[DCRM-L] Encoding level

[Margaret Nichols]

Hello, Oksana (et al.)--

If you are in fact cataloging with the item in hand, and you can read 
Fraktur, encoding level 1 is not really accurate, since you are in 
fact transcribing the title page information directly from the item. 
One alternative would be to use encoding level 5 (partial/preliminary 
level). What do others do in this situation?

Margaret Nichols

At 10:16 AM 3/12/2009, you wrote:
>Hello:
>
>Lately I have been cataloging early-mid. 18th century items in 
>German. I have less then zero German. My question is: if I code elvl 
>1 (full level, material not examined), would that be enough to let 
>the cataloging community know that my records are not as thorough?
>
>Thank you.
>/Oksana.
>
>Oksana Katerine Linda
>University of Michigan
>William L. Clements Library

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