DCRM(S) - Area 0

[Jane Gillis]

Answers are after questions

At 03:14 PM 3/25/2002 -0500, elizabeth l. johnson wrote:
>Hello, Jane and Juliet.  I re-read Area O again and noticed two things I
>hadn't before.  Not really problems, but just questions.
>
>OC. Punctuation
>The two examples.  I don't understand what makes these different.  Why
>isn't it
>260    |a[Leipzig] :|b[W. Sturmer]

Because the rule states:

"When adjacent elements within one area are to be enclosed in square 
brackets, enclose them in one set of square brackets ..."

Leipzig and W. Sturmer are both in the Publication, Distribution Etc. 
Area.  They are adjacent and they are within one area, so one set of square 
brackets.

In the next example:

[2nd ed.]. -- [London] : J. Bascom,

the rule states:

"When adjacent elements are in different areas, enclose each element in a 
set of square brackets".  These are adjacent elements in different areas, 
one in Edition Area and one in Publication, Distribution Etc. Area.

This rule is the same for AACR2 and DCRB.


> >From what I am seeing, both examples are adjacent elements within one area
>to be enclosed in square brackets, enclose them in one set of square
>brackets unless one of the elements is a general material designation,
>which is always enclosed in its own set of square brackets.
>
>
>Further along in OC there seems to be a repetition of lines from the 5th
>paragraph of OC
>
>The fourth paragraph after the example of the Optional transcription is
>the text:
>
>"Indicate an interpolation (i.e., data taken from outside the prescribed
>source(s) of information) by enclosing it in square brackets. Indicate a
>conjectural interpolation by adding a question mark after the data, within
>the square brackets."
>
>The end of the sentence "For conjectural publication dates, see 4E3" is
>not a repetition.

The paragraphs in 0C have been rearranged and the repetition deleted.  Look at:

http://www.library.yale.edu/conser/documents/dcrs.html

You will also notice that we now have several versions.

Draft is for the current document that we are commenting on.
Revised Draft is the draft with updates
Draft 1, etc., are the historical drafts that we have commented on.

If you think the current language is unclear or is repetitious, get back to me.

Thanks,
Jane



>Elizabeth Johnson
>  On Mon, 25
>Mar 2002, Jane Gillis wrote:
>
> > To all those on the DCRB Revision List,
> >
> > We received only one message regarding Area 0.  You are still welcome to
> > comment, but we would like to receive your comments this week on Area 0.
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > 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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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


  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