DCRM Contents:

Introduction

DCRM Contents DCRM Citation DCRMR Citation
Scope and purpose I. i.01.1
Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials I.1. i.01.11
Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) I.2. i.01.12
Need for special rules I.3. i.01.13
Scope of application I.4. i.01.14
Application within the bibliographic record I.5. i.01.15
Relationship to other standards II. i.01.2
AACR2, ISBD(A), and other cataloging documentation II.1. i.01.21
MARC 21 II.2. i.01.22
Objectives and principles III. i.01.3
Functional objectives of DCRM III.1. i.01.31
Users must be able to distinguish clearly among different manifestations of an expression of a work III.1.1. i.01.312
Users must be able to perform most identification and selection tasks without direct access to the materials III.1.2. i.01.313
Users must be able to investigate physical processes and post-production history and context exemplified in materials described III.1.3. i.01.311
Users must be able to gain access to materials whose production or presentation characteristics differ from modern conventions III.1.4. i.01.314
Principles of DCRM construction III.2. i.01.32
Rules provide guidance for descriptions that allow users to distinguish clearly among different manifestations of an expression of a work III.2.1. i.01.321
Rules provide for accurate representations of the entity as it describes itself, notably through instructions regarding transcription, transposition, and omission III.2.2. i.01.322
Rules provide guidance for the inclusion of manifestation-specific and item-specific information that permits users to investigate physical processes and post-production history and context exemplified in the item described III.2.3. i.01.323
Rules provide for the inclusion of all elements of bibliographical significance III.2.4. i.01.324
Rules conform to the substance and structure of the final revision of AACR2 to the extent possible III.2.5. i.01.325
Rules are compatible with DCRB except in cases where changes are necessary to align more closely to current revisions of AACR2 or to conform to the above principles III.2.6. i.01.326
Options IV. i.01.4
Language preferences V. i.01.5
Spelling and style VI. i.01.55
Acronyms VII. i.01.6
Examples and notes VIII. i.01.7
Examples VIII.1. i.01.7.1
Notes VIII.2. i.01.7.2
Integrity of the copy IX. i.01.8
Defects and sophistication IX.1. i.01.8.1
Dust jackets IX.2. i.01.8.2
Precataloging decisions X. i.01.9
Decisions to make before beginning the description X.1. i.01.91
Item-level vs. collection-level description X.1.1. i.01.91.1
Cataloging code: AACR2 vs. DCRM(B) X.1.2. i.01.91.2
Encoding level: DCRM(B) minimal vs. full X.1.3. i.01.91.3
Bibliographic variants X.1.4. i.01.91.4
Factors to consider in making precataloging decisions X.2. i.01.92
Institution’s mission and user needs X.2.1. i.01.92.1
Institutional and departmental resources X.2.2. i.01.92.2
Market value and conditions of acquisition of the item or collection X.2.3. i.01.92.3
Intellectual and physical characteristics of the item or collection X.2.4. i.01.92.4

