[DCRM-L] Cataloging unpublished facsimiles

[Hillyard, Brian]

As often with this kind of question, when you start looking for examples in your catalogue, they're not as consistent as you would like them to be, but I think the main elements of our approach are all here in this record http://main-cat.nls.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=18&ti=1,18&Search%5FArg=photocopy&SL=None&Search%5FCode=FT%2A&CNT=50&PID=jvGVOwoe57hNRbNmIAA1anrmkaX2C&SEQ=20071001175053&SID=1 (I hope this works)
 
(Not yet in ESTC, but it needs to be reported by the holder of the original)
 
Brian
 
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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah J. Leslie
Sent: 01 October 2007 17:28
To: DCRM Revision Group List
Subject: [DCRM-L] Cataloging unpublished facsimiles
 
Dear catalogers and friends,
The Folger collects facsimile editions of rare materials, published facsimiles as well as informally-made photostats, photocopies, microfilm, &c. The question we're re-considering is what is the best way to catalog the latter when we do not also have the original? 
When we have the original, we use one bib record to describe the original, and put the unpublished facsimile edition as a copy. The question of whether we should have done that aside, it's reasonably clear what's going on to anyone looking at our opac. The way they're currently cataloged  when there is no original, the user has to be able to interpret pretty subtle clues to realize this. We are looking for a way forward that involves the least clean-up work on our part, is readily apparent to anyone looking at the opac description that we don't have the original, and is consistent. 
We would love to hear what other libraries do or think they ought to do.
Thanks,
Deborah 
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Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S.
Head of Cataloging
Folger Shakespeare Library
201 East Capitol St., S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20003
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