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"Main entry" is a MARC term; DACS speaks of “creator(s)” This is the person/corporate entity/family/etc predominantly associated with, or responsible for creating the collection. The MARC standard states that "For archival collections, this idea of authorship is not always clear-cut. The main entry may contain the name of the person, family, or entity responsible for bringing the materials together. Alternatively, the main entry may contain the name of the person, family, or entity for whom or which a collection is named." Sometimes a relator term is needed after this name, to explain the relationship (see $$e below). This name is also part of the devised title in the >245.
This field displays as ‘Author’ in the HOLLIS OPAC as ‘Author.’ In rare cases, if no creator information is available, do not use this field and start the record with the title field >245
100 Main entry – personal name. (DACS 2.6). Required if known
[updated 11/7/2013]
Make sure that you enter the name in its authorized form. If the person does not appear in the LC name-authority file (NAF) and if the name is the same as that of another author in HOLLIS OPAC, then you may make an addition to it. Use dates if possible. "Active" is allowed if necessary. Otherwise use a fuller form of the name or a distinguishing term, preferably one given in the collection or in a reference book. It is, however, acceptable to leave the name undifferentiated if absolutely necessary.
See DACS for examples.
See DACS 10.1. for more information on establishing names.
In this field, abbreviations are used as listed in the authorized form in the NAF.
The main entry form of the name must be exactly as it is listed in the <eadheader><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper> section of the EAD finding aid and this includes relator terms used. This is a requirement of Harvard bib standards.
Indicators:
1st 0 0 Forename.
1 1 Surname.
3 3 Family name.
2nd <blank> undefined, leave blank.
Subfields [see MARC21 full specifications for details of use]:
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$$j Attribution qualifier. Attribution information for names when the responsibility is unknown, uncertain, fictitious, or pseudonymous. Qualifiers should be used that follow the name of a known artist for the work.
A See: controlled vocabulary list : of attribution qualifiers for artists' names
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Punctuation: End with a mark of punctuation. This usually means adding a full point, but do not do this when the text ends with a hyphen after a birth date or with a right parenthesis.
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100 1_ $$aSmith, A. B.
NOTE: Adjacent personal name initials/letters or an abbreviation for a name and an adjacent name or initial/letter are separated by one space.
110 Main entry – corporate name. (DACS 2.6; 10) Required if known
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111 Main entry – meeting name. (DACS 2.6; 10) Required if known
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130 Main entry – uniform title. (DACS 2.6; 10)
Not usually used when cataloging a collection but possible. If a collection is generated by an organization representing a periodical such as Time, we would consider the main entry a corporation and use the field 110, and add a 730 for the serial. See MARC21 guidelines for coding.
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