[DCRM-L] DCRM(G)

[Randal Brandt]

The ACRL/RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee is pleased to announce that 
the second edition of "Graphic Materials: Rules for Describing Original 
Items and Historical Collections," compiled by Elisabeth W. Betz and 
published by the Library of Congress in 1982 (rev. 1997), will be developed 
as part of the Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials suite. It will 
provisionally be known as "Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials 
(Graphics)," or DCRM(G). The Library of Congress Cataloging Policy and 
Support Office (CPSO) has expressed support of this change, and we look 
forward to working with them.

A preliminary team is now comparing "Graphic Materials" and DCRM(B) point 
for point, noting differences and similarities. This work-in-progress can 
be seen at http://dcrmg.pbwiki.com. The goal is to have a full comparison 
in place by June 2008, in time for the Bibliographic Standards Committee to 
name an editorial team at the ALA 2008 Annual Conference. The preliminary 
team consists of: Erin Blake (Curator of Art & Special Collections, Folger 
Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC), Mary Mundy (Cataloger, Pictorial 
Collections, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress), and 
Helena Zinkham (Acting Chief, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of 
Congress). If you would like to volunteer for, or nominate someone to, the 
DCRM(G) editorial team, please contact Erin Blake <EBlake at FOLGER.edu> or 
Randal Brandt <rbrandt at library.berkeley.edu>.


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Randal Brandt
Chair, Bibliographic Standards Committee
Principal Cataloger
The Bancroft Library
(510) 643-2275
rbrandt at library.berkeley.edu
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu