Manuscripts Working Group
Charge
To develop rules or guidelines for item-level description and cataloging of modern (post-1600) manuscript material. These rules may be adapted from AMREMM, APPM, AACR2, and/or DACS and are to provide specific, technical instruction for preparing full MARC 21 descriptions. They are to be self-sufficient as far as possible, with reference to other codes (such as AACR2 for the formulation of headings) only as necessary. The rules/guidelines should follow the principles of Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (DCRM), as established and codified in DCRM(B).
The Working Group should endeavor to make the rules acceptable to as wide a constituency as possible without unduly sacrificing internal coherence or consistency.
The Working Group should also make recommendations for a future set of rules for describing and cataloging manuscripts. Possibilities include: 1) a full revision of AMREMM that incorporates rules for modern manuscripts; 2) a two-component DCRM module for manuscripts (one component that has the same scope as the current AMREMM and a second component that picks up where AMREMM leaves off and covers modern manuscripts).
Members
Margaret Nichols (Cornell, BSC member, WG leader)
Jennifer Nelson (Robbins Collection, UC Berkeley)
Diane Ducharme (Yale, SAA liaison)
Kate Moriarty (St. Louis University, BSC member)
Liz O'Keefe (Morgan Library)
Heather Wolfe (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Alison Bridger (Wisconsin Historical Society)
Parent and Related Bodies
Bibliographic Standards Committee, RBMS
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, ACRL
Description Section, SAA
Society of American Archivists
Unresolved issues
Unresolved issues
DCRM Editorial Guidelines
wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/DCRM_Editorial_Guidelines
Glossary
Glossary
2012 January 13
DCRM(MSS) (includes Areas 1, 4, 5, and AEB revised 7)
2011 November 14
2011 October 20
DCRM(MSS) (includes Areas 1, 4, 5, 7 pt. 1)
2011 April 6
DCRM(MSS) (includes Areas 1, 4, 5)
Version 11
DCRM(MSS)
Introduction
Area 7, Part 1, 2011 APR 06 DO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THIS PAGE
Version 10 (October 2010)
Area 1
Area 2
Area 4
Area 5
Area 7 version 10, part 1: From General - Edition or version
Area 7 version 10, part 2: From Languages, writing systems, script - References
Area 7 version 10, part 3: From dissertations - end
Version 9
DCRM(MSS) Area 1 (Title and Statement of Responsibility Area) version 9
DCRM(MSS) Area 2 (Edition or Version area) version 9
DCRM(MSS) Area 4 (Publication, Distribution, etc. Area) version 9
Appendix D (Minimal-Level Records) version 9
Appendix E (Variations Requiring a New Record) version 9
Version 8
DCRM(MSS) Area 1, version 8
DCRM(MSS) Area 4 (Publication, Distribution, etc. Area) version 8
DCRM(MSS) Area 7 (Notes), version 8
Appendix A (MARC 21 Descriptive Conventions Code), version 8
Appendix B (Collection-Level Records), version 8
Appendix C (Core-Level Records), version 8
Appendix F (Title Access Points), version 8
Version 7
DCRM(MSS) Area 1 (Title, Statement of Responsibility, and Date), Version 7 (do not edit!)
Version 6
DCRM(MSS) Area 1 (Title, Statement of Responsibility, and Date), version 6 (do not edit)
DCRM(MSS) Area 1A (Preliminary rules), Kate, Fall 2009 (version 6a)
DCRM(MSS) Area 1B1 (Devised title), Diane, Fall 2009 (version 6a)
DCRM(MSS) Area 1B2 (Formal title), Margaret, Fall 2009 (version 6a)
DCRM(MSS) Area 1B3 (Material type), Heather, Fall 2009 (version 6a)
DCRM(MSS) Area 1C (Statement of responsibility), Liz, Fall 2009 (version 6a)
DCRM(MSS) Area 1D (Date), Alison, Fall 2009 (version 6a)
Version 5
DCRM(MSS) Area 1 (Title, Statement of Responsibility, and Date), version 5
DCRM(MSS) Area 5 (Physical Description), version 5
DCRM(MSS) Area 7 (Notes), version 5
Version 4
DCRM(MSS) Introduction, version 4
DCRM(MSS) Area 1 (Title, Statement of Responsibility, and Date), version 4
DCRM(MSS) Area 2 (Edition Area), Version 4
DCRM(MSS) Area 5 (Physical Description), version 4
Appendix F Title Access Points, Version 4
Version 3
DCRM(MSS) Introduction, version 3
Version 2
DCRM(MSS) Introduction, version 2
DCRM(MSS) Area 0 (General Rules), version 2
DCRM(MSS) Area 1 (Title and Statement of Responsibility), version 2
DCRM(MSS) Area 2 (Edition), version 2
DCRM(MSS) Area 4 (Publication, Distribution, etc.), version 2
DCRM(MSS) Area 5 (Physical Description), version 2
DCRM(MSS) Area 7 (Notes), version 2
Introduction
To Include in Introduction
Introduction version 4
Introduction, version 3
DCRM(MSS) Introduction 2
Appendixes
Appendix A. MARC 21 Descriptive Conventions Code
Appendix B. Collection-Level Records
Appendix C. Core-Level Records
Appendix D. Minimal-Level Records
Appendix E. Variations Requiring a New Record
Appendix F. Title Access Points
Appendix G. Early Letter Forms and Symbols
Appendix H. Companion Standards
Appendix J. Crosswalks
Appendix K. MARC 21 Record Examples
Other Appendixes to Include
List of Works Cited
List of Works Cited
Index
To Include in Index
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