[DCRM-L] To bracket or not in cataloging manuscripts

[Deborah J. Leslie]

Dear DCRM-L Community,

Some months ago, Manon Théroux put together a chart on how the different DCRM manuals treat manuscript material, which revealed a number of important differences between the manuals, especially in comparison to DCRM(MSS). The most prominent is whether to use square brackets when supplying text in a transcription field (areas 1, 2, 4, and 6). Traditionally, catalogs of manuscripts and archival collections do not bracket supplied information. Since a basic principle of DCRM construction is not to deviate from AACR2 unless there's a rare material reason to depart, or from the already-published DCRM manuals unless there's a format-specific reason to depart, the DCRM Steering Group asked the DCRM(MSS) editorial group to justify the format-specific reason for departing from bracketing in transcription fields.

For the origins of this discussion, see http://dcrmsteeringgroup.pbworks.com/w/page/66689534/Discussion%20topic%3A%20Manuscripts%20across%20DCRM
For the DCRM(MSS) response, see http://dcrmsteeringgroup.pbworks.com/w/page/68229123/Discussion%20topic%3A%20Manuscript%20Bracketing

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The Steering Group and the DCRM(MSS) editorial group would like to hear from the larger community before proceeding, which we will do after Labor Day.

Thanks,
Deborah
Convenor, DCRM Steering Group



Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S. | Folger Shakespeare Library | 201 East Capitol St., S.E. | Washington, D.C. 20003 | djleslie at folger.edu<mailto:djleslie at folger.edu> | 202.675-0369 | http://www.folger.edu<http://www.folger.edu/>

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