[DCRM-L] 510 citations

[Robert Maxwell]

I’m not sure I understand exactly what Deborah’s plea is for, but if it means “please only cite formal bibliographies (or catalogues raisonnés, etc.)”, I note that that is not how 510 is defined in the MARC format. Its general scope is defined as “Citations or references to published bibliographic descriptions, reviews, abstracts, or indexes of the content of the described item.” So in the first place it covers a lot more ground than just bibliographic descriptions; and second, “bibliographic description” is nowhere defined and to my mind it covers more ground than the narrow sense of “bibliography.” Later, in fact, when the scope narrows itself to defining how the field is used in particular formats, it says “for books and music, this field contains references to published descriptions of the item” (similar language for the other formats), which also covers a lot more ground than just bibliographies.
I think all the examples Manon has given us so far fall under the broad umbrella of “bibliographic description;” and even if not there’s no question in my mind that they fall under the umbrella of “published descriptions.” I don’t agree with attempting to impose a narrower definition of what can be recorded in the field than the one actually in the MARC format documentation.
Bob

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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Erin Blake
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 12:47 PM
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I'm with Deborah -- keep the 510 for bibliographic descriptions of the material.
In addition to the reasons already given, I'd add convenience for the user: you don't have to bounce between the 500 and the 510 to get the relevant citation because it's right there next to the relevant note, not buried in a list of four other references. And users can be sure the list of references in the 510 are specific to the resource, not to the record.
EB.
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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu<mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah J. Leslie
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 2:19 PM
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<heartfelt plea>Please, please don't dilute the meaning of the 510 to include sources that do not provide bibliographical descriptions of the items being cataloged! If we want to be able to provide structured descriptions to sources that justify or provide other types of information, let's find another way, say, by proposing a new indicator that would generate a different label. Or by waiting until we have more flexibility with robust linked data with bibframe. </heartfelt plea>
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I agree with Manon. The example strikes me as beautifully succinct in the form she presents it: it works!
Karen
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From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu<mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Manon Theroux
Sent: 09 August 2015 21:23
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] 510 citations

Here is a second example, somewhat different from the first, where the resource being cataloged is not described in the reference source at all, even in brief form. So maybe there is a stronger case for avoiding the 510 field in this one? The reference source is being used to justify the supplied range of publication dates:

26X ... $c [between 1791 and 1820?]
500  John Cary was associated with the no. 181 Strand address between 1791 and 1820; see Maxted, I. London book trades, 1775-1800.
vs.

26X $c [between 1791 and 1820?]
500  John Cary was associated with the no. 181 Strand address between 1791 and 1820; see Maxted
510  Maxted, I. London book trades, 1775-1800
Maxted is not a bibliography or catalog. It is a directory (its subtitle is "a preliminary checklist of members") containing a list of book trade personnel. Each entry is annotated with information about when/where that person/firm operated. At least some entries also include a list of books produced by the person/firm, but I don't know if such lists are intended to be complete. The entry for Cary does not cite the resource being cataloged; a page number could be provided in the Maxted reference but it would refer only to the page on which the Cary entry appeared, not to a published description of the item being cataloged, so I omitted it (though in a 500 field I think it would not be as potentially misleading as in a 510 field).

Note that Maxted also issued a separate related publication, with the same title proper and the subtitle "a topographical guide ..."), which appears to be organized by street address rather than by person/firm. So, maybe the citation form in 500/510 would need some qualifying information, which I think SCF principles would have us add in parentheses, something like this:

Maxted, I. London book trades, 1775-1800 (preliminary checklist of members)

Both of these Maxted works have been (or are in the process of being) coverted to online resources on the Exeter Working Papers in Book History website: http://bookhistory.blogspot.co.uk/ (see under London>Book trade personnel, 1775-1800)

Manon

On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 2:58 AM, Manon Theroux <manon.theroux at gmail.com<mailto:manon.theroux at gmail.com>> wrote:
Deborah,

Thanks! I had actually been about to follow up my original message with an example. I'll send it anyway.
I was wavering between the following two approaches:

500  "Probably the first publication to be printed on American machine-made paper"--Hunter, D. Papermaking (2nd ed.), page 351

vs.

500  "Probably the first publication to be printed on American machine-made paper"--Hunter.
510  Hunter, D. Papermaking (2nd ed.), $c page 351

Hunter is a history of papermaking, not a bibliography or catalog. The sentence in Hunter that contains the quoted text actually does cite the atlas being cataloged, but only briefly; wasn't sure it qualified as a "published description":
" ... the well-known book-printing firm of Matthew Carey and Son, Philadelphia, used the Gilpin paper for the text, charts, and maps of the 1820 and 1821 editions of N. Lavoisne's A Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological, and Geographical Atlas, probably the first publication to be printed on American machine-made paper."
I guess even if Hunter doesn't go in a 510, the form of the Hunter citation in the 500 could still follow SCF guidelines (even if it shouldn't be proposed for inclusion in SCF because it doesn't fit the stated scope).
Manon



On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu<mailto:DJLeslie at folger.edu>> wrote:
Hi Manon,

I have always understood that the 510 is to be reserved for published bibliographical descriptions, despite the MARC format’s broader scope, and that references to other kinds of sources belong in a general note.

