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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>
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Randy<br>
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Nickeson, Walter wrote:
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<pre wrap="">How to show, in MARC, the regular alternation of gatherings in a
signature statement? There is no superscript slash to use in something
like "A-M^8/4". A glance at some records in OCLC shows separating
superscript numbers with a slash, a superior dot or a dot in center of
line, and even a space. There is also the practice of using descriptive
text in place of superscripts, such as "A-M in alternate gatherings of 8
and 4."
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Rush Rhees Library
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627-0055
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(585) 273-2326 fax: (585) 273-1032
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The Bancroft Library
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