CC:DA/MLA/2012/5 Revision of RDA instructions relating to librettos and lyrics for musical works (RDA 6.2.2.10.2, 6.27.4.2, Appendix I.2.1, and Glossary)

Abstract

The Bibliographic Control Committee of the Music Library Association proposes the following revision identified as a high priority by the RDA Music Revisions Facilitation Task Force. This document proposes to revise 6.27.4.2 to allow for the use of the term Lyrics, in addition to the terms Libretto, Librettos, Text, and Texts. It also proposes to add glossary definitions for the terms Libretto(s), Lyrics, and Text(s) that will aid the cataloger in deciding which of these terms to select and to revise the descriptions of “librettist” and “lyricist” in Appendix I to agree with the proposed glossary definitions of Libretto(s) and Lyrics. Finally, it proposes changed wording for the caption of 6.27.4.2 to reflect the inclusion of lyrics, libretto(s), and text(s). Ancillary to the proposed changes outlined above, this document proposes adding the terms “Librettos” and “Lyrics” to the list of conventional collective titles provided in 6.2.2.10.2 (“Complete Works in a Single Form”), alongside “Novels,” “Plays,” “Poems,” and the like.