[Heb-NACO] 046 forces changes in $d?

[Heidi G Lerner]

You have two choices:

1. The "more correct' think to do is to change the date of birth since you don't currently have a reference source to break the conflict.

2. You could break the conflict (for example by using the authority record from the NLI authoritiy file) and save yourself a lot of work

Either way is technically valid according to our rules.

best, Heidi



Heidi G. Lerner
Metadata Librarian for Hebraica and Judaica
Metadata Dept.
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
ph: 650-725-9953
fax: 650-725-1120
e-mail: lerner at stanford.edu

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From: Heb-naco <heb-naco-bounces+lerner=stanford.edu at lists.osu.edu> on behalf of Robert M. TALBOTT <rtalbott at library.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 9:11 AM
To: Hebrew Name Authority Funnel
Subject: [Heb-NACO] 046 forces changes in $d?

Good morning folks:

I'm upgrading the authority for Zalman Shneour, and I've hit a bit of
a rough patch.

I'm upgrading the record because I created a name/title for the author.

no 91010251  Shneour, Zalman, $d 1886-1959

The dates given in the 670s are firm for his death, but his birth
dates are equally distributed among reliable sources between Shevat
1886 and 1887 (no month is given for the later).  The 046 I've
formulated for his birth date:

046  $f [1886,1887]

The question: Does this change have to be reflected in the various
$d's?  This means the dates would change from

$d 1886-1956

to

$d 1886 or 1887-1959

My sense of the lay of the land is that, yes, I am required to make
the change, but I'd like to hear what the the rest of you have to say
about the matter before proceeding.

Thanks

Bob

--
Bob Talbott

Principal cataloger/Hebraica cataloger

UC Berkeley

250 Moffitt

Berkeley, CA 94720

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