[DCRM-L] transcribing from Gaelic type

[Ffrench, Patricia]

Hi Noah,


I would do as you describe adding the 246 field for the modern Irish version.  I would also add a 546 field with:


546  Title-page and text in Irish character.


I have seen a lot of records on OCLC  where the Irish has been modernized and in this case, if you wanted to use these records.  I would add a 500 field stating: Title and description tansliterated from Irish script.


Hope this is helpful,


Best regards and Happy Halloween (Oíche Shamhna shona)

Patricia


Patricia Ffrench

Assistant Librarian (Cataloguer)

Collections Team

James Hardiman Library

National University of Ireland,

Galway,

Galway, Ireland

Tel.: +353-91-493253

Fax:  +353-91-494528

E-mail: Patricia.Ffrench at nuigalway.ie<mailto:Patricia.Ffrench at nuigalway.ie>


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Subject: [DCRM-L] transcribing from Gaelic type

Hi all,
Are there any rare book catalogers out there who have much experience with Gaelic type? Specifically, I'm wondering about the diacritic dot-above, linition, and, if I've been doing it right. For example, suppose a book printed in Gaelic type with the title Cuaiċín draoiḋeaċta. In modern Latin type, this would today be rendered as Cuaichín draoidheachta (or so I understand from my very, very limited knowledge of the Irish language).

Reasoning that the dot-above is analogous to the function of the umlaut in German, as a cataloger, I am inclined to transcribe Cuaiċín draoiḋeaċta in the 245, preserving the diacritics as I see them, and give Cuaichín draoidheachta only in the 246. And yet, having now seen a number of records, I get the impression that historically many cataloging agencies have had a practice of silently regularizing spelling to the more modern form, treating the dot-above as if it ought to be transcribed as h. Any ideas?

Thank you,
Noah
(and happy early Halloween ... Cuaichín draoidheachta = Witchcraft.)
--
Noah Sheola
Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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