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).
Margaret Nichols (Cornell, BSC member, WG leader)
Jennifer Nelson (Robbins Collection, UC Berkeley)
Diane Ducharme (Yale, SAA Description Section liaison)
Kate Moriarty (Saint Louis University, BSC member)
Liz O'Keefe (Morgan Library)
Heather Wolfe (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Alison Bridger (Wisconsin Historical Society)
Bibliographic Standards Committee, RBMS
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, ACRL
Society of American Archivists
2016 August
DCRM(MSS)_Final_20160812.2.docx
2016 March
DCRM(MSS)_20160424.docx (** USE TO PREPARE FOR BSC CLOSE READING **)
2016 February
2016 January
DCRM(MSS)_20160105.docx (** USE FOR MIDWINTER 2016 MEETING **)
2015 December
2015 November
DCRM(MSS)_20151021_FOLGER.docx
2015 October
DCRM(MSS)_20151021.docx - use for October 2015 editorial meeting @ Folger
2015 September
DCRM(MSS) (.docx)
2015 June
DCRM(MSS) (.docx) (LoC review copy w/ example placeholders added back in) - use for editorial meeting at Annual
DCRM(MSS) (.pdf)
2014 September
DCRM(MSS) - use for September 2014 meeting
2014 March
DCRM(MSS) - use for March 2014 meeting
Appendix F Title Access Points 2014 March 10
Appendix J, Bibliography, 2014 March 10
2014 January
DCRM(MSS) - use at Midwinter 2014
2013 September
DCRM(MSS) - use at September 2013 meeting
2013 July
DCRM(MSS) (Intro & Areas 0, 1, 4, 5, 7; includes KSM edits to area 1) - use this at Annual 2013 meeting
DCRM(MSS) draft of Area 2 (only)
DCRM(MSS) (Intro & Areas 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7) - use this one at Spring 2013 meeting
DCRM(MSS) Area 0 (raw file, no formatting; use this at ALA Midwinter 2013)
DCRM(MSS) (Intro & Areas 1, 4, 5, 7)
DCRM(MSS) (includes Areas 1, 4, 5, and 7 (in progress)
DCRM(MSS) (includes Areas 1, 4, 5, and AEB revised 7)
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
Area 7, Part 1, 2011 APR 06 DO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THIS PAGE
Version 10 (October 2010)
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 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
DCRM(MSS) Area 1 (Title, Statement of Responsibility, and Date), Version 7 (do not edit!)
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)
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
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
DCRM(MSS) Introduction, version 3
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
Appendix A. MARC 21 Descriptive Conventions Code (Work on this with MARC codes in hand)
Appendix B. Collection-Level Records (No general use of this Appendix is made for manuscripts. For instructions on creating collection-level records, see DACS)
Appendix C. Core-Level Records (Appendix C is now Capitalization)
Appendix D. Minimal-Level Records (See link to "Appendix D, December 2012" above)
Appendix E. Variations Requiring a New Record (No general use of this Appendix is made for manuscripts)
Appendix F. Title Access Points
Appendix G. Early Letter Forms and Symbols (Keep Appendix G basically without revision, but emphasize that it focuses on typeface but is still useful; also, refer out to a bibliography of written letter forms, such as Cappelli, Yeandle, websites, etc.)
Appendix H. Individual and Special Issues of Serials. (No general use of this Appendix is made for manuscripts - IS THIS APPENDIX EVEN REQUIRED, OR CAN WE JUST DELETE IT?) According to the Editorial Guidelines, we can "reassign" appendices from H onward--MFN
Appendix H. Companion Standards (Instead of just having a list, provide more explanation and guidance of when to use different standards; annotated bibliography; model off of DACS, including revised version) See Appendix J, April 2013 version
Appendix J. Crosswalks (crosswalk our rules to: AMREMM and DACS - look at DACS crosswalk and compare)
Appendix K. AMREMM or DCRM(MSS)? (PROPOSED APPENDIX; alternatively, provide these guidelines as an extended discussion within Appendix H. Companion Standards)
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