[DCRM-L] How many commas when listing things?

[Laurence S. Creider]

Deborah,
For American using AACR2 for English language works, the rule is in the
Chicago Manual, 6.19 under serial comma.  I have no idea what to do about
French since I do not have access to AACR2 from home.

Larry


On Sat, April 19, 2008 3:58 pm, Deborah J. Leslie wrote:
> Not a rare materials question, but I hate to bother Autocat with this
> and am hoping someone knows off the top of their head. Where is the
> instruction to put a comma after the penultimate name/word in a list?
> E.g.:
>
> Title page: Marlowe, Shakespeare et Webster
> Transcription: Marlowe, Shakespeare, et Webster
>
> I also seem to remember that there is a different instruction for
> British cataloging agencies; they would not include the comma. Any help
> or advice would be much appreciated.
>
>
> __________________________
> Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S.
> Head of Cataloging
> Folger Shakespeare Library
> 201 East Capitol St., S.E.
> Washington, D.C. 20003
> 202.675-0369
> djleslie at folger.edu | http://www.folger.edu
>
>
>


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