[DCRM-L] Question concerning 5B in DCRM(G)

[Erin Blake]

I could see going one of two ways:

   1. Code it as "realia" and use DCRM(G) for guidance, but code the 040$e
   "local" instead of "dcrmg" [because there's no such thing as *Descriptive
   Cataloging of Rare Materials (Realia)*, and DCRM(G) theoretically
   requires "k" in the fixed field or else it won't validate in Connexion (in
   fact, I don't think OCLC's validation algorithm is sophisticated enough to
   compare 040$e with fixed field form)].
   2. Code it as "graphic" with 040$e dcrmg, and think of it as an
   extremely thick print, where parts of the "thickness" are spatial voids [a
   bit like treating an artist's book as a "book" rather than as "realia"]

If you do code it k (graphic material) you don't need to worry that 5B4.3
says "Multiple supports forming one *image*" as opposed to "Multiple
supports forming one *unit*." If the pieces form a unit, and that unit is
"visual" then you've got an "image" (As a thought experiment, consider an
"image" like Barbara Kruger's "Untitled (Flag)
<https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-66843E4951>" or her "Untitled
(Plenty ought to be enough
<https://www.artsy.net/artwork/barbara-kruger-untitled-plenty-ought-to-be-enough>)"
where the artwork is made up of text. Although these items derive meaning
from being *read*, they have to be perceived as *images* (images of the
text, with a particular color scheme, arrangement, lettering style, etc.)
not as "text" alone.  Typing out "Plenty ought to be enough" in Comic Sans
and reading it on a screen is *not *"Barbara Kruger" but typing out "To be
or not to be" in Comic Sans and reading it on a screen *is *"Shakespeare").

The limited list of SMDs to choose from in DCRM(G) only applies to the
first part of the phrase in the 300$a, which is the "5 prints" part. The
rest of the 300$a (per 5B4.3) is simply "a phrase descriptive of the image
as a whole." Legitimate DCRM(G) options would then include (but not be
limited to):

   - 5 prints folded to form 1 wall installation : linocuts

or

   - 5 prints forming 1 wall installation : folded linocuts

or

   - 5 prints forming 1 unit : linocuts, folded to make 1 wall installation

Any of those could also be expanded to "linocuts on paper" if you want to
get the primary support in there, too.

Those are my thoughts, anyway!

Cheers,

Erin

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On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 10:09 AM L'Écuyer-Coelho, Marie-Chantal <
MC.Coelho at banq.qc.ca> wrote:

> Good morning, dear fellow cataloguers :)
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> I would like to run something by you to see if it is DCRM(G) compliant.
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> I have to describe a contemporary work of art. It is a wall piece made up
> of 5 folded linocuts placed side by side (the artist’s describe it as a 3D
> art print). I have coded position 06 of the leader with the value “r” since
> it is a tridimensional form but I still felt it was legitimate to use
> DCRM(G) because it is also a graphic work (but please, feel free to tell me
> if you think this is too much of a stretch).
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> Now the difficulty lies in describing the extent of the work. If I was to
> let my imagination run absolutely free, I would record something like : “5
> folded prints forming 1 wall installation”, but unfortunately, this is not
> how cataloguing works… On one hand, I see there are only a limited set of
> terms that may be used as SMD under 5B2.1; on the other hand, 5B4.3 deals
> with “multiple supports forming one image” and not “multiple supports
> forming one objet”.
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> Perhaps I could opt for something like “5 prints forming 1 item” and
> mention the “folding” aspect somehow in 300 $b or in a note? Would it be
> acceptable to use 5B2.1 for a 3D piece?
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> As always, many thanks for your help and expertise!
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