[DCRM-L] Simplification of AACR2 ch. 21

[Rettberg, Dan]

As one who has catalogued quite a few of the pre-1801 disputations, I find
the rule as it stands both essential and helpful. Most of these do have a
praeses and a respondent, both clearly listed on the t.p. (although not
always). I thought the purpose of cataloging was to provide as many points
of access as possible, so as to make the piece easily accessible. Also,
listing both facilitates research into the scholarship of individual
European scholars. More than a few of these names are listed in the standard
bio-bibliographies, and are not particularly difficult to access. 
 
Dan Rettberg
Rare Book and Manuscript Bibliographer
Klau Library 
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Cincinnati, Ohio
 
drettberg at huc.edu <mailto:drettberg at huc.edu> 

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Maxwell [mailto:robert_maxwell at byu.edu]
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 3:39 PM
To: dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu; Arvid Nelsen; Bob Hall; Brian Hillyard; Deborah
Leslie; Eileen Heeran; Janice Matthiesen; Joe Springer; John Attig; Larry
Creider; Lenore Rouse; Lucy Marks; Manon Theroux; Maria Oldal; me; Windy
Lundy
Cc: Mary L. Larsgaard
Subject: [DCRM-L] Simplification of AACR2 ch. 21


The JSC wants to simplify the rules currently in AACR2 chapter 21, and
proposes to eliminate or at least simplify some of the special rules.
Included on the list of rules under consideration is 21.27, the rule for
dealing with academic disputations. Since the rare materials community is
probably the one most concerned with this rule, I'd like to respond as chair
of the Early Printed Monographs Task Force; but I'd also like to expand the
response to members of the DCRM-B list. 
 
Please have a look at the rule, and then ask yourself (a) is the rule
necessary? (b) If so, is it already adequately covered by other more general
rules in Chapter 21, i.e., is it redundant? (c) If it must remain as a
separate rule, can it be simplified?
 
The following quote from the JSC simplification proposal might be helpful:
 
"As part of JSC's general review, current provisions for choosing main and
added entries will be replaced by a greatly simplified instruction to
designate one access point as the primary access point for purposes of
citing the work. Constituencies should therefore provide a principle-based
rationale for any proposals to either eliminate or simplify AACR2 Chapter 21
special rules, and give suggested wording only if necessary."
 
CC:DA is asking for a response by July 11, so if you all could respond quite
quickly (by tomorrow) if you feel like you want to, and then I can compile a
response for CC:DA to forward on to JSC about this particular rule.
 
Thanks,
Bob
 

Robert L. Maxwell
Special Collections and Ancient Languages Catalog Librarian
Genre/Form Authorities Librarian
6728 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
(801)422-5568 

 

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