[DCRM-L] 008/15-17 in collection-level records, or, DCRM(B) vs. OCLC

[Schneider, Nina]

Thanks Erin

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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] 008/15-17 in collection-level records, or, DCRM(B) vs. OCLC

OCLC's instruction about "vp_" deviates from MARC 21 and from the two Library of Congress Cataloging Service Bulletins that formed the basis of the appendix in DCRM(B) and DCRM(S).

CSB 53 (1991) and 78 (1991) both say "If all the items were published in a single country (or state, province, etc.) the code for that country is given. If the items were published in more than a single country, the code vp# is given."

MARC 21 says "vp# - Various places: Various places are associated with different parts of items, generally a collection."

I vote that you follow DCRM, LC, and MARC. If OCLC's system has a problem with it, they can bulk change it at their end. (This opinion is my own and does not represent Folger policy)

  Erin.


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Subject: [DCRM-L] 008/15-17 in collection-level records, or, DCRM(B) vs. OCLC

Happy Tuesday!

An interesting question came up as my intern, Daniella Aquino, was cataloging religious pamphlets as original, collection-level records. These pamphlets were published in London, Bath, and Edinburgh, so we'd like to us "vp_" in the 008 (country of publication) as instructed in DCRM(B) Appendix B4. However, OCLC clearly states not to use vp_ . Quoting from the web page: "Use the code for various places of publication ( vp ) only if the imprint has v.p. Do not use the abbreviation v.p. in AACR2 cataloging. Do not use code vp for original cataloging." (see: http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/fixedfield/ctry.html)

I assume DCRM(B) is the standard to follow, but I'm wondering if there's something I'm missing.

Thanks!

Nina

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