[DCRB-L] FW: Single sheet publication - consultation

[Deborah J. Leslie]

Here's an interesting question I just received from a librarian at the Czech National Library. There are a couple of pages on single-sheet publications linked from our DCRB revision website. These date from several years ago. One is http://www.folger.edu/bsc/dcrb/single.html , another at http://www.folger.edu/bsc/dcrb/singlerules.html 

On the latter, a proposed glossary definition for single-sheet publications is: [3] Single-sheet publication: A publication printed on a single or composite piece of paper or other material; it may be printed on one or both sides and may be bound or unbound. The content of a single-sheet publication, as here defined, is predominantly textual in nature, though it may contain illustrations that are subordinate or coordinate to the text

Mr Matusik asked (original query appended) what the word "composite" means in this context. Does anyone know? 

Also, this brings to mind a couple of things. 

1) Should we re-consider having a separate section for single-sheet publications in DCRM? At one time we clearly did--I believe it was Juliet who worked on it--but I don't remember definitely deciding against it. Thoughts on the value of a separate section?

2) Should we label older pages "archival" or something similar to make it clear that the information isn't necessarily current? I think we want to continue to have these pages available to us, but we don't want to confuse people unnecessarily. 
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Deborah J Leslie
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Folger Shakespeare Library
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zdenek Matusik [mailto:Zdenek.Matusik at nkp.cz] 
> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 10:18 AM
> To: Deborah J. Leslie
> Subject: Single sheet publication - consultation
> 
> Dear Ms. Deborah J. Leslie,
> may I ask you for a consultation regarding the definition of 
> "single sheet publication", particularly, tne meaning of the 
> expression "composite" in it: "A publication printed on a 
> single or COMPOSITE piece of paper or other material; it may 
> be printed on one or both sides and may be bound or unbound. 
> The content of a single-sheet publication, as here defined, 
> is predominantly textual in nature, though it may contain 
> illustrations that are subordinate or coordinate to the 
> text." Even if both the context and my colleagues, whom I 
> asked for advice, speak for the meaning of "folded" I am not 
> quite sure, at least in the full extent of the meaning. I 
> have not found (in subject-field dictionaries, OED, manuals 
> etc.) a single incidence, other than here, where this word 
> (or that relative to
> it) is used in the sense of "folded". I do realize, however, 
> that in narrow professional fields words acquire sometimes 
> non-traditional, quite exact meanings. I wonder if the use of 
> expression "composite" here means that the sheet may be not 
> only folded, but, in some cases, also cut/torn? Or another 
> feature? Dear Madam, I would greatly appreciate if you are so 
> kind and explain me that problem. With the best regards, Z. Matušík
> 
> Mr. Zdenek Matusik
> Head, Reading Rooms Department
> National Library of the Czech Republic
> Klementinum 190
> CZ-110 01  Praha 1
> the Czech Republic
> Tel.: +420-221 663 208 
> Fax:  +420-221 663 121
> E-mail: <zdenek.matusik at nkp.cz>
> URL: <http://www.nkp.cz> 
>