[DCRM-L] imperfect copies

[Deborah J. Leslie]

Yes, I like some of your suggested wording better. Thanks. 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Wickenden Jane
Sent: 05 April 2006 12:06
To: DCRM Revision Group List
Subject: RE: [DCRM-L] imperfect copies

 

Deborah,

Is this better?

0B2. Imperfect copies. In general, base the description on the copy in
hand.  However, if comparison with other catalogue records demonstrates
that the copy in hand is definitely imperfect, base the description on
the record of the most complete copy, bracketing only where the record
for that copy also uses brackets.

Best wishes,

Jane Wickenden

 

 

*****************************************
Mrs J.V.S. Wickenden, MA (Oxon) Dip.Lib.
Historic Collections Library
Institute of Naval Medicine
Alverstoke
Gosport
Hants.  PO12 2DL

tel: 023 9276 8238
e-m: cat1 at inm.mod.uk
*****************************************

 

-----Original Message-----
From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Deborah J. Leslie
Sent: 05 April 2006 16:57
To: DCRM-l at lib.byu.edu
Subject: [DCRM-L] imperfect copies

 

Dear colleagues,

I'm not sure the instructions for cataloging an imperfect item when a
description for a perfect item is available are clear. 

0B2. Imperfect copies. In general, base the description on the copy in
hand. If this copy is known to be imperfect, however, and details of a
copy without the imperfection(s) can be determined, base the description
on the copy without the imperfection(s), bracketing only as description
of the perfect copy would require.

 

Is this clear? Is there a better way of saying it?

__________________________________________

Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S.

Chair, RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee

http://www.folger.edu/bsc/index.html

Head of Cataloging, Folger Shakespeare Library

201 East Capitol St., S.E.

Washington, D.C. 20003

djleslie at folger.edu || 202.675-0369

http://www.folger.edu

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://listserver.lib.byu.edu/pipermail/dcrm-l/attachments/20060405/2b7f39ed/attachment.htm