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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I would agree. Also, the 1830 cut off date does not reflect Americana.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">New records here for rare materials will have the correct $e for rare materials cataloging but our older records certainly don’t and we wouldn’t want those merged in OCLC under the rules proposed here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">aks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Amanda K. Sprochi<br>
Health Sciences Cataloger<br>
J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library<br>
106 HSL<br>
1 Hospital Dr.<br>
Columbia, MO 65212<br>
(573) 882-0461<br>
<a href="https://mail.umsystem.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=aafaFEkPV0OTrJpeJzmhM857Owq9T9AIHDnpKT52OGrQCzbxtOI4FdaFyt6P_RfGRg-ypRZ411A.&URL=mailto%3asprochia%40health.missouri.edu" target="_blank">sprochia@health.missouri.edu</a></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Sotelo, Aislinn [mailto:asotelo@ucsd.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 31, 2013 6:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> DCRM Revision Group List (dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] FW: OCLC matching/merging question for BIBCO: place of publication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">See the below messages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I had the same question as Francis when I saw this message and I’m interested to hear other people’s thoughts about this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I know that at my institution many of our Special Collections records are not coded as bdrb, dcrb or dcrm[x] and fall after the cut-off date to be considered rare, yet records that accurately represent their
publication information is nonetheless important. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Aislinn <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#4A4183">Aislinn Sotelo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#403152"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#8181FF">Head, Special Collections Technical Services |The Library | UC San Diego |
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#4A4183">(</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#8181FF"> 858-534-6766 |
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</span><span style="color:#404040"><a href="mailto:asotelo@ucsd.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">asotelo@ucsd.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#8181FF">
</span><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#72529C"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Program for Cooperative Cataloging [<a href="mailto:BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV">mailto:BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Whitacre,Cynthia<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 29, 2013 10:31 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV">BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [BIBCO] OCLC matching/merging question for BIBCO: place of publication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello Francis:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">That’s an excellent question. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Currently we protect and do not merge based on both date of publication criteria and/or coding in the 040 subfield e to define “rare”.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">For cartographic materials, anything pre-1900 is considered rare (based on the recommendation of MAGIRT).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">For all other materials, it is pre-1830.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The codes in 040 subfield e that would prevent us from merging are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">bdrb or dcrb or dcrm[x] (i.e., any $e code beginning with the letters dcrm)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We’d welcome input on this criteria also. If there are other codes we ought to add to this list to define “rare”, please let us know!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cynthia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cynthia M. Whitacre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Manager, WorldCat Quality & Partner Content Dept.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">OCLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">800-848-5878, ext. 6183<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:whitacrc@oclc.org">whitacrc@oclc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Lapka, Francis [<a href="mailto:francis.lapka@yale.edu">mailto:francis.lapka@yale.edu</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 29, 2013 11:25 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Program for Cooperative Cataloging<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Whitacre,Cynthia<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: OCLC matching/merging question for BIBCO: place of publication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cynthia,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As you note, “</span>Distinctions like this will continue to matter for rare books.<span style="color:#1F497D">”
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">For option B—</span>Modify the current policy to allow the merging of records (and matching of records) with different places of publication for
<b>non-rare materials</b> if everything else matches<span style="color:#1F497D">)—how would OCLC define “non-rare materials”?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Francis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">_________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Francis Lapka, Catalog Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Yale Center for British Art, Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">1080 Chapel Street, PO Box 208280, New Haven, CT 06520<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">203.432.9672 <a href="mailto:francis.lapka@yale.edu">
francis.lapka@yale.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D">Please note: The Study Room is closed due to the Center’s refurbishment project, and access to the collections is limited and by appointment only. Requests for materials from Prints and Drawings
and Rare Books and Manuscripts should be made at least two weeks in advance by e-mailing
<a href="mailto:ycba.prints@yale.edu"><span style="color:#1F497D">ycba.prints@yale.edu</span></a>. It is expected that normal services in the Study Room will resume in early January 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Program for Cooperative Cataloging [<a href="mailto:BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV">mailto:BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Whitacre,Cynthia<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 29, 2013 9:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV">BIBCO@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [BIBCO] OCLC matching/merging question for BIBCO: place of publication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hello BIBCO Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is an admittedly long message, but please read all of it, as your opinion and thoughts are requested.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OCLC is contemplating making a change in our “when to input a new record” standards as published in Bibliographic Formats and Standards Chapter 4, as well as in our internal merging standards for what is considered a duplicate. We’d like
your help in reaching a decision. The element in question is the place of publication.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Currently in Chapter 4 of BFAS (<a href="http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/input.html">http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/input.html</a>) under 260 subfield a (we know we need to add 264 to this) we list some instances where minor differences
in place are acceptable for considering the records to be the same. However, the basic statement says that “differences in the place of publication justify a new record.”
