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

[Robert Maxwell]

I wonder if the wording "a short identifiable form" might unintentionally bring back formulations like "The Museum", which were abolished from AACR2 (formerly in AACR2 1.4D4)? In the context of the whole record, "The Museum" was short and identifiable, since the human reader could  see the name of the museum in the title and statement of responsibility area, but in the context of machine readable cataloging (and field searching) it was not.

Bob

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
(801)422-5568

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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
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