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Right. "Superior dot" does not work. "Dot in center of line" is the one
that does work.<br>
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Deborah J. Leslie wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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has been my practice as well. I don't think a
"superior dot" will work, though, because isn't it a diacritic that
goes directly above a character? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu">dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu">mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Randal Brandt<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 02 September, 2009 15:38<br>
<b>To:</b> DCRM Revision Group List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DCRM-L] Showing alternation of gatherings in MARC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My practice has been to use the dot in the
center of the
line, which is available in the OCLC character set. Precedence for this
can be
found in <i>Examples to Accompany Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books</i>,
2nd
ed. (see Example 31).<br>
<br>
Randy<br>
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Nickeson, Walter wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
<pre>How to show, in MARC, the regular alternation of gatherings in a<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>signature statement? There is no superscript slash to use in something<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>like "A-M^8/4". A glance at some records in OCLC shows separating<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>superscript numbers with a slash, a superior dot or a dot in center of<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>line, and even a space. There is also the practice of using descriptive<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>text in place of superscripts, such as "A-M in alternate gatherings of 8<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>and 4." <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
<pre>*****************************************<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre> Walter F. Nickeson, Catalog &<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre> Metadata Management Librarian<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre> Rush Rhees Library<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre> University of Rochester<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre> Rochester, NY 14627-0055<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:wnickeson@library.rochester.edu">wnickeson@library.rochester.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre> (585) 273-2326 fax: (585) 273-1032<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>*****************************************<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>
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<pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>__________________________<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Randal Brandt<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Principal Cataloger<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>The Bancroft Library<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>(510) 643-2275<o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://bancroft.berkeley.edu">http://bancroft.berkeley.edu</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>"It's hard enough to remember my opinions without <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>remembering my reasons for them"--The Streets.<o:p></o:p></pre>
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Randal Brandt
Principal Cataloger
The Bancroft Library
(510) 643-2275
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"It's hard enough to remember my opinions without
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