<div dir="ltr">I'm more in favor of falling in line with RDA on this one. If the inaccuracy is corrected or commented upon in a note, it should be clear enough to the user that the inaccuracy appears on the item itself and is not a cataloger's error. I'm not crazy about the compromise in the current draft (it's a compromise, so that is to be expected, I suppose). If there are benefits in continuing to permit interpolated corrections at the cataloger's discretion, I am not convinced the inconsistency across cataloging agencies is worth it.<div>- Noah</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 11:48 AM, Lapka, Francis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:francis.lapka@yale.edu" target="_blank">francis.lapka@yale.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1f497d">We’d really like to hear from the community on this question – especially from current BSC members and anyone who was not on the task force.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1f497d">This may be the only area where the draft RBMS Policy Statements are clearly at odds with RDA guidance (of if not the only area, the area where they are
<i>most</i> at odds). Do you agree with the outcome? Does it need clarification? Would you favor a different approach?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DCRM-L [mailto:<a href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu" target="_blank">dcrm-l-bounces@lib.<wbr>byu.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Mascaro, Michelle<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 13, 2017 2:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> DCRM Users' Group <<a href="mailto:dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu" target="_blank">dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] RBMS PS Review Q2.5: Transcription of Inaccuracies<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">As a follow-up to the initial discussion topics on transcription that I posted last week, I would like to solicit some
discussion on the transcription of inaccuracies (RDA 1.7.9). Under RDA, inaccuracies and misprints on the source are transcribed as, and, if considered important, the cataloger may make a note, correcting the inaccuracy. The AACR2/DCRM practice of using interpolations,
such as sic and i.e., to note/correct the inaccuracy within the transcribed element is not permitted. The rationale being since transcribed fields are manifestation level elements, their purpose is to identify how the manifestation represents itself and corrections
for access, etc., belong elsewhere.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Whether there is a rare materials reason for the RBMS Policy Statements to vary from RDA and continue to follow the AACR2/DCRM
practice of correcting transcribed inaccuracies via interpolation, prompted several discussions within the task force. Some of the arguments made for continuing interpolation included that inaccuracies are not uncommon in early print materials, and it is important
for our users to be able to readily identify that the error is on the piece itself and not introduced by the cataloger. Members of the task force were split on this issue, and whether the practice of interpolation was too much of a departure from RDA proper
to be justified.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">As a compromise, in the current draft, the default approach is to follow RDA (correct inaccuracies in notes) with an alternative
to provide correction via sic. or i.e. within the transcription for catalogers interested in doing so. (The argument for using Latin abbreviations is that they are common usage in the rare materials bibliography and known to our users (RDA principle 0.4.3.7)).
One concern that has since been raised is by allowing two options, the transcription for the same resource would be different depending on if the cataloger is electing to follow the alternative or not.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Since this is one of the most significant variations from RDA proposed in the RBMS PS, I would like to extend this discussion
on how the PS should handle the transcription of inaccuracies to the broader community and solicit your thoughts. Comments to the questions I posed last week are still encouraged as well.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Also, attached is an updated version of the RBMS PS to 1.7, with some improved examples from the examples group. With
the holidays approaching, this will be the last discussion question I post before the new year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">Michelle Mascaro<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Head, Special Collections Metadata<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">University of California, San Diego
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="georgia, serif">Noah Sheola</font><div><font size="2" face="georgia, serif">Special Collections <span style="background-color:rgb(250,250,250);color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:nowrap">Cataloging Librarian</span></font></div><div><font size="2" face="georgia, serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(250,250,250);color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:nowrap">Burns Library</span></font></div><div><font size="2" face="georgia, serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(250,250,250);color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);white-space:nowrap">Boston College</span></font></div></div></div>
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