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One thought that occurs to me is that since people don't always remove
the previous institution's notes from the record when they copy it for
their own institution, the "collated & perfect" note might
end up being misleading in those cases. On the other hand, if the note
begins with "Folger copy" or the like, I suppose that removes
that danger (except for the occasional extremely unobservant
patron).<br><br>
Hope this doesn't sound too muddled--it's Monday ...<br><br>
Cheers,<br><br>
Margaret Nichols<br><br>
At 05:02 PM 7/14/2007, you wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font face="Georgia">At ALA
annual this year, RBMS co-sponsored a program with MAGERT on
library map security. One of the speakers was Smiley's prosecuting
attorney, who stated that a catalog record that didn't mention
imperfections wouldn't stand up in court as evidence that it had no
imperfections at the time it was cataloged; a defense attorney would
merely need to find a few examples of cataloging that failed to mention
existing imperfections at the time of cataloging. <br>
</font><br>
<font face="Georgia">It occurred to me that for cataloging rare
materials, it might be worth considering incorporating the old
"collated & perfect" (sometimes abbreviated
"c.&p.") note that booksellers and collectors used to
pencil into books or include in descriptions. I'm imagining something
like this, where a note on the state of the volume's completeness would
come at the front of all copy-specific notes:<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Georgia">590 Folger copy: C.&p. DJL 20070714. Bound in
<…> <br>
</font><br>
<font face="Georgia">Thoughts? <br>
</font><br>
<font face="Palatino Linotype" size=2>_____________________________</font>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype" size=2>Deborah J. Leslie, M.A.,
M.L.S.</font> <br>
<font face="Palatino Linotype" size=2>Head of Cataloging</font> <br>
<font face="Palatino Linotype" size=2>Folger Shakespeare Library</font>
<br>
<font face="Palatino Linotype" size=2>djleslie@folger.edu</font> <br>
<font face="Palatino Linotype" size=2 color="#0000FF"><u>
<a href="http://www.folger.edu">http://www.folger.edu</a></u></font>
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________________________________<br><br>
Margaret Nichols<br>
Head, Special Collections Materials Unit<br>
Library Technical Services<br>
110 Olin Library<br>
Cornell University<br>
Ithaca, NY. 14853-5302 <br>
mnr1@cornell.edu * Tel. (607) 255-5752 / 255-3530
* Fax (607) 255-9524 <br><br>
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