<font><font face="georgia,serif">If the idea is to discuss amending DCRM(B) to allow for a supplied edition statement (under conditions that are pretty well expressed in the LCRI* but left unfortunately vague in the LCPS) I'm all for it.</font></font><div>
<font><font face="georgia,serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font><font face="georgia,serif">In FRBR terms, the edition statement is sometimes the only means by which to differentiate manifestations that are not distinguishable in simplified transcription or even DCRM-level structural data for "extent" or whatever the heck it's going to be called henceforth.</font></font></div>
<div><font><font face="georgia,serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font><font face="georgia,serif">This, it should be noted, is in the absence of the one nonexistent field actually needed to classify FRBR entities: some equivalent of the heading that precedes the description of each entity in a properly constructed bibliography--a sort of genetic uniform title. It don't get more FRBR than that!</font></font></div>
<div><font><font face="georgia,serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font><font face="georgia,serif">*"Apply the option for <i>manifest differences where the catalog records would otherwise show exactly the same information in the areas beginning with the title and statement of responsibility area and ending with the series area</i>." LCRI 1.2B4 (emphasis mine; with the understanding that "manifest differences" may include evidence developed from comparison of copies by the cataloger, a process now greatly enabled <i>via</i> digital resources)</font></font></div>
<div><font><font face="georgia,serif"><br clear="all"></font></font><font face="'courier new', monospace">RICHARD NOBLE : RARE BOOKS CATALOGER : JOHN HAY LIBRARY : BROWN UNIVERSITY<br>PROVIDENCE, RI 02912 : 401-863-1187/FAX 863-3384 : <a href="mailto:RICHARD_NOBLE@BROWN.EDU" target="_blank">RICHARD_NOBLE@BROWN.EDU</a> </font><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 8:06 AM, Lapka, Francis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:francis.lapka@yale.edu" target="_blank">francis.lapka@yale.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Of potential interest to the DCRM community.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">The attachment is also available here:</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.libraries.psu.edu/tas/jca/ccda/docs/oclc2012-1.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.libraries.psu.edu/tas/jca/ccda/docs/oclc2012-1.pdf</a><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Francis<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1f497d">Francis Lapka, Catalog Librarian<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Yale Center for British Art, Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 04, 2012 6:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:rules@ala.org" target="_blank">rules@ala.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [rules] OCLC revision proposal on recording edition statements<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">OCLC has prepared a revision proposal for RDA 2.5.1.4, on recording edition statements. It is posted on the web page and also attached to this message.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This may be a proposal we could act on before Annual, so I would like to bring it to your attention. Comments and questions are welcome.<u></u><u></u></p>
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