[DCRB-L] DCRM 7C13

[lcreider at lib.nmsu.edu]

The whole draft for Area 7 is excellent.  When I look at 7C13, two things occur 
to me.  One is that the rule says to make a note, regardless of whether the 
title and statement of responsibility area indicates the item is a thesis.  In 
many 17th through 19th century dissertations, the thesis statement is embedded 
in the title and/or SofR area.  Could we add a clause to the rule saying to 
make a note when the fact that the item is a thesis/dissertation is not evident 
from the rest of the description, as AACR2 does for language?  Second, could we 
have an example of a note for an Inaugural dissertation from the 17th or 18th 
century?  Almost anyone cataloging pre-1801 imprints will encounter the genre.  
Thanks.
          Larry Creider
 

Quoting "Deborah J. Leslie" <DJLeslie at folger.edu>:

> Dear colleagues,
> 
> The alpha version of DCRM(B) area 7 is now posted on the DCRM revision site.
> The primary changes are those to give more examples of machine-press books,
> and a substantial rewriting of 7C18, copy-specific notes, based on the work
> of Brian Hillyard and David Pearson in the [British] Rare Books Group
> _Guidelines for the Cataloguing of Rare Books._  It gives more guidance on
> varying levels of details on provenance and binding descriptions. 
> 
> Please make your comments (except for typos) to the list. Thanks.
> 
> Deborah
> 
> http://www.folger.edu/bsc/dcrb/DCRMarea7alpha1.doc
> 
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> Head of Cataloging
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