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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I am passing along a set of responses on this issue from colleagues working in Oxford libraries, where there appears to a be a tradition of invoking the
<i>alternative</i> at DCRM(B) 0G3.1 (“Transcribe all punctuation as found in the source of information …”), or something close to it. The responses include arguments for continuing this practice and arguments for adhering closer to RDA principles (option 3
in the original message). <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">Many thanks to Julie Blyth and Iris O’Brien for compiling and sharing the responses.<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">Francis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" 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""> Julie Blyth [<a href="mailto:julie.blyth@ccc.ox.ac.uk">mailto:julie.blyth@ccc.ox.ac.uk</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> 20 January 2014 14:22<br>
<b>To:</b> O'Brien, Iris<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: DCRM2: transcription of punctuation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">Dear Iris,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">As promised, here are a number of (anonymised) responses from antiquarian cataloguers currently working in Oxford libraries. There wasn’t a consensus reached on these issues, and as many of the
cataloguers put a lot of work into thinking through and responding to each point, I have included their entire responses in their own words, rather than attempting to summarise or paraphrase. There were also a number of cataloguers who didn’t put forward
a response in writing, but mentioned to me privately that for reasons similar to those expanded upon below, they would prefer to continue transcribing punctuation from the source, and do not see the use of double punctuation as a ‘con’; thus indicating, I
believe, their support for Francis Lapka’s option 2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Respondent 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I've never liked double punctuation. It seems we have to decide whether we're making an exact transcript of the original title-page, in which case we should retain the original
punctuation, or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">following prescribed punctuation for general cataloguing, which raises the question why differentiate between antiquarian and general cataloguing at all? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Respondent 2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I would like to say, first, that I think that, to retain consistency of description, antiquarian cataloguing should simply carry on as it has with no changes, despite the
machinations of the world of modern librarianship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In general, I think that DCRM’s notion that marks of punctuation are not an aspect of a transcription that can be used for identification is a poorly considered one and should
never be applied to the description of antiquarian materials. Transcribing what is in the source as often as possible is, by far, the best policy. I am not worried about DCRM’s apparent concern over double-punctuation in order to achieve this. Most people
who would be looking in the first place for antiquarian materials could probably reason out double punctuation for themselves, especially if they are comparing a record to something they have in their hands. Leaving out punctuation or adding punctuation that
was not printed in the original, however, is almost certainly misleading by design and goes, I believe, against our mission of accurately describing our libraries’ materials and making them accessible. Besides, if a user has confusion over a record, wouldn’t
we all hope that they turn to a librarian for assistance?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">0G3.1. General rule.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Although I am pleased to see that RDA defaults to transcribing the punctuation as it appears in the source, I would insist that we still be able to include punctuation that falls between
separated elements. In antiquarian description, I repeat myself, it is so often that punctuation will help differentiate multiple settings of a work. While these particular instances of punctuation might not always be the only means of making distinction between
varying copies, to disallow their inclusion would be a step towards crippling ourselves as cataloguers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DCRM(B) 0G3.4. Punctuation within roman numerals.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">As with the general rule, I must again push for transcribing what is present in the source. No matter from where they are transcribed, things such as punctuation, spacing,
etc., are very useful in antiquarian description.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DCRM(B) 0G3.5. Ellipses, square brackets, and virgules.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I would have a hard time arguing for or against virgules, as it is already fairly accepted practice to transcribe them as commas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Transcribing ellipses seems harmless enough to me. Why not do so? In fact, I am more in favour of their transcription than I am in favour of actually digesting the transcribed
text. An ellipsed title implies fewer keywords, potentially causing less precision in searching and more difficulty for the user to find the correct record. If a catalogue user has the item in front of them only to learn that the cataloguer faithfully transcribed
a series of dots, however, no harm done. I fail to see any ill effects to indexing. I realize that we are all at the mercy of our cataloguing softwares, that most have character limits for any given field (With so many advances in computing technologies over
the last 30 years, I struggle to understand why such limits still exist), so I know that ellipses do happen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The introduction of square brackets obviously could cause confusion, this already being a means of distinguishing part of a transcription as originating in a different form
within the source, i.e. transliterated Greek. I guess my hope would be to carry on as we have.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DCRM(B) 0G3.6. Line endings.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In regards to line endings, it has been my experience to disregard these in transcription as per the cataloguing practices of any institution for which I have worked. This
has always been the case, so it is how I have worked. Is it wrong in the face of other assertions I’ve made about the importance of accuracy of description? Perhaps. I remain wishy-washy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Respondent 3<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I would like to second [Respondent 2]’s thoughtful response -- he has said it all as far as I am concerned.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Respondent 4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In principle, I’d prefer
<u>option 3</u>, in order to stay in line with modern cataloguing as far as is practical. Marc isn’t going to last forever, and Bibframe is being created to work with RDA as Marc was created to work with AACR. Obviously, it would be easiest now to carry on
pretty much as we are, but it could risk making things more complicated than they have to be in future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">It is rather unfortunate that the RDA examples aren’t a bit more self-explanatory, though. I have no idea what the imaginary title pages are supposed to have looked like.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Respondent 5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Please let's try to continue with transcribing the punctuation as is, meaning double punctuation where necessary. It helps one work out, for instance, which of four editions
all published in the same year one has on the table, or at least cuts down the options. When I first started antiquarian cataloguing I thought double punctuation looked bizarre, so I understand that readers might be baffled, but it took only a day or two to
look normal; now I expect to see it and don't trust a record without it. I am sure readers looking for such details also expect antiquarian records to look this way. If we stop we lose a valuable tool, and I don't see to what purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Respondent 6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I agree with [Respondent 4] that it is desirable to aim for consistency and compatibility as far as possible, and that means following RDA with all its weaknesses. Therefore
I would prefer <u>option 3</u> (“Follow the RDA guidelines, with additional clarifications for special collections”).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">It is true, as [Respondent 2] writes, that faithful transcription of punctuation is potentially valuable for identifying and distinguishing settings, but I wonder if its
