[DCRM-L] Manuscript cataloguing questions

[Erin Blake]

We deal with it by grumbling, then reminding ourselves that our OPAC is our
"database of record" so researchers can find the call number there, and
that the inherent uniqueness of manuscripts means that its uniqueness can
just be assumed.

But now that you mention it, lots of references to manuscripts in scholarly
literature only provide an institutional call number, not a "title" -- for
example, Folger V.a.350 is typically called "Folger V.a.350" rather than
the title in the 245, which is "Copy of A note of some coats and crests
lately come to my hands given by William Dethick when he was York herald."
In-house, we definitely call it V.a.350.

Using the 524 in OCLC only makes sense if they index that field -- if
people think of the call number as the name of that manuscript, they need a
keyword search for it to bring up the record. So, I'm thinking a 246 is the
way to go, with a $i along the lines of "Also known as:" or "Title from
call number" would be the way forward.

Erin.

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On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 10:21 AM O'Brien, Iris <Iris.O'Brien at bl.uk> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>
>
> I am not familiar with manuscript cataloguing so I am hoping that the
> manuscript cataloguers among you will be able to answer the questions below
> that were sent to me by a Dutch colleague:
>
>
>
> In the Dutch practice it is customary to enter the call number of the
> manuscript in the bibliographic record (and of course also in the 852 of
> the holding record). The point is to distinguish between unica, where the
> call number is the identifier.
>
> The problem is that we cannot find a suitable MARC tag or subfield. OCLC
> has converted the call number/identifier to 245 $f, but that is improper
> use.
>
>
>
> We have looked into several options:
>
> -           Tag 090 (Locally assigned LC-type call number): not
> applicable. Also field 090 is not retained in the master record if field
> 050 contains a call number.
>
> -           Tag 099 (Local free-text call number): field 099 does not
> remain in the master record.
>
> -           Tag 524 (Preferred citation of described materials note): only
> text in  $a possible, no specific subfields. Also: field 524 is not indexed.
>
> -           Tag 852 (Location): Field 852 does not remain in the master
> bibliographic record.
>
> -           Tag 710 (Added entry – corporate name): specific subfield
> possible, e.g. 710 2#$aMontevergine
> (Abbey).$bBiblioteca.$kManuscript.$nScaffale XXIII, 171.
>
> This option if often used in RDA/DCRMMSS records in WorldCat.
>
>
>
> Our questions are: Is this custom known in the Anglo/American practice? If
> so, how is it applied? Or are there other ways to indicate the uniqueness
> of a manuscript?
>
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
>
> Iris O’Brien
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