That is, the one who is responsible for the existence of a collection.
A collection is made by putting together, with a collective title,
three or more works by different authors, so as to make one work.
_Examples_: Johnson’s “Little classics,” Buchon’s “Collection des
mémoires.”
_a._ This rule does not apply to the collector (editor) of a
periodical. (§ 73.)
_b._ Several works published together without a collective title are to
be put under that author’s name which appears first on the title-page,
even though the collector’s name is also there; in other words, he is
then to be considered merely as the editor. (See § 4.)
Thus, “The fraternitye of vacabondes, by J. Awdeley; A caueat for
common cursetors, by T. Harman; A sermon in praise of thieves,
by Parson Haben or Hyberdyne; those parts of The groundworke of
conny-catching that differ from Harman’s Caueat; ed. by E. Viles
and F. J. Furnivall,” should be entered not under «Viles», E., and
«Furnivall», F. J., but under «Awdeley»; but if it had been entitled
“Early tracts on vagabonds and beggars; edited by E. Viles and F. J.
Furnivall,” it would properly be put under the editors.
_c._ If the collector’s name is known, the collection is to be put
under it, whether it occurs on the title-page or not. If his name is
not known, enter the collection like any anonymous work, under the
first word of the collective title. In either case the separate works
forming the collection must be entered under their respective authors.
(See V. Analysis.) Title-references are also often necessary. (See II.
Titles.) {35}
_d._ A collection known chiefly by its title may be put under that as
well as under the collector.
The older collections, like «Graevius’s» Thesaurus antiquitatum
Romanarum, «Gronovius’s» Thesaurus Graecarum antiquitatum, are known
and referred to by their collectors’ names but of late years a swarm
of series (American statesmen series, etc.) has arisen which are known
wholly by their titles, under which they should be entered in full,
with contents, to save the time of the searcher. The entry under the
editor is necessary because he is really the author of the series,
but it may be brief, with a reference for the “_Contents_” to the
title-entry.
_e._ Societies like the Camden, Chetham, Hakluyt are collectors of the
series of works published by them, of which a list should be given
under their names.
But every such work filling one or more volumes should be entered
separately under its author or title as if it were published
independently, and should have the same subject-entry. (See § 125.)
Works that fill part of a volume are to be entered analytically, (See
§ 126.) Of course any volume consisting of three or more treatises,
put together with a collective title by the society, should be entered
under it as collector, if no collector’s name is given.
For anonymous works, see Title-entry, § 68. For trials, see § 64.