1. Make the author-entry under (A) the name of the author whether
personal or corporate, or (B) some substitute for it.
In regard to the author-entry it must be remembered that the object
is not merely to facilitate the finding of a given book by an
author’s name. If this were all, it might have been better to make
the entry under the professed name (pseudonym), or under the form
of name mentioned in the title («Bulwer» in one book, «Lytton»
in another, «Bulwer Lytton» in a third; «Sherlock», Th., in that
divine’s earlier works; «Bangor», Th. [Sherlock], _Bp. of_, in later
ones; «Salisbury», Th. [Sherlock], _Bp. of_, in the next issues;
«London», Th. [Sherlock], _Bp. of_, in his last works; «Milnes»,
R. Monckton, for “Good night and good morning,” and the nine other
works published before 1863, and «Houghton», Rich. M. M., _Baron_,
for the 1870 edition of “Good night and good morning,” and for other
books published since his ennoblement), or under the name of editor
or translator when the author’s name is not given, as proposed by
Mr. Crestadoro. This might have been best with object A; but we
have also object D to provide for—the finding of all the books of a
given author—and this can most conveniently be done if they are all
collected in one place.
2. Anonymous books are to be entered under the name of the author
whenever it is known.
If it is not known with certainty the entry may be made under the
person to whom the work is attributed, with an explanatory note and a
reference from the first word, or the book may be treated as anonymous
and entered under the first word, with a note “Attributed to ——,”
and a reference from the supposed author. The degree of doubt will
determine which method is best. {17}
(a.) PERSONAL.
(i.) _Under whom as author._
3. Enter works written conjointly by several authors under the name of
the one first mentioned on the title-page, with references from the
others.
The writers of a correspondence and the participants in a debate are
to be considered as joint authors.
_Ex._ «Schiller», J: Christoph F: v. Briefwechsel zwischen S. und
«Cotta»; herausg. von Vollmar.
— Briefwechsel zw. S. und «Goethe». Stuttg., 1829. 6 v. S.
— Briefwechsel zw. S. und W: v. «Humboldt». Stuttg., 1830. S.
«Cotta.» Briefwechsel. _See_ «Schiller», J: C. F: v.
«Goethe», J: W. v. Briefwechsel. _See_ «Schiller», J: C. F: v.
«Humboldt», K: W:, _Freiherr_ v. Briefwechsel. _See_ «Schiller», J: C.
F: v.