0. General Rules

DCRM Contents DCRM Citation DCRMR Citation
General Rules 0. 0
Scope 0A. n/a
The basic description 0B. n/a
Required elements 0B1. n/a
Basis of the description 0B2. 0.1.2
General rule 0B2.1. 0.1.21.1
Imperfect copies 0B2.2. 0.1.22.1 0.1.22.2
Chief source of information 0C. 0.1.3
Single title page 0C1. 0.1.31
  0C1.1. 0.1.31.1 0.1.31.2
  0C1.2. 0.1.31.3
Multiple title pages 0C2. 0.1.33.1 0.1.35.1
No title page 0C3. 0.1.34.1
Prescribed sources of information 0D. 0.1.5.1 0.1.5.2 0.1.32.1
Prescribed punctuation 0E. 0.2.01.1 0.2.01.2 0.2.01.3 0.2.01.4
Language and script of the description 0F. 0.3
General rule 0F1. 0.3.1
  0F1.1. 0.3.1.1
  0F1.2. 0.3.1.3
  0F1.3. 0.3.1.4
Romanization 0F2. 0.3.2
  0F2.1. 0.3.2.1
  0F2.2. 0.3.2.2
Transcription 0G. 0.4.05.1
Letters, diacritics, and symbols 0G1. 0.4.1
Letters and diacritics 0G1.1. 0.4.12.1 0.4.13.1
Symbols, etc. 0G1.2. 0.4.14.1
Capitalization and conversion of case 0G2. 0.4.2
General rule 0G2.1. 0.4.21.1
Letterforms I,V, i, j, u, and v 0G2.2. 0.4.23.1
Final capital “I” in Latin 0G2.3. 0.4.24.1
Chronograms 0G2.4. 0.4.25.1
Punctuation in the source 0G3. 0.4.3
General rule 0G3.1. 0.4.31.1 0.4.31.4
Apostrophes 0G3.2. 0.4.32.1
Hyphens 0G3.3. 0.4.33.1
Punctuation within roman numerals 0G3.4. 0.4.34.1
Ellipses, square brackets, and virgules 0G3.5. 0.4.35.1 0.4.335.1 0.4.36.1
Line endings 0G3.6. 0.4.37.1
Punctuation substituting for letters 0G3.7. 0.4.38.1 0.4.38.2 0.4.38.3
Spacing 0G4. 0.4.4
Spacing within words and numbers 0G4.1. 0.4.42.1 0.4.42.2 0.4.42.3
Spacing between words 0G4.2. 0.4.43.1
Variant spellings 0G4.3. 0.4.44.1
0G5. Omissions 0G5. 0.4.5
General rule 0G5.1. 0.4.51.1
Information not considered part of any area 0G5.2. 0.4.52.1
Information not taken from the chief source of information 0G5.3. 0.4.53.1
0G6. Interpolations 0G6. 0.4.6
General rule 0G6.1. 0.4.61.1
Conjectural and indecipherable text 0G6.2. 0.4.62.1
Lacunae in imperfect copies 0G6.3. 0.4.63.1
Blank spaces 0G6.4. 0.4.64.1 0.4.64.2 0.4.64.3
Adjacent elements 0G6.5. 0.2.01.2
Misprints, etc. 0G7. 0.4.7
Misprints 0G7.1. 0.4.72.1 0.4.72.3
Turned and approximated letters 0G7.2. 0.4.74.1 0.4.74.2 0.4.74.3
Blank spaces for initial letters 0G7.3. 0.4.65.1 0.4.65.2 0.4.65.3
0G8. Abbreviations and contractions 0G8. 0.4.82
  0G8.1. 0.4.82.1
  0G8.2. 0.4.16.1 0.4.16.2 0.4.16.3 0.4.16.4
Superscripts and subscripts 0G9. 0.4.86.1
Initials, etc. 0G10 0.4.45
  0G10.1. 0.4.45.1
  0G10.2. 0.4.45.2
  0G10.3. 0.4.45.3

1. Title and Statement of Responsibility Area

DCRM Contents DCRM Citation DCRMR Citation
Title and Statement of Responsibility Area 1. 1
Preliminary rule 1A. n/a
Prescribed punctuation 1A1. 0.2.1.1 0.2.1.2
Sources of information 1A2. 1.01.1
General rule 1A2.1. 1.01.1.1
Multipart monographs 1A2.3. 1.01.1.1
Form and order of information 1A3. 1.01.3
Title proper 1B. 1.21
Words considered part of the title proper 1B1. 1.21.31
  1B1.1. 1.21.31.1
  1B1.2. 1.01.3.2
Note on the source of the title proper 1B2. 1.21.31.2
Forms of the title proper 1B3. 1.21.32.1
  1B3.1. 1.21.32.2
  1B3.2. 1.21.32.3
  1B3.3. 1.21.32.4
Title proper with grammatically inseparable designation 1B4. 1.21.33.1
No title proper 1B5. 1.21.34.1
Title proper with supplementary or section designation or title 1B6. 1.21.35.1
Abridgments of the title proper 1B7. 1.21.36
General rule 1B7.1. 1.21.36.1
Alternative title 1B7.2. 1.21.36.2
Chief title 1B7.3. 1.21.36.3
Parallel titles 1C. 1.215
Order and source of parallel titles 1C1. 1.215.3.1 1.215.3.2
Language of parallel titles and relationship to title proper 1C2. 1.215.32
  1C2.1. 1.215.32.1
  1C2.2. 1.215.32.2
Other title information 1D. 1.23
Order and source of other title information 1D1. 1.23.3
  1D1.1. 1.23.3.1
  1D1.2. 1.23.3.2
  1D1.3. 1.23.3.3
  1D1.4. omitted
Other title information beginning with prepositions, conjunctions, etc. 1D2. 1.23.31
General rule. 1D2.1. 1.23.31.1
  1D2.2. 1.23.32.1
  1D2.3. 1.23.33.1
  1D2.4. 1.23.33.2
Statements about illustrations or volumes 1D3. 1.23.35.1
Abridgment of other title information 1D4. 1.23.37.1
Other title information with grammatically inseparable elements 1D5. 1.23.38.1
Parallel statements containing other title information 1D6. 1.235.3.1
Statements of responsibility 1E. 2
Statements of responsibility on the title page 1E1. 2.21.3.1
Statements of responsibility on other sources 1E2. 2.21.315.1
Transposition of statements of responsibility 1E3. 2.21.32.1
Single statements of responsibility with two or more names 1E4. 2.21.33
  1E4.1. 2.21.33.1
  1E4.2. 2.21.33.2
Omission of names in statements of responsibility 1E5. 2.21.33.3 2.21.33.4
Two or more statements of responsibility 1E6. 2.21.34.1
Terms of address, etc., in statements of responsibility 1E7. 2.21.35.1
Qualifications in statements of responsibility 1E8. 2.21.355.1
Ambiguous statements of responsibility 1E9. 2.21.36.1
Statements of responsibility following titles in more than one language or script 1E10. 2.215.31
  1E10.1. 2.215.31.1
  1E10.2. 2.215.31.2
  1E10.3. 2.215.31.3
Nouns and noun phrases 1E11. 2.21.37
  1E11.1. 2.21.37.1
  1E11.2. 2.21.37.2
  1E11.3. 2.21.37.3
Persons or bodies not explicitly named in statements of responsibility 1E12. 2.21.375.1
Statements of responsibility with grammatically inseparable elements 1E13. 2.21.38.1
Phrases about notes, appendixes, etc. 1E14. 1.23.36
  1E14.1. 1.23.36.1
  1E14.2. 1.23.36.2
  1E14.3. 1.23.37.1
Publications without a collective title 1F. 1.21.37
Two or more works named on the title page 1F1. 1.21.371
By same person or body. 1F1.1. 1.21.371.1
By different persons or bodies. 1F1.2. omitted
One or more works not named on the title page 1F2. 1.21.372.1
Single-sheet publications 1G. 1.21.38
Chief source of information 1G1. 1.01.1.1
General rule 1G2. 1.21.381.1
Chief title 1G3. 1.21.382.1
Caption title 1G4. 1.21.382.2
Prescribed punctuation 1G5. 0.2.1.2
Two or more works with a collective title 1G6. 1.21.383.1
Two or more works without a collective title 1G7. 1.21.384.1 1.21.384.2
Two or more works with separate publication, distribution, etc., statements 1G8. 1.21.385.1

