Contents:

2.215.1 Element information

2.215.1.1 Link to RDA Toolkit

2.215.1.2 Sources of information

2.215.2 RDA definition and scope

2.215.2.1 A statement of responsibility relating to title proper in another language or script.

2.215.3 General rule

2.215.3.1 Transcribe Parallel statements of responsibility relating to title proper in the form and order indicated by the sequence, layout, or lettering style on the preferred source of information, unless specifically instructed otherwise (see Transcription, 0.4.95.05). Transcribe such statements according to the instructions for Statements of responsibility relating to title proper.

2.215.31 Statements of responsibility following titles in more than one language or script

2.215.31.1 If there are titles in more than one language or script, but only a single statement of responsibility, transcribe it as a Statement of responsibility relating to title proper after all the title information.

Example:
William Morris and the decorative arts of the 19th century = ǂb William Morris et les arts décoratifs au XIXe siècle = William Morris und die Dekorationskunst des 19. Jahrhunderts = William Morris e l’arte decorativa dell ‘800 / ǂc introduction and text John Compton.

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2.215.31.2 If there are both titles and statements of responsibility in more than one language or script, transcribe each statement of responsibility after the title proper, parallel title, or other title information to which it relates. If any of these titles lack a matching statement of responsibility, transcribe the information in the order indicated by the sequence, layout, or lettering style on the preferred source of information.

Example:
De instrumentis planetariis : cui usui inservitunt & quomodo sunt tractanda / a Samuele Fostero … = Of the planetary instruments : to what end they serve and how they are to be used / by Samuel Foster …

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2.215.31.3 For transposed elements, make a Note on statement of responsibility to indicate the original position on the source (see 2.29.32.2).

Exception: For still image resources without a title page, do not note transposition.

2.215.33.Y.Y Statements of responsibility in more than one language or script following a single title

2.215.33.1.Y.Y If there are no parallel titles, and a statement of responsibility representing the same person in the same role appears in more than one language or script, transcribe them as Parallel statements of responsibility relating to title proper.

Example:
G. Krikorian = Կ. Գռիկորիան

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