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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->Deborah,</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Is
this better?</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>0B2. Imperfect copies.</span></font></b><span
lang=EN-US> 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.</span></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Best
wishes,</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jane
Wickenden</span></font></p>
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<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> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>05
April 2006</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
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<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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lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>Dear
colleagues,</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>I</span></font><font
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face="Arial Unicode MS"><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>m
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.
</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>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 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.</span></p>
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<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;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?</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><a name=""><font size=1 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>__________________________________________</span></font></a></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
lang=EN-US 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:.5in'><font size=1 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>Chair, RBMS
Bibliographic Standards Committee</span></font></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'><a
href="http://www.folger.edu/bsc/index.html">http://www.folger.edu/bsc/index.html</a></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>Head of
Cataloging, Folger Shakespeare Library</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>201 East
Capitol St., S.E.</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=1 face="Arial Unicode MS"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>Washington</span></font><font
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|| 202.675-0369</span></font></p>
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