[DCRM-L] DPC for Area 4, manufacture elements

[Laurence S. Creider]

I agree with Erin, except that I would probably not include suggestions
about the hand-press/machine press.  Deborah is correct that we went to a
lot of effort to erase that distinction in DCRM.  Occasional efforts to
slip it back in have turned out not to be the best solution to problems
raised.  We really do not need "presumed;" one could argue that a great
deal of what we "know" about an item is based on presumptions arising from
experience rather than from hard evidence.

It seems to me that the change is not so much a function of the technology
but of the increasing specialization in the production and distribution of
printed materials.


Larry

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On Mon, September 17, 2012 3:28 pm, Erin Blake wrote:
> I agree that we definitely need to allow for the converse of 4A6.2.2, i.e.
> where the manufacturer is known not to be the publisher and the identity
> of the publisher CANNOT be determined or reasonably surmised. I  agree
> with Kate, Deborah, Manon, Michelle, et al. that 4A6.2 is the appropriate
> place for general rules about statements relating to manufacture only.
>
> I also strongly feel that the hand-press/machine-press guidance should
> stay in a footnote. It's general guidance, not a cataloging rule, and
> there's a known subset of hand-press graphic material where the printer is
> definitely not the publisher, but the publisher is unknown.
>
> In response to Bob's point, I don't think 264 vs. 260 makes a difference.
> No matter where the information goes, there needs to be a way of
> indicating what's known and what isn't.
>
> I prefer the simplest solution, already mentioned a few times: just change
> 4A6.2.2. so it says "However, if the manufacturer is known not to be the
> publisher, distributor, etc., transcribe the manufacturer statement as
> such according to the instructions in 4E, 4F, and 4G." followed by an
> example or two to remind people that the instructions for what to do about
> unknown publisher still apply.
>
> No need to change "known not to be" to "known or presumed not to be"
> because instructions for what to do with known information vs. presumed
> information are general to the entire document.
>
> Thanks,
>
>     Erin.
>
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