[DCRM-L] Fwd: DPC: Clarify and simplify wording in 4C10

[Manon Theroux]

Apologies, Deborah, but I don't remember discussing this particular
proposed change. I only remember a discussion about the meaning of the
word "statement". I don't think the proposed wording is an
improvement, personally, and I think it changes the meaning of the
instruction.

The word "information" seems too general. It is only the name of the
publisher, etc., that we are supposed to supply. The proposed text
makes it sound like any publisher info transcribed as part of another
area can be supplied in the 260 - e.g. an address, etc.

What we maybe should have discussed is how the rule changed from
DCRM(B) to DCRM(S), which is why the revised text is listed in the
Editorial Guidelines to begin with. In B, the rule only applied if
there was no separable publisher statement to transcribe in the 260.
In S, it seems to only apply when there is a separable statement to
transcribe but that statement doesn't include the name of the
publisher.

Do we need a revision that incorporates both situations? Although one
could argue that 4C8 allows you to supply a name when there is no
statement, it also requires you to make a note justifying the supplied
name. In 4C10, if we don't have a separable statement to transcribe,
we will want to supply the name in the 260, but a note won't be needed
because the rest of the description makes it obvious where the name
came from.

Manon

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu>
Date: Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 3:39 PM
Subject: [DCRM-L] DPC: Clarify and simplify wording in 4C10
To: dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu


DCRM(B) 2nd printing has this version:

4C10. Publisher, distributor, etc., transcribed as part of another area

If no publisher, distributor, etc., statement appears in the
publication, but the name of the publisher, distributor, etc., has
already been transcribed as part of another area, supply it in a short
identifiable form within square brackets.



Replacement text per the DCRM Editorial Guidelines:

“If the name of the publisher, distributor, etc., does not appear in
the publisher, distributor, etc., statement, but has already been
transcribed ..."



While Erin, Manon and I were discussing this rule because of continued
confusion in the wording, we came up with what we thought was much
clearer and better language, and eliminated any confusion. We propose
4C10 1st paragraph to read thus:



4C10. Publisher, distributor, etc., transcribed as part of another area

If publisher, distributor, etc., information has been transcribed as
part of another area, supply it in a short identifiable form within
square brackets.



As a proposed change to standard DCRM text, this requires BSC vote.



Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S. | Head of Cataloging, Folger Shakespeare Library

djleslie at folger.edu | 202.675-0369 | www.folger.edu



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