2. Edition Area

DCRM Contents DCRM Citation DCRMR Citation
Preliminary rule 2A. n/a
Prescribed punctuation 2A1. 0.2.3.1
Sources of information 2A2. 3.01.1.1
Form and order of information 2A3. 3.01.3.1
Edition statement 2B. 3.21
General rule 2B1. 3.21.3.1
Words considered part of the edition statement 2B2. 3.22.31
  2B2.1. 3.22.31.1
  2B2.2. 3.22.31.2
Words such as “impression” or “printing” 2B3. 3.22.32
  2B3.1. 3.22.32.1
  2B3.2. 3.22.32.2
Edition statements with special characters or a numeric emphasis 2B4. 3.22.35
  2B4.1. 3.22.35.1
  2B4.2. 3.22.35.2
No edition statement 2B5. 3.21.31
  2B5.1. 3.21.31.1
  2B5.2. 3.21.31.2
Edition statements that are grammatically inseparable parts of other areas 2B6. 3.21.32.1
Transposition of edition statements 2B7. 3.21.3.2
Edition statements with grammatically inseparable information 2B8. 3.21.32.1
Edition statements in more than one language or script 2B9. 3.225.3
  2B9.1. 3.225.3.1
  2B9.2. 3.225.3.3
Two or more works on the title page with at least one edition statement 2B10. 3.21.34.1
Edition statements on multipart monographs 2B11. 3.21.37
  2B11.1. 3.21.37.1
  2B11.2. 3.21.37.3
  2B11.3. 3.21.37.3
Statements of responsibility relating to the edition 2C. 3.23
General rule 2C1. 3.23.3
  2C1.1. 3.23.3.1
  2C1.2. 3.23.3.2
  2C1.3. 3.23.3.3
Transposition of statements of responsibility not relating to the edition 2C2. 3.23.31.1
Phrases about notes, appendixes, etc. 2C3. 3.23.32
  2C3.1. 3.23.32.1
  2C3.2. 3.23.32.2
  2C3.3. 3.23.32.3
Statements of responsibility relating to the edition in more than one language or script 2C4. 3.23.33
  2C4.1. 3.23.33.1
  2C4.2. 3.23.33.2
  2C4.3. 3.23.33.3
Statement relating to a named revision of an edition 2D. 3.24.3
  2D1. 3.24.3.1
  2D2. 3.24.32.1 3.24.3.2
Statements of responsibility relating to a named revision of an edition 2E. 3.25.3

