1F Statement of responsibility
245$c
The statement of responsibility in 245$c does not contain the separating
slash, it has to be added to other 245 data.
1F1 First statement of
responsibility
Always give the statement of responsibility that appears first
in the chief source of information, unless the name of the
author, publisher, etc., has already appeared as part of the
title (see rule
1B2) or other title
information.
1F2 Other statements of responsibility
Give other statements of responsibility that appear in the
chief source of information in the form and order in which they
appear there. If the order is ambiguous, give them in the order
that makes the most sense.
1F3
Give the statement of responsibility after the title
information even if they appear before the title in the chief
source of information.
1F4
If no statement of responsibility appears in the chief source
of information, do not supply one. If such a statement is
necessary to make the description complete, give it in a note
(see rule
7B6
1F5
If a single statement of responsibility name more
than three persons or bodies, omit all but the
first named. Indicated the omission by ...
and add et al.
in square brackets.
1F6
Omit statements of responsibilities relating
to persons or bodies with minor responsibility
for the item. Such minor responsibility
includes
-
writing an introduction to a book
-
performing in a motion picture
-
playing a subsidiary role in producing
a motion picture (for example, assistant director,
make-up artist, editor)
-
being responsible fore the physical
production of the item.
1F7
Omit titles, qualifications, etc., attached
to personal names in statements of responsibility
unless omitting them makes the statement
of responsibility unintelligible or misleading.
1F8
Add a word or phrase to the statement
of responsibility only if is necessary
to make the statement clear