Deborah J. Leslie | Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.ed<mailto:djleslie at folger.ed>



From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu<mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu<mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu>] On Behalf Of Manon Theroux
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Subject: [DCRM-L] 510 citations

Hi, everyone:

I could use some clarification on citing resources in the MARC21 510 field. If the resource to be cited is NOT a bibliography or catalog and doesn't contain a bibliographic description of the resource being cataloged, can the 510 field still be used for the citation or should the citation be incorporated into the general note? For example, citing an entry for a printer in a biographical dictionary to justified supplied dates in the 26X or citing an academic monograph to justify an attributed name. DCRM(B) suggests that you can ("or other authoritative reference sources") and points to SCF as a standard, but the SCF scope statement itself is a bit narrower: "bibliographies and catalogs (printed or electronic) that are useful in verifying, identifying, or describing items held in rare book or special collections libraries and that have been or are likely to be cited in bibliographic records, trade catalog descriptions, and bibliographies."
Below are the relevant bits from DCRM(B), SCF, and MARC21.

Thanks!
Manon

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DCRM(B):
7B14. References to published descriptions
7B14.1. Give references to published descriptions in bibliographies or other authoritative reference sources if these have been used to supply elements of the description. Use the form and punctuation conventions recommended by Standard Citation Forms for Published Bibliographies and Catalogs Used in Rare Book Cataloging. Begin the note with the word “References” and a colon.
References: Evans 24658
(Comment: Made in conjunction with a general note reading: “Publication date
from Evans”)

7B14.2. Make other references to published descriptions, if considered important. Such references are especially useful whenever the cited source would serve to distinguish an edition (or variant) from similar editions (or variants), substantiate information provided by the cataloger, or provide a more detailed description of the publication being cataloged.
References: Gaskell, P. Baskerville, 17
References: ESTC (CD-ROM, 2003 ed.) T60996
References: Lindsay & Neu. French political pamphlets, 2194
References: BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, p. 368
References: Ritter, F. Incun. alsaciens de la Bib. nat. de Strasbourg, 277
References: Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 19161

7B14.3. A general note may be made if a description of the publication being cataloged does not appear in a specific bibliographical reference source. Make such a note only if the publication fits the scope for that source and the source purports to be comprehensive for its scope. Preface the general note with the words “Not in” and a colon.
Not in: Martin & Walter. Révolution française. Cf. IV:2, 9093

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SCF Working Principles http://rbms.info/scf/working-principles/

Scope:

This database includes bibliographies and catalogs (printed or electronic) that are useful in verifying, identifying, or describing items held in rare book or special collections libraries and that have been or are likely to be cited in bibliographic records, trade catalog descriptions, and bibliographies.

MARC 21 Bibliographic Format, Application:

Use the citation forms recommended in this list when creating citation/references notes (field 510) in a MARC 21 bibliographic record. These notes are described in Descriptive Cataloging for Rare Materials (Books) 7B14.2 and other DCRM manuals.

The citation/references note (510) field provides a simple bibliographical citation for a published description of an item and specifies where in the resources that description appears; do not include other information. If necessary, use a general note (field 500) to record additional information provided by the resource cited. Create a citation/references note (510) field for titles which might be useful for retrieval, even in cases where this would involve repetition of information already recorded in a general note:

General note (500) field:

500 __ $a Evans calls this the 2nd edition.

Citation/references note (510) field:

510 4_ $a Evans, C. American bibliography, $c entry 14023

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MARC21, 510 Field https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd510.html

Definition and Scope:

Citations or references to published bibliographic descriptions, reviews, abstracts, or indexes of the content of the described item.

Used to specify where an item has been cited or reviewed. Citations or references may be given in a brief form (i.e., using generally recognizable abbreviations, etc.). The actual text of a published description is not recorded in field 510 but rather in field 520 (Summary, Etc. Note).

For books and music, this field contains references to published descriptions of the item (e.g., descriptions of rare materials recorded in a brief, standardized format) or reviews (e.g., reviews in professional literature).

For continuing resources, this field is used to specify publications in which a continuing resource has been indexed and/or abstracted and the dates of coverage, if known. The indexing and abstracting services referenced are primarily those issued as continuing resources. Certain monographic titles, particularly those that are standard reference tools in a subject area or that cover periods of time not included in continuing publications, may also be given in this field.

For unpublished visual materials or graphic items collectively controlled, this field contains references to published descriptions of the work or collection. Citations to reviews of projected visual materials are also recorded in this field.

For mixed materials, this field contains references to publications in which abstracts, citations, descriptions, or indexes of the described materials have appeared.






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