<br><font size=3 face="Calibri">We would use encoding level K for this
purpose as well. I thought that 7 would be the equivalent, but it seems
from the description that 5 might be more appropriate if the record isn't
considered "final" (or might be upgraded)...</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Calibri">From http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/fixedfield/elvl.shtm</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Calibri"><b>5 Partial (preliminary) level.</b>
A record in process. Such a record is not
final. You cannot make assumptions </font>
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about
the status of the headings or the descriptive cataloging level. </font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Calibri"><b>7 Minimal-level.
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A record that meets the <i>National Level Bibliographic Record</i>specifications.
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The creating
agency considers such a record final. Headings are checked </font>
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against
an authority file and reflect established forms to the extent that such
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forms
are available at the time the Minimal-level record was created. </font>
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OCLC participants
cataloging online at Minimal-level, use<i> K.</i></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Calibri"><b>Monica Kauppi</b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">435 W. 116th St. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">NY, NY 10027</font>
<br><font size=2 face="Calibri">mkaupp@law.columbia.edu</font>
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<br><tt><font size=2>In this situation, I've used encoding level K (Less-than-full
input by OCLC participants) in the past, so if someone who knew the language
better than me came along they could improve upon my subject analysis,
etc. and replace the OCLC master. I've never used encoding 5, but
that does also look like a possibility. <br>
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Michelle Mascaro<br>
Special Collections Cataloger<br>
University of Akron<br>
Bierce Library 176A<br>
Akron, OH 44325-1712<br>
330-972-2446 (cataloging)<br>
330-972-6830 (archival services)<br>
mjm125@uakron.edu<br>
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From: dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Margaret Nichols<br>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:29 AM<br>
To: DCRM Revision Group List<br>
Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] Encoding level<br>
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Hello, Oksana (et al.)--<br>
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If you are in fact cataloging with the item in hand, and you can read <br>
Fraktur, encoding level 1 is not really accurate, since you are in <br>
fact transcribing the title page information directly from the item. <br>
One alternative would be to use encoding level 5 (partial/preliminary <br>
level). What do others do in this situation?<br>
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Margaret Nichols<br>
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At 10:16 AM 3/12/2009, you wrote:<br>
>Hello:<br>
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>Lately I have been cataloging early-mid. 18th century items in <br>
>German. I have less then zero German. My question is: if I code elvl
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>1 (full level, material not examined), would that be enough to let
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>the cataloging community know that my records are not as thorough?<br>
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>Thank you.<br>
>/Oksana.<br>
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>Oksana Katerine Linda<br>
>University of Michigan<br>
>William L. Clements Library<br>
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