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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=578101818-05042006><FONT face=Arial size=2>I
like the idea of using the term "complete" instead of "perfect," although
perfect includes both completeness and arrangement as
issued.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<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
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu
[mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Wickenden
Jane<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 05, 2006 11:35 AM<BR><B>To:</B> DCRM
Revision Group List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [DCRM-L] imperfect
copies<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My immediate feeling
is that there may not <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">be</SPAN></I> a
perfect copy: but there might be a more complete one ...</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jane</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><I><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Jane
Wickenden</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">
<BR></SPAN></FONT><I><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Historic
Collections Librarian</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><I><FONT face="Book Antiqua"
color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">INM</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT
color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><I><FONT
face="Book Antiqua" color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Alverstoke</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT
color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><I><FONT
face="Book Antiqua" color=#333399 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">023
9276 8238</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">
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lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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
18:30<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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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS"
color=blue size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">One of
my earlier rewrites reads almost exactly as does Stephen</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">’<SPAN
lang=EN-US>s, but I was concerned about the introduction of the word
</SPAN>“<SPAN lang=EN-US>perfect.</SPAN>”<SPAN lang=EN-US> We</SPAN>’<SPAN
lang=EN-US>ve had discussion on that before. If we are going to use
</SPAN>“<SPAN lang=EN-US>perfect,</SPAN>”<SPAN lang=EN-US> what</SPAN>’<SPAN
lang=EN-US>s to prevent us from introducing it earlier, as
in:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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color=blue size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">0B2.
Imperfect copies.</SPAN></FONT></B><SPAN lang=EN-US> In general, base the
description on the copy in hand. If this copy is known to be imperfect,
however, and details of a perfect copy can be determined, base the description
on the perfect copy. Use brackets only where required for description of
the perfect copy.</SPAN></P>
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color=blue size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS"
color=blue size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">We do
have </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">“<SPAN
lang=EN-US>pefect copy</SPAN>”<SPAN lang=EN-US> in the glossary. Can someone
remind me why we decided not to use it in 0B2? </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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>Stephen Skuce<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> 05 April 2006 12:53<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> DCRM Revision Group List;
DCRM-l@lib.byu.edu<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
Re: [DCRM-L] imperfect copies</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I think
breaking up the long second sentence helps.<BR><BR><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">0B2. Imperfect copies.</SPAN></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). Use
brackets only where required for description of the perfect
copy.<BR><BR>Stephen<BR>At 11:57 AM 4/5/2006 -0400, Deborah J. Leslie
wrote:<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS"
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Dear
colleagues,<BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><BR></SPAN><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Im not sure the</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US> </SPAN><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">instructions for cataloging an
imperfect item when a description for a perfect item is available are clear.
<BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">0B2.
Imperfect copies.</SPAN></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.<BR><BR></SPAN><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Is this clear? Is there a
better way of saying</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US> </SPAN><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">it?<BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><BR></SPAN><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">__________________________________________<BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><BR></SPAN><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Deborah J. Leslie,
M.A., M.L.S.<BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><BR></SPAN><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Chair, RBMS
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lang=EN-US><BR></SPAN><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Head of Cataloging,
Folger Shakespeare Library<BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><BR></SPAN><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">201 East Capitol
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style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Washington, D.C.
20003<BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><BR></SPAN><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1><SPAN lang=EN-US
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