Cataloging, Reception, and the Boundaries of a “Work”
Laurence S. Creider
ABSTRACT The concept of a “work” is fundamental to cataloging and users, but there no clear understanding the point at which one work becomes another. Various factors influence setting boundaries including that reception work. Brief investigations transmission study works such as medieval saints' lives Anglo-Saxon Chronicle well conceived in electronic form give insight into processes involved provide some clues for how catalogers can cope with these factors.
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly