DCRM Single sheet publications
My comments and
recommendations for discussion/amendment are in italics. Some recommendations assume that we will
treat ‘single sheet publications’ as a
separate area of monographs in DCRM
. Rules and definitions from AACR2 are
presented in a different font for clarity ~ jm
Definitions:
AACR2
- uses “Broadside” and “sheet”(see App. D)
[1]
Broadside: A separately published item
consisting of a piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to
be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted or publicly distributed.
Examples of broadsides are proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets,
news-sheets. See also Sheet.
[2]
Sheet: As used in the physical description area, a single piece of paper other
than a broadside (q.v.) With manuscript or printed matter on one or both
sides. [Emphasis added]
DCRB - uses “single-sheet
publication” (see App. G)
[1] Broadside, broadsheet: see
Single-sheet publication [however, in at least one place in DCRB (i.e. 5B18)
uses the term ‘broadsides’).
[2] Single-sheet publication: A
publication printed on a single or composite piece of patper or other material;
it may be printed on one or both sides and may be bound or unbound. The content of a single-sheet publication,
as here defined, is predominantly textual in nature, though it may contain
illustrations that are subordinate or coordinate to the text. (See 5B2 for
normally imposed single sheets and 5B15 for single sheets designed to be read
unfolded.) See also Folder
[3] Folder: A sheet other than a
normally imposed single-folded sheet, folded into four or more numbered or
unnumbered pages so imposed that they are to be read in sequence when the sheet
is unfolded..
Rules for
description:
AACR2
offers rules specific to broadside and single sheet publication only in the
area of pagination. See: 2.5B1, 2.5B18
and 2.17A1. Rules on the description of early monographs (2.12-2.18) are also
clearly intended to apply.
DCRB:
0D The
prescribed source of information for a single sheet publication in all the
areas of the description, except the note area and the standard number and
terms of availability area, is the entire sheet, both recto and verso. For the remaining two areas, information may
be taken from any source without bracketing.
Title and
statement of responsibility:
1F1 For
single sheet publications, take information for the title and statement of
responsibility area from the recto and/or the verso of the sheet without
bracketing. Compare with AACR2 2.0B1 (first and third sentences) and
2.13A which are perfectly clear and
seem much simpler (assuming one shortens that list in 2.13A). In an attempt to conform to a pattern,
these rules seem an unnecessary duplication.
[NB: At this point I am not sure what we
are going to do about numbering, but that will probably be decided for DCRM as
a whole.]
1F2 Generally
transcribe the data presented beginning with the first line of printing. If the printing is arranged in columns with
no data preceding the body of the text, begin the transcription with the top
line of the extreme left column (extreme right column in the case of languages
that are read right-left). Generally retain in the transcription dates,
addresses, and other data necessary for identification. Use judgment, but in
case of doubt, start the transcription with the first element. If the first
element on the sheet is not integrated with the succeeding material and is an
element such has one of the following, however, begin the transcription after
it (without using the mark of omission):
caption
to an illustration
copyright
statement
device
edition
statement
imprint
statement
motto
official
numbering
page
number
part
of an illustration or ornament
price
tabular
material
If the first element has been omitted, generally indicate the nature
and position of the omitted material in a note.
For clarity I
think this needs to be reworked (cf. AACR2 2.14A and C, and part of 2.14B).
1F3 If
there is a word or phrase obviously intended as the chief title of the
publication that is not the first line of printing, transcribe it as the entire
title proper, omitting elements appearing before it on the page without the
mark of omission. (In general, this instruction should be applied only when
such a title is not integrated grammatically with the rest of the data, is set
off typographically, and has as its sole function the naming of the piece as a
whole.) When such a title is selected, also give in a note at least the first
five words of the first line of printing as described above. In case of doubt as to the selection of the
chief title, start the transcription with the first line as described above.
This section also
seems to need revising for clarity and direct expression. It certainly needs an
example or two. My first reaction to this is “what??”.
1F4 If
a caption title is present, normally transcribe this title in full. If there is
no caption title, transcribe the data [Presumably this word refers to the
opening words of the text or to the first line of printing; look again at the
style and language of AACR2, 2.14A] at least until a relatively distinctive
word or phrase is included. If the distinctive word or phrase is not near the
beginning of the transcription, less important words or phrases ahead of it may
be omitted, using the mark of omission. Do not, however, abridge the
transcription before the sixth word. If
the data are very lengthy, end the transcription at the first grammatically
acceptable place after the caption title or the distinctive word or phrase; the
omitted material may be summarized in a note.
1F5 Information
transcribed from single sheet publications will generally not lend itself to
the application of the punctuation prescribed in 1A1 for the title and
statement of responsibility area. If, however, the information can be separated
clearly and unmistakably into title proper, other title information, or
statement of responsibility without any transposition, supply the prescribed
punctuation Is there a need to restate the transcription option here? Or is
this an unnecessary repetition of 0E?
1F6 If
there are two or more works printed on a single sheet having a collective
title, transcribe only the collective title as the title proper. Make a formal or informal contents note for
the works.