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One of the reasons we have traditionally NOT merged “duplicate” records when everything else is the same is when place of publication differs. Here is what our current internal merge instructions say:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>260<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Subfield $a guidelines<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Records may be considered duplicates for merge even with the absence or presence of the subfield a.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Always match 1<sup>st</sup> place of publication.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Examples:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>New York matches New York, Toronto<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>London, Orlando matches London, Toronto <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>New York does <b>not</b> match Toronto, New York<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>New York, Bombay does <b>not</b> match Bombay, New York<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i>Note:</i></b> Places of publication within the same country are considered a match and justify a merge.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>New York, Chicago matches Chicago, New York<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For example, look at these 3 publication statements from 3 WorldCat records for the same title:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="DE">264 1 Cheltenham, UK :
</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"">ǂ</span><span lang="DE">b Edward Elgar,
</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"">ǂ</span><span lang="DE">c [2013]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="DE">260 Cheltenham :
</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"">ǂ</span><span lang="DE">b Edward Elgar,
</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"">ǂ</span><span lang="DE">c 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">260 Northampton, Mass. : <span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"">
ǂ</span>b E. Elgar Pub., <span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"">
ǂ</span>c 2013.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Under our current OCLC criteria for place, we would merge the first two but not the third (assuming everything else matched). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Looking at the cataloging codes, here’s what <b>AACR2</b> says:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>1.4C5.</b> If two or more places in which a publisher, distributor, etc., has offices are named in the item, give the first named place. Give any subsequently named place that is given prominence by the layout
or typography of the source of information. If the first named place and any place given prominence are not in the home country of the cataloguing agency, give also the first of any subsequently named places that is in the home country. Omit all other places.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="406" height="199" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CED6FF.55D48A40" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CED0C8.CB70D890"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And,<b> RDA </b>says:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">2.8.2.4<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">More Than One Place of Publication<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">If more than one place of publication is named on the source of information, record the place names in the order indicated by the sequence, layout, or typography of the names on the source of information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our thinking, in random order: <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>It has always seemed that cataloger’s judgment is at play regarding what gets recorded, no matter which code is in use.
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</span></span></span><![endif]>RDA gives a bit more leeway than AACR2. In our discussions, we are of two minds regarding this.
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</span></span></span><![endif]>In the past, when the same content was published in two countries (UK publication and US publication for example), it often came out at different times and may have had bibliographic significance. We are not so certain that is
the case today. <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Many reported duplicates and perceived duplicates exist in WorldCat because of the policy of not matching places of publication in different countries when everything else matches.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>End users really don’t care about these distinctions when it comes to obtaining the content and find the multiple records confusing<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Records for remote electronic resources, are often created by content providers through automated means, and careful checking of the actual publication is often not done; thus the accuracy of place of publication may be meaningless
in many records for electronic resources. <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Distinctions like this will continue to matter for rare books.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So, we are left with some choices:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A) Continue with the current policy, and require different WorldCat records for different places of publication<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">B) Modify the current policy to allow the merging of records (and matching of records) with different places of publication for non-rare materials if everything else matches. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">C) Stick with the current policy for tangible resources, but allow matching/merging of records for different places of publication for records for remotely-accessed resources only. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">D) Another alternative entirely; suggestions welcome! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We would welcome discussion and input on this matter. Which of the choices, A, B, or C do you prefer? If you prefer D, please suggest the alternative that you have in mind. We have asked BIBCO colleagues, since we believe this is a larger
issue with records for monographic materials rather than with records for continuing resources. Please share your thoughts on the BIBCO list. If you prefer to send a message directly to OCLC, send it to
<a href="mailto:askqc@oclc.org">askqc@oclc.org</a>, as that will go to the appropriate people. We welcome comments through November 15, as we will be discussing this again at OCLC the week of November 18 to try to reach a decision. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cynthia M. Whitacre<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Manager, WorldCat Quality & Partner Content Dept.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OCLC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800-848-5878, ext. 6183<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:whitacrc@oclc.org">whitacrc@oclc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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