value is exaggerated. Unless a reader or librarian is confident that a single cataloguing standard has been applied correctly over time, and can discover which options have been adopted, it is already dangerous to make inferences from a catalogue record alone.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I’m content that antiquarian catalogue records do not attempt quasi-facsimile transcription, silently normalising the long s, roman/italic, and capitalisation. I’m content
for punctuation to be normalised as well. So where RDA recommends faithful transcription, I endorse it, and where RDA permits normalisation, I endorse it. The exceptions would be the apparently unintentional problems caused by RDA’s lack of clarity over terminal
punctuation and line-ending hyphens.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Respondent 7<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">My response is that we carry on with double punctuation and we follow the BL’s modification for physical descriptions. If the BL change their minds though we’ll follow their
practice as I do think we need to follow RDA as much as we can.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Respondent 8<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I have had a chance to read over the correspondence and the original document, and two things strike me. Firstly, I agree with almost everything [Respondent 2] says. His
first, second and third major paragraphs could not express better my own views on the questions raised, and I would like to add my own thought (which derives from what [Respondent 2] says) that good cataloguing is not just for the benefit of readers, it is
a great boon to other cataloguers and librarians too. I am very much in favour transcribing punctuation as it appears, and not making any interventions, either to express line-endings or to remove any elements of punctuation. I think, for antiquarian cataloguing,
this should be a fundamental (at least until digital representations of title-pages make all transcription unnecessary, which I am probably too old to live to see).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Where I do differ slightly is on the use of ellipses and square brackets (though not on virgules). What is not quite clear from the original notes and examples is that, as
I understand it, RDA prescribes that square brackets in the source should be transcribed as square brackets, and that three full-points in the source should be transcribed as “…”. I think this is what Francis Lapka is getting at when he says “is there a rare
materials reason to vary from RDA?” If this is what he is referring to, then I would say “Yes, there most certainly is”. I think antiquarian cataloguers must keep the clear, specific meaning and use of the mark of ellipsis (only to indicate something omitted)
and square brackets (only to indicate interpolated, additional or corrective information added by the cataloguer -- by the way, I personally do not think transliterations, of Greek for example, should be given in square brackets, since such transliterations
are not added by the cataloguer as such, but simply represent something present in the source, albeit rendered with different characters -- but that is, perhaps, an argument for another day and not really relevant here). If we lose the clarity of meaning
of these symbols (marks of ellipsis and square brackets), we are losing a great deal and introducing a great potential for confusion and error in the reading of catalogue records, both by readers and librarians/cataloguers. I also think it will be important
to retain the use of these symbols in other contexts in which antiquarian cataloguing must differ from RDA (such as in the rules relating to imprints, and physical descriptions, which may well come up in future, as others of the four “issues” mention by Francis).
I would be very sorry to see DCRB abandon the clarity and precision of … and [] in the interests of conforming to RDA’s (admittedly laudable) intention of reducing the use of symbols and abbreviations.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Overall, I would be generally in favour of Francis’s Option 2, and I think the “con” he mentions does not really hold true at Oxford, where this rule, or something very like
it, has pertained for some years.<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"">
<a href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu">dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu">mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lapka, Francis<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 11 December 2013 17:41<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu">dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] DCRM2: transcription of punctuation</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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">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">RDA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">1.7.3 Punctuation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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;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;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"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">EXAMPLE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">...and then there were none<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">What is it?...what is it not?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">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"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">I don't do dishes!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">DDC 21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Appears on the source with punctuation separating it from the other title information: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">DDC 21: International perspectives<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Vanderbilt University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Appears on source with punctuation separating it from the place of publication: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">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;color:black">Add punctuation, as necessary, for clarity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt">EXAMPLE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt">Travaillez mieux, vivez mieux<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Each word of the title appears on a separate line on the source of information<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>
<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";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";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";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";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>
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<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";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";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>
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<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";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";color:black">Optional note</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";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>
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<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";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";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. <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 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">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 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">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 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">: 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 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">: 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 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 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 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"> 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 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"> 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>
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</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 lfo4"><![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 lfo4"><![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>
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</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>
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</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>
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</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>
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<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">francis.lapka@yale.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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