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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">As promised, here is the first of four DCRM2 issues for your consideration and feedback. Please note the
<b>Options</b> given at the end of summary. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">RDA and the current suite of DCRM manuals are partially compatible in matters of transcription, in large part because RDA’s guidelines come closer (compared to AACR2)
to embodying the principle of “take what you see” on the source.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Nonetheless, there are a number of areas where RDA guidelines for transcription vary from DCRM practice. If DCRM2 maintains significant variations on matters of
transcription, the first alternative at <b>RDA 1.7.1</b> (General Guidelines on Transcription) provides an avenue forward:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The agency creating the data may establish in-house guidelines for capitalization, punctuation, numerals, symbols, abbreviations, etc., or
<b>choose a published style manual,</b> etc., as its preferred guide (e.g., The Chicago Manual of Style). In such situations, use those guidelines or that style manual instead of the instructions at 1.7.2–1.7.9 and in the appendices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">This alternative was invoked for the rare materials guidelines in the PCC BIBCO BSR, which instruct the cataloger to use DCRM as the preferred guide. When DCRM2
is issued, it too could be considered “a published style manual” for alternative transcription.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Turning specifically to transcription of punctuation, here are the RDA guidelines, followed by the corresponding DCRM instructions where they vary (in part, at least).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#21368B">RDA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#21368B">1.7.3 Punctuation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">Transcribe punctuation as it appears on the source except for the following situations:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">a) omit punctuation that separates data to be recorded as one element from data to be recorded as a different element<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">b) omit punctuation that separates data to be recorded as one element from data recorded as a second or subsequent instance
of the same element.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;background:#FFFBCE"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#5A595A">EXAMPLE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;background:#FFFBCE"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">...and then there were none<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;background:#FFFBCE"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">What is it?...what is it not?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;background:#FFFBCE"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">Vessels on the Northwest coast between Alaska and California -- 1543–1811<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;background:#FFFBCE"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">I don't do dishes!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;background:#FFFBCE"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">DDC 21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;background:#FFFBCE"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:gray">Appears on the source with punctuation separating it from the other title information: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:gray">DDC
21: International perspectives<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;background:#FFFBCE"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">Vanderbilt University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;background:#FFFBCE"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:gray">Appears on source with punctuation separating it from the place of publication: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:gray">Vanderbilt
University, Nashville<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">Add punctuation, as necessary, for clarity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;background:#FFFBCE"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#5A595A">EXAMPLE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;background:#FFFBCE"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">Travaillez mieux, vivez mieux<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;background:#FFFBCE"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:gray">Each word of the title appears on a separate line on the source of information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">DCRM(B)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">0G3.1. General rule.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Do not necessarily transcribe punctuation as it appears in the
source. Instead, follow modern punctuation conventions, using common sense in deciding whether to include the punctuation, omit it, replace it, or add punctuation not present.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Source</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2in;text-indent:-.2in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The unhappy favourite; or, The Earl of Essex. A tragedy. Written by Jno; Banks</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Transcription</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New","serif";color:black">The unhappy favourite, or, The Earl of Essex : a tragedy / written by Jno. Banks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Source</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2in;text-indent:-.2in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">London: Printed for A Millar, over-against Catharine-street in the Strand. M,DCC,LI.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Transcription</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New","serif";color:black">London : Printed for A. Millar, over-against Catharine-Street in the Strand, MDCCLI [1751]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Alternative rule</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">: Transcribe all punctuation as found in the source of information,
with the exception of those marks covered in rules 0G3.5-0G3.7. When following this alternative rule, always include prescribed punctuation as well, even if this results in double punctuation. Prescribed punctuation is treated at the beginning of each chapter
within these rules.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New","serif";color:black">The unhappy favourite; or, The Earl of Essex. : A tragedy. / Written by Jno; Banks</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New","serif";color:black">London: : Printed for A Millar, over-against Catharine-Street in the Strand., M,DCC,LI. [1751]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">RDA’s instructions (“Transcribe punctuation as it appears on the source …”) approximate DCRM’s
<i>alternative</i> rule (0G3.1). RDA guidelines, however, say to omit punctuation that separates data elements, whereas the DCRM alternative instructs to transcribe such marks even if it results in double punctuation. On this issue, the editorial group is
slightly confused by several of the examples given with the RDA guideline. Namely, it’s unclear how “</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">What is it? ... what is it not?<span style="color:#1F497D">” and “</span>I don’t do dishes!”
<span style="color:#1F497D">exemplify the RDA rule. The question mark and the exclamation point
<i>do</i> separate data elements, as there are, presumably, additional data elements afterward. From the examples, it seems that RDA only intends that
<i>non-terminal</i> punctuation between elements be omitted. Is it stated somewhere that question marks and exclamation points are special cases? The examples don’t have one with a period, but it would be unusual to find a period in the resource for most transcribed
elements in modern material.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">RDA also says to “add punctuation, as necessary, for clarity” (i.e. where visually
<i>implied</i> on the resource). A possible DCRM2 treatment of this guideline is provided in Option 2a, below.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">For punctuation transcription, DCRM guidelines also treat nuances absent from RDA:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">DCRM(B) 0G3.4. Punctuation within roman numerals.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Do not transcribe internal marks
of punctuation appearing within roman numerals. Omit them without using the mark of omission.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New","serif";color:black">The bye-laws and regulations of the Marine Society, incorporated in MDCCLXXII<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">RDA (in an alternative) allows for transcription of roman numerals as roman numerals, but makes no exception for omitting internal punctuation therein. Is there
a rare materials reason to vary?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">DCRM(B) 0G3.5. Ellipses, square brackets, and virgules.
