It looks to me as though you are meant to use 'author', 'compiler' etc as appropriate with corporate bodies as well as persons - though this would be an odd way to put it in ordinary language & that's perhaps why people avoid it? Nick Slough Assistant Librarian Bibliographical Services Section City of London Libraries, Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery Guildhall Library Aldermanbury London EC2V 7HH Tel: 020 7332 1093 Email: [log in to unmask] www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/libraries Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/citybibs> Read our blog<http://citybibs.wordpress.com/> From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jackie Johnson (Library Services) Sent: 25 October 2012 11:41 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CIG-E-FORUM] Record 7 We also had this problem and wondered if one hadn't been devised yet! We did think the right area was Appendix L, but it looked as if maybe the pertinent area was under development. Have we missed something here?? Jackie Johnson Metadata Coordinator University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 0121-414-2767 Please note I do not work Mondays From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Clifford, Katrina M Sent: 25 October 2012 11:38 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CIG-E-FORUM] Record 7 I spent about 20 minutes looking at the relationship designators last night and couldn't find one that comfortably fitted.... I felt it should have one but couldn't think what Katrina From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Slough, Nick Sent: 25 October 2012 11:33 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: [CIG-E-FORUM] Record 7 Does anyone think the entry for the Conference needs a relationship designator? And if so what? I seem to have seen quite a lot of example records from various sources where corporate bodies have not been given RDs when persons have. Is that part of RDA? Nick Slough Assistant Librarian Bibliographical Services Section City of London Libraries, Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery Guildhall Library Aldermanbury London EC2V 7HH Tel: 020 7332 1093 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/libraries<http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/libraries> Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/citybibs> Read our blog<http://citybibs.wordpress.com/> THIS E-MAIL AND ANY ATTACHED FILES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete this e-mail. Opinions, advice or facts included in this message are given without any warranties or intention to enter into a contractual relationship with the City of London unless specifically indicated otherwise by agreement, letter or facsimile signed by a City of London authorised signatory. Any part of this e-mail which is purely personal in nature is not authorised by the City of London. All e-mail through the City of London's gateway is potentially the subject of monitoring. All liability for errors and viruses is excluded. Please note that in so far as the City of London falls within the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, it may need to disclose this e-mail. Website: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. THIS E-MAIL AND ANY ATTACHED FILES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete this e-mail. Opinions, advice or facts included in this message are given without any warranties or intention to enter into a contractual relationship with the City of London unless specifically indicated otherwise by agreement, letter or facsimile signed by a City of London authorised signatory. Any part of this e-mail which is purely personal in nature is not authorised by the City of London. All e-mail through the City of London's gateway is potentially the subject of monitoring. All liability for errors and viruses is excluded. Please note that in so far as the City of London falls within the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, it may need to disclose this e-mail. Website: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk