[DCRM-L] Showing alternation of gatherings in MARC

[Randal Brandt]

Right. "Superior dot" does not work. "Dot in center of line" is the one 
that does work.

Deborah J. Leslie wrote:
>
> This has been my practice as well. I don't think a "superior dot" will 
> work, though, because isn't it a diacritic that goes directly above a 
> character?
>
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> *On Behalf Of *Randal Brandt
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 02 September, 2009 15:38
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> *Subject:* Re: [DCRM-L] Showing alternation of gatherings in MARC
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>
> My practice has been to use the dot in the center of the line, which 
> is available in the OCLC character set. Precedence for this can be 
> found in /Examples to Accompany Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books/, 
> 2nd ed. (see Example 31).
>
> Randy
>
> Nickeson, Walter wrote:
>
> How to show, in MARC, the regular alternation of gatherings in a
> signature statement? There is no superscript slash to use in something
> like "A-M^8/4". A glance at some records in OCLC shows separating
> superscript numbers with a slash, a superior dot or a dot in center of
> line, and even a space. There is also the practice of using descriptive
> text in place of superscripts, such as "A-M in alternate gatherings of 8
> and 4." 
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