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<DIV><SPAN class=328023412-28082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Hi
Deborah,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=328023412-28082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>If help is
still needed, I'll take a section or two. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=328023412-28082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=328023412-28082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Will.<!-- Converted from text/plain format -->
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size=2>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<BR>Will
Evans<BR>Rare Materials Catalog Librarian<BR>Biography & History
Bibliographer<BR>Boston Athenaeum<BR>10 1/2 Beacon Street<BR>Boston, MA
02108<BR><BR>Telephone: (617) 227-0270, ext. 243<BR>Fax: (617) 227-5266<BR><A
href="http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/">http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/</A><BR><BR>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<BR></FONT></P></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Deborah J. Leslie<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 24, 2006 8:10
PM<BR><B>To:</B> DCRM Revision Group List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [DCRM-L] DCRM(B)
final close reading<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">Dear</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">friends of DCRM,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">As we head into
the final days of DCRM(B) preparation, I want to issue a call for volunteer
proofreaders</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">The text</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">is due to
the indexer on Tuesday</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">September
5</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">. We wish to subject DCRM(B) to another round of
close reading</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">between September 5</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">October 1,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">when</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">the text is</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">due</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"> to the GPO</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"> for
printing.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">(November 1 is the date
it</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">s expected to hit the streets).
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">B</FONT><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">ibliographic</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">Standards members and</FONT> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">volunteers</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">from the
community</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">did a close reading of</FONT><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"> the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">d</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">elta version
of</FONT> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">DCRM(B)</FONT> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">in</FONT><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"> preparation
for our public hearing</FONT><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"> in June
2005</FONT><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">.</FONT><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">T</FONT><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">hat was</FONT> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">a
productive and beneficial exercise.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">For this,
the eta version,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">t</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">he
main</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">purpose</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">will be to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">proofread
for typos, missing words, inconsistency of punctuation or</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">indentation, and the like. (For example, I
just</FONT> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">noticed that we</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">sometimes
use a colon after "but" and sometimes not when introducing</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">counter-examples). We are not expecting
content-related problems</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">(fingers
crossed), with the possible exception of rule references</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">-</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">-we've</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">been
breaking up longer rules with</FONT><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"> added
sub-numbering, and references</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">to them
will need to be double- and triple-checked. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Speaking of
double and triple-checking, I hope to have enough volunteers in addition to
Bib Standards committee members</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">to assign two or three people to
each</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">section</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Please let
me know if you would like to contribute to DCRM(B) in this final important
task</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"> and thereby win our</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">sincere</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">gratitude</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">, and if so,
how many sections you</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">d be willing
to take, and whether you have any preferences. We also need at least a couple
of people will</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">ing to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"> proofread the entire
text,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">preface</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">to glossary.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> </SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Preface
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Introduction
(</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">including</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"> Objectives & Principles and
Pre-Cataloging Decisions)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Area
0</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">General rules</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Area
1</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">T</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">itle and
statement of responsibility</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">Area</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">s</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">
2</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"> & 8</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype"> Edition and standard
numbers</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Area
4</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Publication, distribution,
etc.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Area
5</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"> Physical description</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Area
6</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">Series</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Area
7</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"> Notes</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Appendix
A:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> <FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Marc 21
Descriptive Conventions
Code </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us>
</SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Appendix B:
Collection-Level Records</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us>
</SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Appendix C:
Core-Level Records</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Appendix D:
Minimal-Level Records</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> </SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Appendix E:
Variations Requiring A New Description</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us>
</SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Appendix F:
Title Access Points</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us>
</SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Appendix G:
Early Letter Forms And Symbols</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us> </SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Appendix H:
Individual Issues Of Serials</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face="Palatino Linotype">Glossary</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Palatino Linotype">Thanks for
considering it. --DJL</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><A name=""><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS"
size=1>__________________________________________</FONT></SPAN></A></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1>Deborah J.
Leslie, M.A., M.L.S.<BR>Chair, RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee<BR><A
href="http://www.folger.edu/bsc/index.html">http://www.folger.edu/bsc/index.html</A><BR></FONT><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1>Head of Cataloging, Folger Shakespeare
Library<BR></FONT><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1>201 East Capitol St.,
S.E.</FONT><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1>,</FONT> <FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1>Washington, D.C. 20003</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS"
size=1>djleslie@folger.edu || 202.675-0369</FONT><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS"
size=1> ||</FONT> <FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1><A
href="http://www.folger.ed">http://www.folger.ed</A></FONT><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" size=1>u</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us> </SPAN></P>
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