[DCRM-L] Eliminating an RDA option in DCRM(G) draft: want to allow "i.e." and "[sic]"

[Allison Jai O'Dell]

To follow up on Bob's comments:  Records for most rare materials live in
shared catalogs with 'regular' materials, and if user convenience is really
at the heart of this discussion, then consistency in formatting and display
should remain a priority.

Another question to consider is how much "i.e." conveys to the average end
user.  Does he/she understand that the title given in brackets is the
'correct' one?  At the very least, I would advocate for "Royal Palace,
Warsaw [corrected title: Kremlin Palace, Moscow]" over "i.e."


- Allison Jai O'Dell


On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Robert Maxwell <robert_maxwell at byu.edu>wrote:

> (a) "Quality assurance" is not the same thing as "precise representation."
> "[sic]" and "[i.e. ...]" are ways we catalogers leave behind the message
> "Hey, folks, the mistake was in the original--it wasn't ME that made it!
> Don't blame me!" The desire to do that is understandable, but the same
> desire is there among catalogers of all sorts, not just rare materials
> catalogers. I don't see that there's a rare cataloging reason to differ.
>
> (b) Unintentionally incorrect information no doubt abounds in all graphic
> materials, not just rare graphic materials. Again, I don't see a rare
> cataloging reason for the standard to differ.
>
> (c) I'm not sure I understand why inclusion of "sic" or "i.e." would create
> a "complete package" for labeling.
>
> Much as I, too, like to make sure people don't think *I* would ever make a
> typo in my transcription and so also miss the ability to use "sic" or "i.e."
> in RDA, I just don't think there's any rare cataloging reason why we should
> differ here.
>
> Bob
>
> Robert L. Maxwell
> Head, Special Collections and Formats Catalog Dept.
> 6728 Harold B. Lee Library
> Brigham Young University
> Provo, UT 84602
> (801)422-5568
>
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