DCRM(S) Area 3

[Laurence Creider]

I guess my question is why was the decision made in this manner?  If there
is a reason to transcribe the information, such as the fact that the form
might help someone distinguish two states, issues or even editions of a
serial, then it would make sense to do so.  If we are formatting just to
be consistent with regular serials cataloging, I am not so sure that we
should routinely format.  I would like to see a clear basis for non-rare
serials and for rare book catalogers who are not used to serials to make
their decision to format or transcribe information.
	Larry

Laurence S. Creider
Head, General Cataloging Unit
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM  88011
Work: 505-646-4707
Fax: 505-646-7477
lcreider at lib.nmsu.edu

On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Jane Gillis wrote:

> To the DCRB Revision List.
> 
> For the next week we will be discussing Area 3, Numbering Area.  For those 
> of you who catalog only monographs, this is something new.  For those of 
> you who catalog serials, the rules vary from AACR2, mainly calling for 
> transcription, even though we do call for formatting the 
> information.    This has been mentioned as an inconsistency--if on the 
> piece is No. 3 Saturday the 18th of June 1776 Volume IV, and we transpose 
> this information to Volume IV, no. 3 (Saturday the 18th of June 1776).  We 
> do have the option of transcribing exactly what is written, but the rule 
> says that the information should be formatted: Numeration (chronological 
> information).
> 
> What are your thoughts on this?  We would like to follow AACR2 in the 
> formatting but not in how the information is stated.
> 
> 
> Jane and Juliet
> 
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> Juliet McLaren
> Project Head, Early Serials
> English Short-Title Catalogue
> Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research
> University of California - Riverside
> e-mail: juliet at citrus.ucr.edu FAX: (909) 787-4120 Tel: (909) 787-5841
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> Jane Gillis | Rare Book Cataloger|  Sterling Memorial Library
> Yale University | New Haven CT  06520
> (203)432-8383 (voice) | (203)432-7231 (fax) | jane.gillis at yale.edu
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