[DCRM-L] Citing the new ESTC

[Deborah J. Leslie]

The numbering system doesn't change between systems, but because the
database is dynamic (except for the fixed editions in CD-ROM or
microfiche), the numbers can themselves change over time. Some records
may be discovered to contain two different issues and split into two,
other records may be conflated, some may be deleted if they're
discovered to be ghosts, and so on. There is also a bit of delay-only a
day, I think-between the work done in Star and its appearance in the
public interface. 

To be hyper-accurate and to make sure all our bases are covered, we
would cite the date of the online search, just as we do when citing
online information in authority records. This might be overkill, I don't
know. In any case, I'd encourage you not to do a global change in your
database from ESTC (RLIN) to ESTC (BL). 

I'm copying this to Elizabeth Robinson and Barbara Tillett also, since
this is a Standard Citations issue. 
__________________________________________
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 

-----Original Message-----
From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Robert Maxwell
Sent: 13 October 2006 18:48
To: DCRM Revision Group List
Subject: RE: [DCRM-L] Citing the new ESTC

ESTC (BL) makes sense to me. 

I do understand why the delivery system is being specified, but at the
same time I wonder how important it really is. Will the numbering system
differ between the systems? I assume not. Do we want our catalogs to
have both "ESTC (RLIN)" and "ESTC (BL)" in them? Particularly since one
is a replacement for the other, which is permanently going away? Just
thinking to myself. When the time comes we'll probably globally change
all our ESTC (RLIN) references to ESTC (BL) (or whatever folks agree on
is the new standard citation).

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  

>-----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: Friday, October 13, 2006 2:25 PM
>To: DCRM Revision Group List
>Subject: [DCRM-L] Citing the new ESTC
>
>Dear colleagues,
>
>As you all know, the public ESTC is moving in a couple of 
>weeks to a freely-available web site on the British Library server. 
>
>Since the ESTC exists in a number of different forms and 
>delivery systems, the principles for formulating standard 
>citations requires that the delivery system also be specified. 
>When making 510's for the ESTC, I propose we cite it as ESTC 
>(BL), unless anyone has a better idea.
>
>There is also another question, which is, for those of us with 
>access to the master STAR database, how do we cite that? 
>(Juliet, are you listening?) 
>______________________________________________________
>Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S.
>Chair, RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee
>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
>
>
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