1F7 If
there are two or more works printed on a single sheet that does not have a
collective title, transcribe as the title statement the first title or opening
words of the text [of course this is only possible when the recto of the
sheet can be identified, or when the sheet is only printed on one side; in the
general context the words ‘first title’ are ambiguous]. Make a formal or
informal contents note and include in it the titles of the additional
works. If the sheet is printed on both
sides and it is impossible to determine which side should be read first, make a
separate cataloging record for each side of the sheet, and include a formal
“With, on verso:” note in each record (cf. 7C19). [I did not transcribe
this; it seems repetitive after this rule]
1F8 If
there are two or more works printed on a single sheet and each has its own
imprint or there is other conclusive evidence that they were intended to be
separately issued, make a separate catalog record for each work that was
intended to be issued separately.
Include a formal “With:” note in each record (see 7C19) indicating that
the works were printed on a single sheet and that they were “intended to be
separated.” If there are two or more
works printed on a single sheet giving the impression that they were possibly
intended to be separated, but there is no conclusive evidence that this is the
case, follow the provisions of 1F7, and include a note indicating that they
were “possibly intended to be separated.”
[When looking at
these three rules, compare them with AACR2: 1.1G, 2.1G1,1.1G3.]
Physical
description:
AACR2
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2.5B1
Give the number of pages or leaves in a publication in accordance with the
terminology suggested by the volume. That is, describe a volume with leaves
printed on both sides in terms of pages; describe a volume with leaves printed
on only one side in term of leaves; and describe a volume that has more than
one column to a page and is numbered in columns in terms of columns. . . .
Describe a broadside as such. Describe a single sheet (folded or not) as sheet. Describe a case or portfolio as such. [Given the DCRB definition, there is conflict
here]
DCRB ~
5B2 For
a normally imposed single-folded (i.e. 4-page) sheet, give the statement of
extent in the same manner as for a volume [see 5B1]. Apply this rule even if only one of the four pages is printed. See 5B14-5B15 for all other single-sheet
publications.
5B14 For
a publication in a single physical unit other than a volume (e.g., a sheet, a
roll, a case, or a portfolio), use an appropriate designation (“sheet,” etc.)
preceded by the arabic numeral 1. When adding a statement of pagination or
foliation, place it in parentheses following the designation.
1 portfolio (26 sheets)
5B15 For
a publication consisting of a single sheet designed to be used unfolded
(whether issued folded or unfolded), add a statement of pagination based on the
number of pages printed, generally not counting blanks, as follows:
1 sheet (2 p.)
(sheet
of any size printed on both sides, numbered)
1
sheet ([2] p.)
(sheet
of any size printed on both sides, unnumbered)
1
sheet ([3] p.)
(folded sheet with title and
colophon printed as 2 pages on “outside”; all text printed as one page
occupying the entire “inside”)
I’m not clear that this qualifies as a sheet designed to be “used”
unfolded; maybe “read” unfolded would make more sense in the rule?
1 sheet (1 p.)
(broadside or other sheet printed on one side,
numbered)
[If a broadside = a single sheet publication, what is meant by
“other sheet”?]
1 sheet ([1] p.)
(broadside
or other sheet printed on one side, unnumbered)
Describe a folder as follows:
1 folded sheet ([8] p.)
(a
folder with 4 pages printed on each side of the sheet)
Generally, do not count blank spaces on a folder or a roll as pages.
1 folded sheet ([5] p.)
(a
folder with 4 pages printed on one side of the sheet and one page on the other
side,
which
is three-fourths blank. If desired, the arrangement of printed and blank pages
may be explained in a note.)
For a normally imposed single-folded (i.e. 4-page) sheet, see 5B2.
5B16 When
a publication is issued in more than one physical unit, give the appropriate
designation preceded by an arabic numeral indicating the number of such
units. Exclude accompanying material
from the numbering (see 5E).
3 v.
2
portfolios
6
sheets (versos blank)
When
a publication has been issued in fascicles intended to be bound into one or
more physical units, give the number of pages, leaves, or volumes appropriate
to its final form, with a note indicating that it was issued in fascicles.
5B18 Use
the term “pieces” as the designation for items of varying character (e.g.
pamphlets, broadsides, clippings, maps) published as a collection, or assembled
as a collection by the library. If desired, itemize or describe the pieces in
the note area.
ca. 6700 pieces
Note: Pamphlets, broadsides,
leaflets, manuscripts, photographs, etc., issued in several different countries.
AACR2
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Has no equivalent rules for single
sheet materials.
[these
rules below are the same as those for DCRB monographs]
5D5 Give
both the height and width of a single-sheet publication issued unfolded. When a sheet is issued in folded form, but
is designed to be used [i.e. read?] unfolded (e.g. with the chief part
occupying a whole side of the sheet), add the dimensions of the sheet when
folded.
1 sheet ([1] p.); 48 x 30 cm. folded to 24 x 15
cm.
When describing a folder (cf. 5B15), give the height of the sheet when
folded.
1 folded sheet ([8] p.); 18 cm.
[for general
instructions on describing size and format, see 5D1]
In general I see some
unneccessary duplication with monographic rules, and some terminology conflict
with AACR2. I think overall it is a matter of being as simple and straight
forward as possible. Some of the above sounds as if it were written by lawyers
...
Comments please ~! jm