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

[Robert M. TALBOTT]

Thanks Heidi.

I can't seem to find a way to look at authorities on NLI. How do I do this?

On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Heidi G Lerner <lerner at stanford.edu> wrote:
> 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
>
> ________________________________________
> 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
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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Bob Talbott

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UC Berkeley

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Berkeley, CA 94720

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