[DCRM-L] Fwd: question about dcrm (B) rule 7b9 signatures

[Manon Theroux]

Did anyone steer her to this list as a place to pose future questions?

-Manon

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Noble, Richard <richard_noble at brown.edu>wrote:

> I may have steered her wrong, in a separate communication, by suggesting
> the use of the caret/spacing circumflex ^, as we often do in our own
> communication, and as mathematicians sometimes do to indicate
> exponentiation. That's wrong in context, though it might be preferable,
> since it isn't language-specific--but RDA has put paid to that consideration
> anyway.
>
> Sorry - my bad...
>
> RICHARD NOBLE : RARE BOOKS CATALOGER : JOHN HAY LIBRARY : BROWN UNIVERSITY
> PROVIDENCE, RI 02912 : 401-863-1187/FAX 863-3384 : RICHARD_NOBLE at BROWN.EDU
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu>wrote:
>
>> My guess is that she sent several identical queries at the same time—I got
>> mine this morning. She seemed satisfied with my reply. Don’t think it’s
>> necessary to pursue. –D.
>>
>>
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>> *From:* dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] *On
>> Behalf Of *Stephen A Skuce
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 01 June 2011 18:18
>>
>> *To:* DCRM Revision Group List
>> *Subject:* Re: [DCRM-L] Fwd: question about dcrm (B) rule 7b9 signatures
>>
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>>
>> I'll write to her as chair of Bib Standards - though if she wasn't
>> satisfied with a response from Deborah, I doubt she'll listen to me.
>>
>>
>>
>> Stephen
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>> *From:* dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] *On
>> Behalf Of *John Attig
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 01, 2011 1:15 PM
>> *To:* DCRM Revision Group List
>> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] Fwd: question about dcrm (B) rule 7b9 signatures
>>
>>
>>
>> Not sure why this came to me, but I didn't want to reply without
>> consulting the wider group.  Am I correct that the use of superscripts is
>> not required?
>>
>> Would someone like to respond to this message?
>>
>>         John
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>>
>> *Subject: *
>>
>> question about dcrm (B) rule 7b9 signatures
>>
>> *Date: *
>>
>> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:26:03 -0300
>>
>> *From: *
>>
>> Vanesa E. Berasa <berasa at agro.uba.ar> <berasa at agro.uba.ar>
>>
>> *To: *
>>
>> jxa16 at psulias.psu.edu
>>
>>
>>
>> Mr. Attig,
>>
>> I'm working cataloging rare books and the library will use Descriptive
>> Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) (DCRM(B)).
>> My question is:
>> in the rule 7b9 the signatures, put superindice at numbers, for example:
>> [A]³ B-C² D¹ 1-8²
>> but in the library we use CDS/ISIS and just admit ascii code only until
>> alt+255, and we can't to write numbers like superindice 4 or 6 or 8.
>>
>> We see that some libraries had use *. For example: [A]3 B-C2 D1 1-8*2
>>
>> Is correct to use this notation form? or, there is another way to write
>> the notation for signatures?
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>> PS: Sorry for my english.
>>
>> --
>> *Bib. Vanesa E. Berasa*
>> Biblioteca Central
>> Facultad de Agronomía
>> Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
>> -----
>> Av. San Martin 4453
>> Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Argentina
>> tel. (0054 11) 4524-4007
>> Correo Electrónico:* **berasa at agro.uba.ar*
>> Sitio Web: http://www.agro.uba.ar/biblioteca
>> CEIBA: http://catalogobiblioteca.agro.uba.ar/agro/agro_bus.asp
>>
>>
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