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

[Eric Holzenberg]

Deborah,

 From the context, a 'composite piece of paper' must surely mean two or 
more sheets pasted together at their edges to form a larger sheet.

Eric Holzenberg
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At 11:06 AM 1/17/2004 -0500, Deborah J. Leslie wrote:

>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.
>_________________________
>Deborah J Leslie
>Head of Cataloging
>Folger Shakespeare Library
>201 East Capitol St., SE
>Washington, DC 20003
>202.675-0369
>djleslie at folger.edu
>www.folger.edu
>
>
> > -----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. Matu¹ík
> >
> > 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>
> >