[DCRB-L] WG5: Problems draft, possible additions

[Brian Hillyard]

Could I enquire further about these "fragments"?  Would these be
instances of fragments of a book of which other copies exist or
fragments of an unidentified work/unidentified edition of an identified
work?  And to what extent is this a cataloguing problem as opposed to an
OPAC display problem?  I don't think I have a clear view of the problem.

Brian

-- 
Dr Brian Hillyard
Head of Rare Books
National Library of Scotland
EDINBURGH EH1 1EW
e-mail: b.hillyard at nls.uk
Fax: 0131 466 2807 *** Tel: 0131 226 4531
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"Smith, Eileen" wrote:
> 
> To the list of problems and lacunae, I would like to see added:
> 
> 1.  Under 7C9, instruction and example on what to do when the signature
> statement is based upon an incomplete copy. This can be an incomplete single
> volume, or the situation of having only 1 vol. of a multi-volume set.
> 
> 2. Fragments - How to make it *immediately* clear in the record that the
> item is a fragment, instead of having to scroll down into the notes and/or
> onto the next screen. Breaking note order to put a 590 (local note)
> immediately after the 300 (physical description) is a less than completely
> satisfactory solution, especially when one has brief displays and/or long
> 245s. It may be stretching the definition a bit, but a GMD for "fragment"
> would be very useful, displaying the information directly after the title,
> as is the case with microforms. Also, how to we want to distinguish between
> 'incomplete' and 'fragment'?
> 
> 3. Facsimiles - Again, how it make it readily apparent whether a record is
> for the original or a facsimile. The LCRI to AACR2 instructs us to describe
> the facsim. as if it were the original. Surely a GMD for facsimiles would be
> appropriate? AACR2 1.1C1 has a GMD for "art reproduction", as precedent.
> 
> I realize that BSC doesn't have the authority to create GMDs, but 2-3 rank
> high on my list of "problems", having encountered user confusion relating to
> them.
> 
> Eileen
> 
> Eileen L. Smith
> Rare Book Catalog Librarian
> Huntington Library
> 1151 Oxford Road
> San Marino, CA 91108
> esmith at huntington.org
> 626/405-2100 ext. 2380

-- 
Dr Brian Hillyard
Head of Rare Books
National Library of Scotland
EDINBURGH EH1 1EW
e-mail: b.hillyard at nls.uk
Fax: 0131 466 2807 *** Tel: 0131 226 4531
Library website: http://www.nls.uk