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I like some of your suggested wording better. Thanks. </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu
[mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Wickenden Jane<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 05 April 2006 12:06<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> DCRM Revision Group List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [DCRM-L] imperfect
copies</span></font></p>
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<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Deborah,</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Is this better?</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>0B2. Imperfect copies.</span></font></b>
In general, base the description on the copy in hand. However, if
comparison with other catalogue records demonstrates that the copy in hand is
definitely imperfect, base the description on the record of the most complete
copy, bracketing only where the record for that copy also uses brackets.</p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Best wishes,</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jane Wickenden</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu
[mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Deborah J. Leslie<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 05 April 2006 16:57<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> DCRM-l@lib.byu.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [DCRM-L] imperfect copies</span></font></p>
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<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>Dear colleagues,</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>I</span></font><font
face="Arial Unicode MS Western"><span style='font-family:"Arial Unicode MS Western"'>’</span></font><font
face="Arial Unicode MS"><span style='font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>m not sure
the</span></font> <font face="Arial Unicode MS"><span style='font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>instructions
for cataloging an imperfect item when a description for a perfect item is
available are clear. </span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>0B2. Imperfect copies.</span></font></b>
In general, base the description on the copy in hand. If this copy is known to
be imperfect, however, and details of a copy without the imperfection(s) can be
determined, base the description on the copy without the imperfection(s),
bracketing only as description of the perfect copy would require.</p>
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<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>Is this clear? Is there
a better way of saying</span></font> <font face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
style='font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>it?</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>__________________________________________</span></font></a></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=1 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>Deborah J. Leslie, M.A.,
M.L.S.</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=1 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>Chair, RBMS
Bibliographic Standards Committee</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>Head of Cataloging,
Folger Shakespeare Library</span></font></p>
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