[DCRM-L] CMOS 17 and spelling

[Deborah J. Leslie]

As I'm reviewing the Examples to Accompany DCRM(S), and revving up for teaching Rare Book Cataloging next week, I was reminded that in terms of spelling and style  the DCRMs follow the latest editions of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), respectively. I finally bought the bullet and bit into CMOS 17, and while reviewing the capitalization rules (chapter 8), I noticed that a lot had changed since AACR2 Appendix A (itself based on earlier editions of CMOS), that at least in the DCRM(B) world we've continued to follow.

Of special note are increased types of words that no longer get capitalized.

AACR2

CMOS 17

Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom; the Queen (A.13E1)


Queen Elizabeth; Elizabeth II; the queen (8:23)

His Holiness Paul VI, Pope; the Pope (A.13E2)

the pope; Pope Francis; the papacy; papal (8:26)


the Reverend Michael O'Sullivan, Pastor of Saint Peter's Church; the Pastor (A.13E2)

the minister; the Reverend Shirley Stoops-Frantz (8:26)


Frank Pakenham, Earl of Longford; the Earl of Longford; the Earl

the duke; the duchess; the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (8.32)


Ph. D. (LCRI 1.0C)

PhD (10:21)



Deborah J. Leslie, MA, MLS | Senior Cataloger, Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.edu<mailto:djleslie at folger.edu> | 201 East Capitol Street, S.E. | Washington, DC 20003 | 202.675-0369 | orcid.org 0000-0001-5848-5467

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