persons or bodies named in statements of responsibility if the variant forms clarify the names used in main or added entry headings. Example
4. Transposed names:
Note here the original position on the title page of statements of responsibility that have been transposed to the title statement of responsibility area. Example
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