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Do not transcribe ellipses
<b>...</b> or square brackets <b>[ ]</b> when present in the source; replace them with a dash
<b>--</b> and parentheses <b>( )</b> respectively or omit them, as appropriate. Do not confuse a virgule (<b>/</b>) in gothic typefaces with a slash; replace it with a comma or omit it, as appropriate. Make an explanatory note, if considered important.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Source</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2in;text-indent:-.2in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Leominster, [Mass.]</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Transcription</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2in;text-indent:-.2in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New","serif";color:black">Leominster, Mass.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New","serif";color:black">Optional note</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New","serif";color:black">: On t.p., "Mass." is enclosed
by square brackets</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">DCRM2 should continue to note that a virgule in gothic typefaces ought not be confused with a slash. For ellipses and square brackets, however, is there a rare materials
reason to vary from RDA?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">0G3.6. Line endings.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> Do not transcribe a hyphen or other mark of punctuation used
to connect a single word divided between two lines; transcribe as a single word, ignoring the punctuation. If the function of the hyphen is in doubt (e.g., if it might form part of a compound word), transcribe it.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Source (showing line endings)</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2in;text-indent:-.2in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">I DISCORSI DI NICO-</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2in;text-indent:-.2in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">LO MACHIAVELLI, SO-</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2in;text-indent:-.2in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">PRA LA PRIMA DECA DI</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.2in;text-indent:-.2in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">TITO LIVIO</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Transcription</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New","serif";color:black">I discorsi di Nicolo Machiauelli, sopra la prima deca di Tito Liuio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">RDA includes no equivalent to 0G3.6. Taken literally, one would transcribe hyphens at line endings; but that is probably not be the
<i>intention </i>of RDA. Regardless, DCRM2 will need an instruction on what to do when such line-ending punctuation is encountered, as this occurs frequently in early resources. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">For transcription of punctuation in DCRM2, at least three broad options bear consideration:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Option 1: Vary from RDA, following the principles of DCRM’s general rule (and employing the alternative at RDA 1.7.1)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Pro:
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">DCRM’s general rule is unambiguous in its declaration that marks of punctuation are not an aspect of the transcription that can be used to identify a resource.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Pro:
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Application of prescribed ISBD punctuation (which continues, even with RDA, to be the norm) already introduces punctuation not present in the resource. Users hoping to use
punctuation marks for identification can’t be expected to distinguish between prescribed and transcribed punctuation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Con</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">: Keeping the DCRM general rule would introduce a
<i>significant</i> variation from RDA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Con</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">: Application of prescribed (ISBD) punctuation is likely to
diminish in coming years. The principles of DCRM2 should not be overly influenced by backward-looking practices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Option 2: Vary from RDA, following the principles of DCRM’s alternative (and employing the alternative at RDA 1.7.1)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Pro:
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">The alternative offers the most complete embodiment of “take what you see,” and such transcriptions might better serve the function of identifying a resource.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Con:</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"> Faithful transcription of punctuation at times results in
awkward strings. So long as we continue to use prescribed ISBD punctuation, the alternative requires use of double punctuation, which many users will find confusing.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Con:</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"> Making the current alternative the DCRM2 norm would introduce
a significant break with DCRM tradition (and with the records thus cataloged), since the alternative has been infrequently applied.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Option 2a: Vary from RDA, following the principles of DCRM’s alternative (and employing the alternative at RDA 1.7.1), but use square brackets to supply punctuation
implied by the layout of the text. </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Because adding punctuation implied by the layout really
<i>is</i> different from removing or altering existing punctuation, we need to consider another alternative. To clarify, the difference is that because we can’t recreate the layout, it’s
<i>necessary</i> to supply something to convey the intended meaning.<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Pro:
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">This fulfills the principle of representation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Pro:</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"> This differs little from RDA and the DCRM alternative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Con</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">: Double punctuation looks odd, and can be confusing (but ISBD
punctuation is already omitted in many data presentations)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Option 3: Follow the RDA guidelines, with additional clarifications for special collections<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Pro:
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">It generally benefits user and cataloger alike for DCRM2 to retain practices compatible with RDA, wherever possible.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Pro:
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">The RDA rule makes an attempt to fulfill the principle of representation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Con</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">: For transcribed punctuation, RDA’s imperfect fidelity to
“take what you see” creates a mixed message about whether or not transcribed marks of punctuation can be used to reliably identify an entity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">We look forward to hearing your thoughts on these options (or others). In an attempt to keep this summary relatively neutral, the opinions of members of the editorial
group have not been included, but may be shared in the ensuing discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D">Francis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">_________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Francis Lapka, Catalog Librarian<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yale Center for British Art, Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1080 Chapel Street, PO Box 208280, New Haven, CT 06520<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">203.432.9672 <a href="mailto:francis.lapka@yale.edu"><span style="color:blue">francis.lapka@yale.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></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>
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