[DCRM-L] a model ship

[Julie Moore]

I am a generalist Special Collections cataloger, far away from the HMS Victory. As such, I would catalog it as the model from the manufacturer. That way, the MARC record is useable by other institutions in OCLC. You can always add local notes and added entries for your model assembler. 

I would be very thankful that it came assembled!!! 🙂

Julie Moore 
Special Collections Catalog Librarian
Fresno State

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> On Jan 9, 2020, at 7:13 AM, Jane Wickenden <jane.wickenden at zen.co.uk> wrote:
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> I'd be inclined to treat the kit originator as the main author and the model builder as an editor, the resulting Victory being a sort of "edition" of the kit.
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> But what an interesting thing to be cataloguing!
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> Jane
> (who is across the harbour from HMS Victory the original)
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>> On Thu, 9 Jan 2020, 14:48 Lapka, Francis, <francis.lapka at yale.edu> wrote:
>> I have at my desk an assembled model of HMS Victory, similar to this: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/7688-shipyard-hms-alert-1777-196-scale-paper-model-kit/
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>> I’m debating whether to describe it as primarily the work of the kit manufacturer (a Polish firm) or as the work of the local fellow who assembled it, with some modifications and supplements to the manufacturer’s design. Put another way: should I treat this as a multiple, or as a unique object? (If unassembled, the decision would be easy.) The decision affects a host of fields, including main entry, place, and date.
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>> On a less complicated note: Does anyone know of an established relationship designator to convey the role of model maker? I haven’t found one.
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>> I’m keen to hear your perspectives.
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>> -Francis
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>> (I recognize that this a special collections cataloging question, not strictly DCRM.)
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>> Francis Lapka
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>> Senior Catalogue Librarian
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>> Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts
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>> Yale Center for British Art
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>> 203-432-9672  ·  francis.lapka at yale.edu
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