[DCRM-L] Use and naming of the HBCN (was RE: Cataloging Rates for Graphics)

[Erin Blake]

Credit where credit is due: Helena Zinkham (at the Library of Congress) taught us the usefulness of this kind of cautionary note; Bettina Smith (now at Smithsonian Archives of American Art) came up with the name and acronym when upgrading recon records at the Folger in 2006 or so (as in, "Is it okay if I delete the HBCN from this one now?").

    Erin.

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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] on behalf of Margaret F Nichols [mnr1 at cornell.edu]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 12:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] Cataloging Rates for Graphics

I agree! The note probably has wide applicability, too, both within and beyond the cataloging community (just think how useful it could be in politics, for instance).

Margaret


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Margaret F. Nichols
Rare Materials Cataloging Coordinator
Cataloging & Metadata Services in RMC
2B Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-5302
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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Kate Moriarty
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 11:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] Cataloging Rates for Graphics

HBCN = best acronym EVER.

-Kate

On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Erin Blake <EBlake at folger.edu<mailto:EBlake at folger.edu>> wrote:
Eeek! Quick follow-up to Maria's post script: the Celebriducks records in Hamnet are (at the moment) just preliminary accession records, as is the record for the William Shakespeare action figure . They've just now been updated to reflect our current practice, where the template used by the Acquisitions Dept. automatically generates an HBCN ("Handy Butt-Cover Note") reading "This record represents material that has not yet been cataloged. It may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please consult Curator for assistance."

    Erin.

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