[DCRM-L] RDA or DCRM(B)? abbreviations, brackets, and errors

[Lapka, Francis]

Joan,

Welcome to the list. As you’ve discovered already, the BIBCO Standard Record<https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/bibco/documents/PCC-RDA-BSR.pdf> provides guidance on cataloging with RDA and DCRM(B). To your good questions:


1.       “ … shouldn’t I be using ‘p.’ and ‘ill.’?

-          FL: Terms to record extent (pages, leaves of plates, etc.) and illustrative content are not transcribed, so we don’t apply RDA 1.7.2-1.7.9. For these elements, we employ standard RDA terminology – avoiding abbreviations.



2.      “Similarly, do people use "[12] p." or “12 unnumbered pages”? DCRM(B) 5B3.1 and RDA 3.4.5.3.”

-          FL: Applying the BSR with rare materials, we record: [12] pages.  The conventions for recording unnumbered pages (square brackets!) follow DCRM, while the terms for “pages” etc. are those used in RDA.  See page 12 of the BSR.



3.      “Errors in titles, for example. DCRM(B) 0G7, 5B7.2, etc., say to use [i.e. …] or [sic]. RDA says transcribe as is, adding an access point for the version with the error (2.3.14).”

-          FL: RDA provides guidance for inaccuracies in 1.7.9, which is among the set of rules superseded by DCRM when applying the BSR for rare materials. Thus, apply DCRM(B) 0G7, etc.

Of course, it remains perfectly legitimate to continue to catalog according to DCRM(B) and AACR2 for descriptive cataloging, using RDA guidelines for access points. See: http://rbms.info/dcrm/rda/.

The RDA-compatible successor to DCRM (RBMS Policy Statements) is coming soon. Community review will begin this fall.

I welcome other questions, on or off list.


Best,
Francis


Francis Lapka  ·  Catalog Librarian
Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Yale Center for British Art
203.432.9672  ·  francis.lapka at yale.edu<mailto:francis.lapka at yale.edu>





From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Joan Milligan
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2017 11:55 AM
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Subject: [DCRM-L] RDA or DCRM(B)? abbreviations, brackets, and errors

Hello, everyone,

I’m new to this list and new to DCRM(B), so forgive me if you’ve had this discussion before. I know RDA is in flux and therefore decisions about its relationship to DCRM(B) is not complete. I'd be interested in common practice, however.
(In addition to looking at an 040) I can recognize an RDA and DCRM(B) bib by these things:
1. Use of 264 fields
2. Use of 33Xs
3. Additional access points (such as "Recording Relationships between Works, Expressions, Manifestations, & Items.")
However, I am less sure about the relationship between RDA and DCRM(B) in these examples (meaning, which one overrides the other?):
1. Spell out words: I’ve been using “pages” not “p.” and “illustrations” not “ill,” as I have seen in examples. But the BIBCO Standard Record: RDA Metadata Application File says “Use Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials as the “designated published style manual” in place of instructions given under RDA 1.72-1.79 for transcribing punctuation, numerals, symbols, abbreviations, etc. “ Therefore, shouldn’t I be using “p.” and “ill.”?
2. Similarly, do people use "[12] p." or “12 unnumbered pages”? DCRM(B) 5B3.1 and RDA 3.4.5.3.

3.  Errors in titles, for example. DCRM(B) 0G7, 5B7.2, etc., say to use [i.e. …] or [sic]. RDA says transcribe as is, adding an access point for the version with the error (2.3.14).
I appreciate your feedback!

Joan

Joan Milligan
Special Collections Cataloger
University of Dayton Libraries
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469-1360
937-229-4075
jmilligan1 at udayton.edu<mailto:jmilligan1 at udayton.edu>

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