[DCRM-L] Cataloging of single leaves

Wed Apr 7 09:48:58 MDT 2010

My point was that AACR2 doesn't do very well for manifestation level uniform titles. The collective title Fragments found in Chapter 25 is intended for work-level uniform titles. I'm not sure AACR2 forbids the use of the word at the manifestation level-it just sort of ignores the issue. 

Robert L. Maxwell
Special Collections and Ancient Languages Catalog Librarian
Genre/Form Authorities Librarian
6728 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Margaret F Nichols
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To cite chapter and verse (in case there's anyone out there besides me who hadn't looked this up in AACR2 lately), AACR2 25.10A allows for the use of a term such as "Fragments" (which is mentioned specifically) at the end of the uniform title. However, the LCRI for this rule says to use this kind of uniform title only for collections of 3 or more items, and only when the title is inadequate. (An inadequate title is defined here as one that is indistinctive or lacking; in all other cases, the LCRI says to consider the title adequate, in which case this kind of uniform title should not be used.)

In short, if you have just one item, you can't use the uniform title with "Fragments" at the end without bending the rules. 

FWIW, we use 852 $z for local notes too, and I guess that's how I'd handle a case like this one, in the absence of more graceful options.

Kind regards to all,

Margaret

Margaret F. Nichols
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Library Technical Services
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Cornell University
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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Maxwell
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On the original suggestion of using a uniform title: in AACR2 there really isn't a very good way of making a uniform title for a manifestation, which is what would be needed, e.g., something like (for the leaf contained in the 1966 leaf book "Nicolas Jenson"):

Pliny, the Elder. Naturalis historia. Italian. Jenson (1476). Fragments.

or perhaps

Pliny, the Elder. Naturalis historia. Italian. Jenson (1476). Leaf 55.

I think it would be great to start adding "manifestation identifiers" (i.e. uniform titles for manifestations, or for that matter for items) to records, but we're not there with AACR2 (at least not in North American practice) and I'm not sure we'll get there with RDA. 

Meanwhile it is possible to do something like this in an uncontrolled field (245) as Jane pointed out, although as Deborah points out if one did that the record would only apply to that leaf, not to another copy of the whole book. However, that does seem to be what the original query suggested would be helpful to our users.

Bob

Robert L. Maxwell
Head, Special Collections and Metadata Catalog Dept.
6728 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
(801)422-5568
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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Jane Stemp Wickenden [jane.wickenden at zen.co.uk]
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Deborah

True enough. Thanks for the reminder.

Jane

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That wouldn't be applicable if a library has one or more complete copies, unless you wanted to give the fragment its own record.

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Jane Stemp Wickenden
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I was just heading towards the concept of

245 $a Main title. $h [Fragment] when Dick Miller's e-mail arrived, which is simply how I would have dealt with it in the absence of finding a rule, and supposing I could identify the title from the fragment anyway.

Jane

Mrs J.V.S. Wickenden

Historic Collections Library

Institute of Naval Medicine

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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Dick Miller
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Have you considered a uniform title with $k Fragments ? Not sure about current practice. Dick

At 09:39 AM 4/6/2010, you wrote:
Has anyone approached the cataloging of an individual leaf (or leaves) in a manner in which the physical description reflects only what you have (vs. DCRM(B) 5B1.1)? The question is prompted by a loan request in which the requester did not realize that our "copy" was merely two leaves of a publication. This information is stated in a local note, but one of our public services librarians feels that this is not a very user friendly way of saying we have only two leaves.

Thanks,
Ryan

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