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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I agree with you, Deborah.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am a bit puzzled why the new version combines representation and accuracy. To me they are two different concepts. “Representation” means we represent entities as they represent themselves. “Accuracy” means
catalogers are accurate as a matter of principle in recording information, and has to do with more than “representation”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A bigger change, in my view, however, is the omission of the principle of common usage from the new version:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Original ICP 2.2. Common usage. Vocabulary used in descriptions and access points should be in accordance with that of the majority of users.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This is a serious omission. This principle, in my opinion, is one of the bedrock principles of cataloging, and deserves its place as the second principle listed in the original ICP. It certainly should not
be removed entirely from the list of principles. This principle is closely related to the first, convenience of the user. We try to find common usage when we choose preferred forms of names and titles because we are trying to predict what our users are most
likely to use as search terms. We’re not perfect, but when we do predict correctly by looking at the evidence for common usage, then the majority of users don’t wind up putting in the “wrong” search terms (because they user guess what the cataloger had chosen
as the preferred form). Basing preferred forms on <i>common usage</i> is one of the more important ways we serve the
<i>convenience of the user</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Bob <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">"We should set an example for all the world, rather than confine ourselves to the course which has been heretofore pursued"--Eliza R. Snow, 1842.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Deborah J. Leslie via DCRM-L<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 18, 2025 10:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie@FOLGER.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DCRM-L] Request for feedback on IFLA's 2025 draft of Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Thanks to Jessica for sharing this document with DCRM-L. Aside from various stylistic inconsistencies, there is one substantive issue I'd like to bring to the notice
of this community. It may merit a more formal response from the BSC, particularly since one of the three
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeF2UyhujDi_xKE99oxWpW9jhYgoRv50riXHj4yiJJctYKcMA/viewform" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeF2UyhujDi_xKE99oxWpW9jhYgoRv50riXHj4yiJJctYKcMA/viewform">
feedback questions</a> is "Please share any additional comments about the ICP, <span style="background:aqua">
especially as it relates to rare materials cataloging and metadata</span>" (emphasis mine).<br>
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Specifically, <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0">
section 2 (Principles) item 3</a><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0"><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Representation and accuracy</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">. A description should be an accurate portrayal of the
entity and represent a resource as it appears. <span style="background:lime">Controlled forms of names should be based on the way an entity describes itself. Alternately, the form commonly used in reference sources should be used</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Note that in
<a href="https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/assets/cataloguing/icp/icp_2016-en.pdf" title="https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/assets/cataloguing/icp/icp_2016-en.pdf">
the earlier version</a>, Representation and Accuracy were separate principles, as was treatment of description and access points.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">The first sentence refers to description and is fine. I suspect that the group didn't know what to do with representation and accuracy of controlled forms of names,
and so stuck these two sentences on at the end. I also suspect that item 2.3 is the primary driver behind appealing to rare materials catalogers.<br>
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I have several thoughts, but would like to hear other initial reactions before articulating them. Thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Deborah <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2E74B5">______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Deborah J Leslie
</span><img border="0" width="10" height="10" style="width:.1041in;height:.1041in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DBB05B.B27FE400"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">, M.A., M.L.S. | Senior Cataloger |
Folger Shakespeare Library | <a href="mailto:djleslie@folger.edu"><span style="color:#2E74B5">djleslie@folger.edu</span></a> | Opinions her own</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> DCRM-L <<a href="mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu">dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu</a>>
on behalf of Jessica Grzegorski via DCRM-L <<a href="mailto:dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu">dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 15, 2025 15:33<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu">dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu">dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jessica Grzegorski <<a href="mailto:jessica.grzegorski@northwestern.edu">jessica.grzegorski@northwestern.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] Request for feedback on IFLA's 2025 draft of Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)</span>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">The IFLA Cataloguing Section released <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0">
a new draft of its Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)</a> in March 2025 and seeks feedback from the global cataloging community. The
<a href="https://rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/">Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Bibliographic Standards Committee (BSC)</a> is soliciting and compiling feedback from the rare materials cataloging community to incorporate into the official
response on the ICP by the <a href="https://connect.ala.org/core/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=289a372f-3ec1-4cb0-8a75-902a1a18deb3">
Core Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA)</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">The 2025 draft update of the ICP can be found here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0">https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Ei43mk7aqvvKiL2H2FRlz_l1aKUfyXUddOGaF2f0G4/edit?tab=t.0</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">For an explanation of the differences between the 2025 draft of the ICP and the current 2016 edition, see IFLA's <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Azfb-il2R6oVa9zevF61-iNGCsFZbUGJ2emiNj8jUE/edit?tab=t.0">statement of intent</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">For comparison, the current 2016 edition of the ICP can be found here: <a href="https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/assets/cataloguing/icp/icp_2016-en.pdf">https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/assets/cataloguing/icp/icp_2016-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">We are eager to hear from you! If you would like to share any feedback on the new draft of the ICP, especially as it relates to rare materials cataloging and metadata, please complete the Google form
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeF2UyhujDi_xKE99oxWpW9jhYgoRv50riXHj4yiJJctYKcMA/viewform">
Feedback on IFLA Statement of International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)</a>. All questions in the form are
<b>optional</b>, and all feedback sent to CC:DA will be <b>anonymous</b>. You may optionally supply your name and email address in the form if you would like, but it is
<b>not required</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Please submit your feedback by <b>May 2, 2025</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">With gratitude for your participation,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Jessica Grzegorski<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">RBMS Liaison to CC:DA<o:p></o:p></p>
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