DCers,
I am currently cataloging a large collection of maps for our digital
library using Dublin Core. Some of these maps date in the 1800's when the
name authority for creator was United States. War Dept. Corps of Engineers.
This same corporate body has created more recent maps under the current
name authority of United States. Army Corps of Engineers. These more recent
maps are also included in the collection.
Having the goal of bringing all items created by one corporate body under
one heading, our policy for DC_Creator is to use the current name authority
(United States. Army Corps of Engineers) for both older and more recent
maps. However this is warrenting concern for researches who might only
search for creator using the older name (United States. War Dept. Corps of
Engineers). Their search results would equal no hits. If we reversed the
policy to use the older name authority, then researches using the current
name would get no hits. Has anyone else using DC encountered and solved
this
dilemma of bring all items created by one corporate body under one heading
when there has been a change in name authority over time? Without "See"
and See also" references how is this done in DC. I would be grateful for
your input.
Sincerely,
Barbara Kenaston Roos
LSU Digital Library
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