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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=015445717-01032006>On the core, I
actually managed to find the original html document which was the official DCRB
Core document in the Internet Archive:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=015445717-01032006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=015445717-01032006>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=015445717-01032006>A draft
version:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=015445717-01032006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=015445717-01032006><A
href="http://web.archive.org/web/19980209171947/http://www.lib.byu.edu/~catalog/people/rlm/bsc/core.htm">http://web.archive.org/web/19980209171947/http://www.lib.byu.edu/~catalog/people/rlm/bsc/core.htm</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=015445717-01032006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=015445717-01032006>Final
version:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=015445717-01032006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=015445717-01032006><A
href="http://web.archive.org/web/19980209171947/http://www.lib.byu.edu/~catalog/people/rlm/bsc/core.htm">http://web.archive.org/web/19980209171947/http://www.lib.byu.edu/~catalog/people/rlm/bsc/core.htm</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=015445717-01032006>Some time after we
submitted this to PCC (and they accepted it), somebody there took it and
incorporated it all directly into the books core--which resulted in a changed
document. (We weren't notified that they were doing this.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=015445717-01032006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=015445717-01032006>I am quite surprised
to see 505 as part of the core. I think this must have been added after we were
working on the core (the DCRB Core was set up as a supplement to the Book core,
and so just shows what differs from the "regular" book core). 505 isn't required
for full records, so why should it be required for core? Does anyone else
remember the original core? I used to have a comparison of core and full taped
to my wall but I finally took it down a couple of years ago. I don't think 505
was in it back in 1996 or 1997.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=015445717-01032006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=015445717-01032006>Bob</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=015445717-01032006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=015445717-01032006>P.S.--I append below
the final report of the Task Force.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><!-- Converted from text/plain format -->
<P><FONT size=2>Robert L. Maxwell<BR>Special Collections and Ancient Languages
Catalog Librarian<BR>Genre/Form Authorities Librarian<BR>6728 Harold B. Lee
Library<BR>Brigham Young University<BR>Provo, UT 84602<BR>(801)422-5568
</FONT></P>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-pagination: widow-orphan"
align=center>DCRB Core Task Group</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-pagination: widow-orphan"
align=center>Final Report</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-pagination: widow-orphan"
align=center>November 1998</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan"><?xml:namespace prefix
= o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan">Task Group
Members:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Jain Fletcher (UCLA),
Chair; Eric Holzenberg (Grolier Club), Bob Maxwell (Brigham Young University),
Jerry Wager (Library of Congress); Bill Garrison, PCC Standards Committee
liaison (University of Colorado, Boulder)</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan">Chronological report
of Task Group activity:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan">At
a meeting of the ACRL, Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Bibliographic
Standards Committee (BSC) at the 1996 ALA Annual, Jain Fletcher proposed that
the development of a core record standard for rare books be considered by its
members.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A more far-reaching hope,
that this venture could eventually lead to the standard<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">=</SPAN></SPAN>s
approval by the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC), was also
expressed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The main reasons for
making this proposal were: </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: .75in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">1)<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>that a core standard could be a
viable and more widely recognized alternative to the minimal level standards
found in <I>Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books</I> (DCRB), Appendix D;</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: .75in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">2)<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>that a core level would be another
option for institutions seeking achievable cataloging solutions for large
backlogs of older or rare books;</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: .75in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">3)<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>that core standard would create a
national database of records that could be used dependably by copy
catalogers</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">BSC
agreed that Jain should take the period between ALA meetings to investigate the
possibility and its ramifications, then report back to the BSC for further
direction.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At the same ALA meeting,
various PCC committee members heard of this impending investigation and were
sufficiently interested to begin discussion of a more formal charge.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the next few months, Willy
Cromwell-Kessler, the Chair of the PCC Standards Committee, worked closely with
Jain and Eric Holzenberg (Chair of the BSC) in drafting a charge and in putting
together the members of the task group.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">By
ALA Mid-Winter in January 1997, Jain Fletcher was able to report to the BSC that
a charge had been drafted by the Chair of the PCC Standards Committee and that
