CC:DA/TF/Works for Performance/1-3 Task Force on the Cataloging of Works Intended for Performance: Charge, Roster, and Interim Report

Abstract

This is a draft document that outlines the problems with the existing rules in AACR2R, and then suggests 7 different possible theoretical approaches to the problem of works intended for performance. Some of the fundamental problems with AACR2R include the following:

There is no general rule for mixed responsibility in new works. Most rules are based on format rather than conditions of authorship. The same work intended for performance can be entered differently, depending on whether it manifests itself as printed music, a performance on a sound recording, or a performance on a videorecording. The seven approaches are 4 work approaches and 3 authorship approaches.