[DCRM-L] Source of title in 588?

[Erin Blake]

I'd be wary of using 588 for a source-of-title note for DCRM(G) -- it's not
specific to "source of title" (so has no advantage for mapping or display),
and it's defined for administrative rather than public use (" Information
used for tracking and controlling the metadata contained in the record. It
includes general and specific source of description notes that are
especially of interest to other catalogers. " )

The reason for the mandatory source-of-title note in DCRM(G) isn't just so
you can tell other catalogers how you got there, it's so that researchers
know where the title came from, and we want it to be right there as the
first note.

Unlike an art museum, where devised titles are the norm, an art cataloger
in a library will transcribe what's on the piece, even if it's deeply
offensive. "Title transcribed from lower margin" (for example) needs to be
loud-and-clear. Likewise, "Title devised by Folger cataloger" or "Title
from Pennington" [with a 510 for Pennington] is important, so people know
how widely known (or not) that title might be.

EB.

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On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 3:19 PM Jessica Janecki <jessica.janecki at duke.edu>
wrote:

> OLAC has recommended using this field for source of title notes.
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> Jessica Janecki
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> *From:* DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> *On Behalf Of *Cawelti, Andrea
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 22, 2020 3:08 PM
> *To:* 'dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu' <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] Source of title in 588?
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> Greetings, fellow catalogers, I recently heard a recommendation to use the
> 588 field for notes along the lines of “Title supplied by cataloger,” a
> common note in special collections cataloging. It would be useful to have a
> specific 500 note for this kind of information, but I was under the
> impression in the 588 was only for serials use. Do folks think this field
> is appropriate for graphics, collections, monographs, etc., without
> indicators? I have asked among music colleagues on the Music OCLC Users’
> Group, and received a resounding yes. Is anyone here using the 588 for this
> kind of note? Had any experiences with the note not displaying in local
> catalogs, etc.? What have you learned if you are using this note, that you
> think others should know?
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> Thoughts/complaints/recriminations?
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> Thank you for your guidance, andrea
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> Andrea Cawelti (Ms.)
> Ward Music Cataloger
> Houghton Library
> Harvard University
> Cambridge, MA  02138
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> Phone: (617) 998-5259
> FAX: (617) 495-1376
> E-mail: cawelti at fas.harvard.edu
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