How would you cite Halsbury’s Laws of Canada?
And how would you catalogue the title, for that matter?
I’ve been putting off dealing with the first three volumes of Halsbury’s Laws of Canada, but finally got to them today. Confusion central. The volumes aren’t numbered; they’re named. And each volume has a distinct author/editor.
My recollection of cataloguing rules is embarrassingly patchy, but as far as I can tell, following the CCIP, each volume would be its own record. Halsbury’s of Canada would be listed as the series, not the title, unlike the other Halsbury’s sets. But it seems excessive to eventually have 57 records for one series. But I think it’s the best way to go.
What we’re going to do is give each volume its own record, with an abstract and appropriate subject headings. This will result in more ‘publicity’ for each volume than would exist if only the series were catalogued under the subject heading “Abridgments, encyclopedias, digests”.
What have others done for Halsbury’s Laws of Canada? Leave a comment if you have a solution, or if you just want to mock my totally hobo-style cataloguing skills.
May 14th, 2007 at 10:10 am
Although I am one of those nerds who actually enjoys a good cataloguing challenge, I am fortunately not faced with cataloguing Halsbury’s in our library.
Our librarian has dealt with it by creating one record for “Halsbury’s laws of Canada”, and adding the details for each volume in the notes field.
BC Courthouse Library has dealt with it similarly: http://tinyurl.com/2zlfkg - a single record with volume details added according to holding location.