the Task Group had been formed, comprised mostly of RBMS members.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">The
Task Group spent the next few months trading ideas over e-mail, in preparation
for its first full-fledged meeting at the 1997 ALA Annual.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When it met, the Group hoped to identify
potential obstacles to agreement in order to begin work on their
resolution.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR
style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto; mso-break-type: section-break" clear=all></SPAN>
<DIV class=Section2>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">During
their first meeting at the 1997 ALA Annual, the Group found itself to be in
basic agreement that the existing Books Core was mostly sufficient for
adoption.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As they saw it, the real
work would be in reconciling the primary difference between the two, which was
that, instead of following AACR2 rules, the <SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">A</SPAN></SPAN>rare
book core standard<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">@</SPAN></SPAN>
would comply with DCRB rules.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
group identified a number of areas where the difference in these rules might
call for divergence between the Books Core and the rare book core standard.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Of these, two were expected to cause
much discussion on the road to acceptance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>One of these was the decision to attempt to put forth a more simple
approach to the I/J and U/V transcription rules found in DCRB, on the premise
that this could considerably shorten the cataloging time needed for rare
material.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The other was the
decision to try to put through a PCC standard in which a call number was not
mandatory.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Each member went home
with assignments to complete, with a view towards assembling a first draft of
this standard.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As to the Group<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">=</SPAN></SPAN>s
commitment to disseminate viable drafts to the rare book community for comment,
Bob Maxwell volunteered, in his capacity as incoming Chair of the BSC, to be the
focal point for the wider discussion on this issue.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition, he volunteered his Website
as a location for the draft and himself for taking responsibility for updating
its various manifestations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
Task Group<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">=</SPAN></SPAN>s
progress at this meeting was reported at the BSC meeting the next day.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>One issue the Task Group had discussed,
but not resolved, was the name of the proposed standard.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Discussion at the BSC meeting on this
topic lead the Group to finalize its name as DCRB Core Standard.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">The
period between the 1997 ALA Annual and 1998 ALA Mid-Winter was especially
busy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By mid-November 1997, the
draft was in sufficiently good form to put on the Website.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Its arrival was announced on ExLibris
and on Autocat and<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>welcomed comment
from all interested parties.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
issue of the I/J and U/V transcription did indeed engender much discussion from
the rare book community, most of which was in opposition to the Task Group<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">=</SPAN></SPAN>s
proposal for simplification.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
numerous reasons given for disagreeing with the proposed transcription change
were so articulate and well-reasoned that the Task Group essentially dropped it
from further consideration (although the draft core did not reflect this for a
while longer).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Conversely, the
concept of not requiring call numbers caused none of the anticipated
consternation and instead, was greeted with widespread approval by the
community.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">At
the next ALA (1998 Mid-Winter), an extra BSC-sponsored meeting was
convened.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This was intended to draw
a larger audience than the usual BSC meetings, being a hearing on two impending
issues with an expected impact beyond cataloging.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>One of the issues was the new DCRB Core
Standard.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In preparation for this
hearing, Jain Fletcher prepared a small array of cataloging examples positing
various conditions where full or core cataloging might be applied.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In this demonstration of the differences
which the levels of cataloging obtained, the Group hoped to elicit further
discussion about remaining issues of concern to the community.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The meeting was gratifyingly
well-attended and there was certainly some good discussion there, but not as
much as expected.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This could have
been taken as a sign of decisive approval for the core, but the Group did not
want to presume such a thing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Instead, in case the lack of discussion was a result of the need for more
time to study the examples, the Group resolved to allow for more time by loading
the examples onto the Website soon after this meeting.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">Logistics
of loading the examples were more difficult than anticipated, but this was
finally accomplished about three months prior to the next ALA.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By this time, the PCC Standards
Committee had begun discussion of the DCRB Core draft and conveyed some of its
ideas for changes, mostly for purposes of clarification and presentation.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>After these changes were made, the
