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After the de scription of the item is done according to the rules, the
second step is to de cide the main en try, that is, the first ac cess point.
Additional ac cess points, called added en tries, are also de termined at
this time. The rules on choos ing the main en try, added en tries, and
how they should be stated prop erly are de scribed in Part II of
AACR2R, Chap ters 21 through 26.

PART II. HEADINGS, UNIFORM TITLES,
AND REFERENCES
Choice of Access Points (Chapter 21)

Some gen eral rules about the choice of ac cess points that ev ery li -
brary tech nician should know are ex tracted from AACR2R and ex -
plained in this section:
1. Ac cess points in clude main en try head ings and added en try
head ings.

2. The chief source of information is used to de termine the access
points.
3. En ter a work by one or more per sons un der the prin cipal au thor
or the au thor named first. Make added en tries for other names. (Rules
21.1 A2, 21.4 A1, 21.6 B1 B2 C1)

Ex am ple: In tro duc tion to Tech ni cal Ser vices / Marty Bloomberg,
G. Ed ward Ev ans
Main en try: Bloomberg, Marty
Added en try: Ev ans, G. Ed ward

4. Works such as in ter nal pol i cies, an nual re ports, di rec to ries, etc.,
of a cor porate body are en tered un der the name of the cor porate body.
(Rules 21.1 B1 B2)
Ex am ple: ALA hand book of or ga ni za tion and mem ber ship
di rec tory 1999-2000
Main en try: Amer i can Li brary As so ci a tion