hello,
although i'm completely baffled by the idea of a "core standard"
for rare books, i do want to inquire if this core also applies
to rare (old) printed music. does it?
--ralph p.

Robert Maxwell said
>
> To Rare Book and Special Collections Librarians,
>
> We invite you to review the latest draft of the Core Standard for Rare
> Books (DCRB Core). This supercedes the draft that has been on the RBMS
> Bibliographic Standards Committee (BSC) home page for about six months. The
> updated version that takes its place was altered according to the input
> given via electronic mail, by the comments made at the hearing at ALA
> Mid-winter and finally, by the comments made by the PCC Standing Committee
> on Standards. The first two sets of comments convinced the Task Group to
> omit the transcription recommendation and the comments of the PCC Cte
> convinced us to format the standard in the same way as the others
> (field-by-field guidelines, with footnotes). We believe that the result is
> quite useful.  Assuming that this draft meets with general approval during
> this review, it is probable that it will be granted official approval by
> ALA Annual (June 1998).
>
> As a reminder about the background of the DCRB core standard: it is a
> standard for applying less-than-full cataloging for selected books from
> special collections or rare book departments or institutions. It has been
> created in alliance with the Program for Cooperative Cataloging, which has
> been developing "core" standards for all formats. The RBMS Bibliographic
> Standards Committee believed that the overall Core Standard for Books was
> not sufficient guidance for those who treat special books material, so
> worked to develop an alternative guideline to be used in conjunction with
> its cataloging rules, Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books (DCRB).
>
> Since selection of books to be treated as "core" could be in the purview of
> any combination of bibliographers, selectors, curators,
> catalogers--possibly even administrators--and will certainly have some
> impact on users, we continue to be interested in response from as wide a
> range of people possible from the rare book community.  The current version
> of the draft, with more information about the standard, can be accessed on
> the BSC home page under "Committee documents":
>
> http://www.lib.byu.edu/~catalog/people/rlm/bsc/home.htm
>
> Please note when you are there that there is an important link to the PCC
> Core Standard for Books that must be looked at for a full comprehension of
> the DCRB Core standard. Once there, if you are interested in learning more
> about the program and its purpose, you can navigate around that page to
> find useful background and information.
>
> Please also note that there is a link both on the BSC home page and on the
> Core document itself to a set of examples prepared by Jain Fletcher showing
> how rare core records might compare with full records.
>
>    We are interested in hearing your comments, both on the DCRB Core and on
> the accompanying examples.
>
> Robert L. Maxwell   -   Chair, RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee
> Special Collections and Ancient Languages Cataloger
> 6428 Harold B. Lee Library
> Brigham Young University
> Provo, UT 84602
> (801) 378-5568
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> Jain Fletcher   -   Chair, PCC Task Group on Developing DCRB Core Std
> Head, Monographic Cataloging Section
> University Research Library - UCLA
> Box 951575
> Los Angeles, California    90095-1575
> phone # - (310) 825-1337
> e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> FAX #:  (310) 206-4974
>


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A. Ralph Papakhian, Indiana University Music Library
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