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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d">Regarding Issue 3:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d">I’d would argue that “early printed resources” could be struck from the language entirely and replaced by “rare printed resources.” The following rules could also be applied to 21<sup>st</sup> century artists’ books, where these resources often lack title-pages and the artist acts the manufacturer, publisher, distributer, etc. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d">2.2.2.2 If an early printed resource (or a reproduction of it) lacks a title page, title sheet, or title card (or an image of it), use as the preferred source of information the first of the following sources that has a title</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d">2.8.1.1 For early printed resources, distribution and manufacture statements relating to booksellers and printers may be treated as publication statements.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d"> 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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d">Tel: 617-227-0270 ext. 243</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d">Fax: 617-227-5266 </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/">www.bostonathenaeum.org</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><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> [mailto:<a href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu">dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lapka, Francis<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 14, 2016 8:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu">dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] RDA revision proposals -- drafts for review</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper"><div><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">This spring, the RDA Steering Committee (RSC) formed a Rare Materials Working Group to assist the RSC in developing the treatment of rare materials in RDA (see: <a href="http://www.rda-rsc.org/workinggroups" id="LPlnk315798"><span style="color:#0563c1">http://www.rda-rsc.org/workinggroups</span></a>). One of the tasks assigned to the working group was a review of all RDA exceptions (etc.) for Early Printed Resources. To this end, the WG will submit a handful of RDA revision proposals for RSC review in the 2016 cycle. All proposals are due by August 1. The WG is very interested in comments from members of this list. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Three proposals ready for review are described below (and in the document here: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AFybjUog0_vu34MgprzPGp2ktrIYq4Du6IQWlBolth8/edit"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#0563c1">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AFybjUog0_vu34MgprzPGp2ktrIYq4Du6IQWlBolth8/edit</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">). Before August 1, the WG hopes to share two or three additional proposals (stay tuned).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Please don’t be shy about adding your suggestions, comments, or questions. To do so:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Use the comment feature in any of the Google docs linked herewith; or</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Send your thoughts to this list, putting the proposal title in the subject line; or</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Email me, at <a href="mailto:francis.lapka@yale.edu"><span style="color:#0563c1">francis.lapka@yale.edu</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Thanks,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Francis </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">RSC/Rare WG/1 Early Printed Resources and Rare Printed Resources</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FMnuYGOCfFSOlL9NBnvDznu0saWXslf3okfoQayidA8/edit"><span style="color:#1155cc">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FMnuYGOCfFSOlL9NBnvDznu0saWXslf3okfoQayidA8/edit</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">This proposal recommends three changes:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.5in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Revise the chronological scope of the term “early printed resources” to accommodate regional differences for the concept of early.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.5in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Add the category “rare printed resources,” to define a category of materials for which an agency may choose to provide a more detailed description of the resource as a physical object.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.5in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Replace “early printed resources”<i> </i>with “rare printed resources” in RDA instructions where there is no justification for limiting application to early resources.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">RSC/Rare WG/2 Revision to RDA 1.8.1 Numbers Expressed as Numerals or as Words</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gmds5e2GJq27l2QH02gtH1f0sKzvvmJM15nN2z2vSfY/edit"><span style="color:#1155cc">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gmds5e2GJq27l2QH02gtH1f0sKzvvmJM15nN2z2vSfY/edit</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">This proposal revises the alternative for early printed resources within the general guidelines for numbers expressed as numerals or as words (1.8.1). The proposal recommends three changes:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.5in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Add numbering within series and numbering within subseries to the list of elements for which numbers are transcribed in the form in which they appear on the source of information.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.5in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Re-classify the alternative as an exception.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.5in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Broaden the scope of the alternative/exception so that it applies to rare printed resources instead of early printed resources.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">RSC/Rare WG/3 Revision to RDA 3.4.5 Extent of Text</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">(coming soon)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">RSC/Rare WG/4 Revision to RDA 3.12 Book Format and related terms</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yzYfF2udcQuazLrdGXQkm4R03BgCENaNT50iTKHXQjo/edit"><span style="color:#1155cc">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yzYfF2udcQuazLrdGXQkm4R03BgCENaNT50iTKHXQjo/edit</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">This proposal revises RDA 3.12 Book Format in order to bring the instructions into greater alignment with contemporary definitions of the concept of <i>format</i> and to introduce other minor improvements. The proposal recommends parallel changes to the RDA Glossary.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">RSC/Rare WG/5 Revision to RDA 3.21.2.9 Note on Extent of Manifestation, Early Printed Resources</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">(coming soon)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p></div><blockquote style="margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in"><div><p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">RSC/Rare WG/6 Revision RDA 2.2.2.2 Sources of Information</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div></blockquote><div><p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">(coming soon)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p></div></div></div></body></html>