[Heb-NACO] Putative title on t.p. verso

[Shinohara, Jasmin]

Sorry, hit send too soon.

Another example of parallel title in the Toolkit is Les Cris des forêts, which literally translates to “Forest cries” (per Google ☺); the title proper is “Wood Cree”.

By the way, פרקי חיים can mean biography, so “Autobiography” is not at all a misleading parallel title. (I’ve seen much more extreme cases of variance between the Hebrew and English titles.)


From: Shinohara, Jasmin
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 1:55 PM
To: Hebrew Name Authority Funnel; Kuperman, Aaron
Subject: RE: Putative title on t.p. verso

That’s my fail for not knowing French. [*:"> blushing]  <blushing>

The bottom line is, as per RDA 2.3.3.1, the added title, regardless of meaning, if presented as a title, is recorded in the 245: “Treat an original title in a language different from that of a title proper as a parallel title proper if it is presented as the equivalent of a title proper.” A title on t.p. verso is the equivalent of the title on t.p., even if they are not literal translations.

If you don’t wish to do so, you don't need to code the record RDA.


From: Heb-naco [mailto:heb-naco-bounces+jshino=pobox.upenn.edu at lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Rose Shoshanah Seidman
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 11:15 AM
To: Hebrew Name Authority Funnel; Kuperman, Aaron
Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] Putative title on t.p. verso

“A bout de souffle” would be translated as “breathless” (a literal translation) – it is a parallel title

Shoshanah


From: Heb-naco [mailto:heb-naco-bounces at lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Shinohara, Jasmin
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 8:23 AM
To: Hebrew Name Authority Funnel <heb-naco at lists.osu.edu<mailto:heb-naco at lists.osu.edu>>; Kuperman, Aaron <akup at loc.gov<mailto:akup at loc.gov>>
Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] Putative title on t.p. verso

According to the RDA glossary and 2.3.3.1, “An alternative title in another language and/or script is treated as part of a parallel title proper.” Also there, “If: an original title is in a language different from that of a title proper and the title is presented as an equivalent to a title proper then: record it as a parallel title proper.” (Emphasis added.)

The title on t.p. verso is presented as an equivalent to the title proper; direct/literal translation is not required. One of the examples provided in the toolkit is “À bout de soufflé”, where title proper is “Breathless,” clearly not a literal translation. Given all this, the title on t.p. verso would be recorded in the 245 preceded by an =.

Jasmin

From: Heb-naco [mailto:heb-naco-bounces+jshino=pobox.upenn.edu at lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Kuperman, Aaron
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 9:03 AM
To: Hebrew Name Authority Funnel (heb-naco at lists.osu.edu<mailto:heb-naco at lists.osu.edu>)
Subject: [Heb-NACO] Putative title on t.p. verso

Tentative 245 field for the book is: ‏תם ולא נשלם :‏ ‡b ‏פרקי חיים = An autobiography
ISBN: 9789655641530

The Hebrew title information is from the title page.
On the t.p. verso, the Hebrew title information is again given as well as “An autobiography”

As the English “An autobiography” is not a translation of either $a or $b of the 245 field, I question whether it should be regarded as a parallel title.  While it would be recorded in a 246, perhaps as “$i Subtitle on title page verso: Autobiography” or in a note, it wouldn’t be in the 245 field preceded by an “=” sign.

Is there a reason to record this as a parallel title in the 245 field?

Aaron Kuperman, LC Law Cataloging Section.
This is not an official communication from my employer


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