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<p class="MsoNormal">It is my great pleasure to announce the publication of <i>Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Cartographic),</i> available as a free PDF at
<a href="http://rbms.info/dcrm/dcrmc/">http://rbms.info/dcrm/dcrmc/</a>. DCRM(C) can be used immediately for cataloging with the MARC 040 code “dcrmc.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition to being included in a future release of Cataloger’s Desktop, the PCC BIBCO Standard Record (BSR) will also be updated to include DCRM(C).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt">I would also like to mention there will be a workshop, “Applying
<i>Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Cartographic)</i>,” offered on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at the RBMS Conference being held in Coral Gables, Florida; more information can be found at
<a href="http://conference16.rbms.info/workshops/">http://conference16.rbms.info/workshops/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My appreciation and gratitude go out to my fellow editors, Randy Brandt, Larry Creider, Nancy Kandoian, and Manon Théroux, for committing their time and great effort in seeing this manual completed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Todd Fell<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Head, Rare Book Cataloging Unit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">P.O. Box 208330<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New Haven, CT 06520-8330<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(203) 432-5178<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">The Beinecke Library’s building is closed for renovation until September 2016. We have opened a temporary reading room in Sterling Memorial Library, but access to some collections may be limited
during the renovation. For more information, visit our <a href="http://beineckelibraryrenovation.yale.edu/"><span style="color:blue">renovation website</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Please note:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"> The Beinecke Library will close completely during the month of
<b>August 2016 </b>as staff and collections are relocated to the building at 121 Wall Street in preparation for our reopening in September 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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