<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2">The definition from ISBD(A), draft 2006 revision, page 4: <br></font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div>
<font size="2"><span style="left: 323.924px; top: 964.473px;">A group of characters derived </span><span style="left: 567.8px; top: 964.473px;">from</span><span style="left: 606.543px; top: 964.473px;"> a publication w</span><span style="left: 734.8px; top: 964.473px;">ith the object of </span><span style="left: 324px; top: 987.473px;">identifying the edition uniquely.</span></font>
<font size="2"> </font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">A fuller description appears on page 88, with references to French and Dutch versions of the formula (except that the Dutch version is a broken link):</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div>
<font size="2"><span style="left: 60px; top: 527.677px;">The fingerprint</span><span style="left: 181.6px; top: 524.264px;"></span><span style="left: 189px; top: 527.678px;"> consists of a num</span><span style="left: 333.322px; top: 527.678px;">ber of char</span><span style="left: 420px; top: 527.678px;">acters drawn from a num</span><span style="left: 619.823px; top: 527.678px;">ber of uni</span><span style="left: 697.6px; top: 527.678px;">for</span><span style="left: 721.084px; top: 527.678px;">m places in the text of the </span><span style="left: 60.0001px; top: 550.578px;">publication, followed by a num</span><span style="left: 310.541px; top: 550.578px;">ber indicating the source of</span><span style="left: 529.4px; top: 550.578px;"> one or m</span><span style="left: 605.384px; top: 550.578px;">ore of the characters and/or a letter </span><span style="left: 60.0001px; top: 573.578px;">indicating the direction of </span><span style="left: 272.1px; top: 573.578px;">the chain-lines and/or the date as it </span><span style="left: 556px; top: 573.578px;">appears in th</span><span style="left: 658.24px; top: 573.578px;">e publicatio</span><span style="left: 752.18px; top: 573.578px;">n, etc., a</span><span style="left: 819.388px; top: 573.578px;">rea.</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="left: 819.388px; top: 573.578px;"><br></span></font></div><div><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Personally, I prefer the second version, and I'm not sure RDA's "manifestation" or ISBD's "edition" is completely accurate, since a fingerprint can help identify sub-manifestations (sub-editions) such as issue or state. </span></font><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:serif"></span><br></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.ibmi.it/manuali/ISBD(A)_February2006.pdf">http://www.ibmi.it/manuali/ISBD(A)_February2006.pdf</a></font></span><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:serif"><br></span></div><div><font size="2"><span style="left: 819.388px; top: 573.578px;">Robert Steele</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="left: 819.388px; top: 573.578px;">Cataloging Librarian</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="left: 819.388px; top: 573.578px;"></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="left: 819.388px; top: 573.578px;">Jacob Burns Law Library<br></span></font></div><div><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">George Washington University</font></span><br></span>
</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 6:27 PM Gemberling, Ted P <<a href="mailto:tgemberl@uab.edu">tgemberl@uab.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Bob, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">I’ve noticed this term “fingerprint” sometimes occurs in German cataloging records. Is that where the concept came from? I have never really identified what it meant there, though it struck me as interesting.
Obviously an English term. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Here’s an example from 2019: OCLC #1085880235 (“Fingerprint nach Ex. der UB Frankfurt.” I’m assuming that means it’s for a digitalized version of a copy at the university library in Frankfurt.)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Here’s one from 1971: OCLC #251887176<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Ted Gemberling<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">UAB Lister Hill Library<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DCRM-L <<a href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu" target="_blank">dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Robert Maxwell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 2019 4:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> DCRM Revision Group List (<a href="mailto:dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu" target="_blank">dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu" target="_blank">dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] Fingerprint<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m part of an ALA group examining and commenting on the beta RDA toolkit. This upcoming version of RDA introduces the concept fingerprint (I don’t believe it’s been there before), with the following definition:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">An identifier for manifestation that consists of a group of characters from specified locations in a manifestation combined with a date of publication or other element.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://beta.rdatoolkit.org/RDA.Web/Content?externalId=en-US_ala-4267b9ea-5015-36eb-b56a-c66f4b104f6f#section_rdaId_c296f014-6db4-4509-9508-2e300c502751" target="_blank">https://beta.rdatoolkit.org/RDA.Web/Content?externalId=en-US_ala-4267b9ea-5015-36eb-b56a-c66f4b104f6f#section_rdaId_c296f014-6db4-4509-9508-2e300c502751</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">First, do you think this is an accurate and adequate definition? Additionally, if you have a chance, I’d be interested if you have any comments on the guidelines (beyond the definition) for fingerprint in the beta version (link above [you
may need to log into your RDA account], but also search ”fingerprint” in the search box to find all mentions of the term in the beta RDA).<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bob<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Robert L. Maxwell<br>
Ancient Languages and Special Collections Librarian<br>
6728 Harold B. Lee Library<br>
Brigham Young University<br>
Provo, UT 84602<br>
(801)422-5568</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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