Committee gave its approval.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">At
the 1998 ALA Annual, the BSC was able to express some of the few remaining
concerns about the core draft.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Working closely with Bill Garrison, the PCC liaison, the Task Group was
able to address the BSC<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">=</SPAN></SPAN>s
concerns without compromising the PCC<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">=</SPAN></SPAN>s
approval.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR
style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: auto; mso-break-type: section-break" clear=all></SPAN>
<DIV class=Section3>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">Components
of the DCRB Core Standard:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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an unprecedented decision by a PCC Core Task Group, the DCRB Core Standard was
designed as a companion piece--or supplement--to the Core Bibliographic Record
for Books (called here the <SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">A</SPAN></SPAN>Books
Core<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">@</SPAN></SPAN>).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This was not an immediately apparent
option, but it became more evident as an option as work on the standard
progressed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It evolved from
the Group<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">=</SPAN></SPAN>s
early determination that the Books Core was viable as the basis of DCRB Core,
with the exception of the difference in rules to be followed.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Working from that premise, the Group
identified relatively few areas of divergence between the two core
standards.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>From there, it made
sense to give prominence to those differences by keeping the standards
separate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This decision has the
practical outcome of forestalling a reexamination of the DCRB Core Standard
every time there is a change in the Books Core standard.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It also has the long-term value of
emphasizing the compatibility between the two standards, with its essential
requirement that anyone who intends to apply the DCRB Core must also be wholly
cognizant of the Books Core.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in">The
Introduction to the DCRB Core Standard serves to explain that the two standards
are intended to operate together.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>It also gives the extent of the material to be covered by DCRB Core.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition, it briefly discusses where
cataloger<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">=</SPAN></SPAN>s
judgment comes into play in the application of the various options provided in
DCRB.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A list of these optional
areas has been compiled and is available for perusal
(http://www.lib.byu.edu/~catalog/people/rlm/bsc/coreopt.htm) as another aspect
of the information provided in the Introduction.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Another useful adjunct to the standard
is the <SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">A</SPAN></SPAN>examples
page<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'"><SPAN
style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">@</SPAN></SPAN>
(http://www.lib.byu.edu/~catalog/people/rlm/bsc/corexx.htm), the set of full and
core examples showing how the core standard might be applied in various
instances. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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<P class=MsoNormal
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issues:</P>
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most obvious outstanding issue is for the DCRB Core Standard to receive official
approval from the PCC Standards Committee.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Following that, the DCRB Core Standard, along with its Introduction, will
need to be moved (from its current location at
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~catalog/people/rlm/bsc/core.htm) to the PCC Website.</P>
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these two steps take place, the Task Group recommends that the PCC Standards
site provide links to the site where the <SPAN
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of optional areas<SPAN
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and the <SPAN
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are located.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The latter two
documents will be continue to be maintained (into the foreseeable future) by Bob
Maxwell.</P>
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the Task Group strongly recommends that a phrase be added to the Books Core
Standard for catalogers of books printed before 1800, directing them to the
Introduction of the DCRB Core for guidance on how to proceed.</P>
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should probably be noted here that the RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee
has recently initiated a revision of the DCRB.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As that revision reaches its conclusion,
it is possible that another review of the DCRB Core will be necessary.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is furthermore worth noting that the
current expectation for the DCRB revision is that the DCRB Core will be included
in that publication, thus not only incorporating it into the PCC standards, but
into the rare community<SPAN
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standards as well.</P>
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the preceding report shows, the work of the Task Group could never have been
accomplished without the excellent input and cooperation of the rare book
community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In fact, it could never
have been done at all if the DCRB rules had not been in existence in the first
place.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The rare book community
deserves high praise for having such active, thoughtful and articulate
colleagues.</P>
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