<div dir="ltr">We deal with it by grumbling, then reminding ourselves that our OPAC is our "database of record" so researchers can find the call number there, and that the inherent uniqueness of manuscripts means that its uniqueness can just be assumed.<div><br></div><div>But now that you mention it, lots of references to manuscripts in scholarly literature only provide an institutional call number, not a "title" -- for example, Folger V.a.350 is typically called "Folger V.a.350" rather than the title in the 245, which is "Copy of A note of some coats and crests lately come to my hands given by William Dethick when he was York herald." In-house, we definitely call it V.a.350.</div><div><br></div><div>Using the 524 in OCLC only makes sense if they index that field -- if people think of the call number as the name of that manuscript, they need a keyword search for it to bring up the record. So, I'm thinking a 246 is the way to go, with a $i along the lines of "Also known as:" or "Title from call number" would be the way forward.</div><div><br></div><div>Erin.</div><div><div><br></div><div><font size="1">----------------</font></div><div><font size="1">Erin Blake, Ph.D. | Senior Cataloger | Folger Shakespeare Library | 201 E. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC, 20003 | <a href="mailto:eblake@folger.edu">eblake@folger.edu</a> | office tel. +1 202-675-0323 | <a href="http://www.folger.edu">www.folger.edu</a></font></div><div><br></div></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></div><div> </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 10:21 AM O'Brien, Iris <<a href="mailto:Iris.O%27Brien@bl.uk">Iris.O'Brien@bl.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><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">Dear All,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am not familiar with manuscript cataloguing so I am hoping that the manuscript cataloguers among you will be able to answer the questions below that were sent to me by a Dutch colleague:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">In the Dutch practice it is customary to enter the call number of the manuscript in the bibliographic record (and of course also in the 852 of the holding record). The point is to distinguish between unica, where
the call number is the identifier. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">The problem is that we cannot find a suitable MARC tag or subfield. OCLC has converted the call number/identifier to 245 $f, but that is improper use.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">We have looked into several options:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">- Tag 090 (Locally assigned LC-type call number): not applicable. Also field 090 is not retained in the master record if field 050 contains a call number.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">- Tag 099 (Local free-text call number): field 099 does not remain in the master record.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">- Tag 524 (Preferred citation of described materials note): only text in $a possible, no specific subfields. Also: field 524 is not indexed.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">- Tag 852 (Location): Field 852 does not remain in the master bibliographic record.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">- Tag 710 (Added entry – corporate name): specific subfield possible, e.g. 710 2#$aMontevergine (Abbey).$bBiblioteca.$kManuscript.$nScaffale XXIII, 171.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">This option if often used in RDA/DCRMMSS records in WorldCat.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Our questions are: Is this custom known in the Anglo/American practice? If so, how is it applied? Or are there other ways to indicate the uniqueness of a manuscript?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Iris O’Brien<u></u><u></u></p>
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