3. Material (or Type of Publication Specific Details) Area

DCRM Contents DCRM Citation DCRMR Citation
No general use of this area is made for printed monographs n/a 4

4. Publication, Distribution, Etc., Area

DCRM Contents DCRM Citation DCRMR Citation
Publication, Distribution, Etc., Area 4. 5
Preliminary rule 4A. n/a
Prescribed punctuation 4A1. 0.2.5
Sources of information 4A2. 5.01.1
  4A2.1. 5.01.1.1
  4A2.2. 5.01.1.2 5.01.1.3
Form and order of information 4A3. 5.01.3
  4A3.1. 5.01.3.1
  4A3.2. 5.01.3.2
  4A3.3. 5.01.3.3
  4A4. omitted
Information covered by labels, etc. 4A5. 5.2.31.1 5.25.31.1
Elements relating to publication, distribution, etc., vs. elements relating to manufacture 4A6. 5.2.32.1 5.25.32.1
Statements relating to publication, distribution, etc., only 4A6.1. 5.2.33.1 5.25.33.1
Statements relating to manufacture only 4A6.2. 5.2.335
  4A5.2.1. 5.2.335.1
  4A5.2.2. 5.2.335.2
Statements relating both to publication, distribution, etc., and to manufacture 4A5.3. 5.2.34.1 5.25.34.1
  4A5.3.1. 5.2.34.2 5.25.34.2
  4A5.3.2. 5.2.34.3 5.25.34.3
  4A5.3.2.1. omitted
  4A5.3.2.2. omitted
Place of publication, distribution, etc. 4B. 5.21 5.26
General rule 4B1. 5.21.3 5.26.3
  4B1.1. 5.21.3.1 5.26.3.1
  4B1.2. 5.21.3.2 5.26.3.2
Places of publication, distribution, etc., with initial prepositions, etc. 4B2. 5.21.31.1 5.26.31.1
Supplied modern forms of place names 4B3. 5.21.32.1 5.26.32.1
Supplied fuller forms of place names 4B4. 5.21.323.1 5.26.323.1
Supplied larger jurisdictions 4B5. 5.21.325.1 5.26.325.1
Two or more places of publication, distribution, etc. 4B6. 5.21.33 5.26.33
  4B6.1. 5.21.33.1 5.26.33.1
  4B6.2. 5.21.33.2 5.26.33.2
  4B6.3. 5.21.33.3 5.26.33.3
  4B6.4. 5.21.33.4 5.26.33.4
  4B6.5. 5.21.33.5 5.26.33.5
  4B6.6. 5.21.33.6 5.26.33.6
Places of publication, distribution, etc., in multipart monographs 4B7. 5.21.34.1 5.26.34.1
Place names that are grammatically inseparable parts of other areas, etc. 4B8. 5.21.35.1 5.26.35.1
Fictitious or incorrect places of publication, distribution, etc. 4B9. 5.21.36.1 5.26.36.1
No place of publication, distribution, etc. 4B10. 5.21.37 5.26.37
  4B10.1. 5.21.37.1 5.26.37.1
  4B10.2. 5.21.37.2 5.26.37.2
Place of publication, distribution, etc., supplied based on address or sign 4B11. 5.21.38.1 5.26.38.1
Place of publication, distribution, etc., uncertain or unknown 4B12. 5.21.385 5.26.385
  4B12.1. 5.21.385.1 5.26.385.1
  4B12.2. 5.21.385.2 5.26.385.2
  4B12.3. 5.21.385.3 5.26.385.3
  4B12.4. 5.21.385.4 5.26.385.4
Place names in more than one language or script 4B13. 5.21.39 5.26.39
  4B13.1. 5.21.39.1 5.26.39.1
  4B13.2. 5.215.3.5 5.265.3.5
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. 4C. 5.22.3 5.27.3
  4C1. 5.22.3.1 5.27.3.1
  4C2. 5.22.3.1 5.27.3.1
Publisher, distributor, etc., statements containing grammatically inseparable place names or dates 4C3. 5.22.33.1 5.27.33.1
Publisher, distributor, etc., statements containing only addresses, signs, or initials 4C4. 5.22.36 5.27.36
  4C4.1. 5.22.36.1 5.27.36.1
  4C4.2. 5.22.36.2 5.27.36.2
Fictitious or incorrect publisher, distributor, etc., statements 4C5. 5.22.34.1 5.27.34.1
Two or more names of publishers, distributors, etc. 4C6. 5.22.31 5.27.31
  4C6.1. 5.22.31.1 5.27.31.1
  4C6.2. 5.22.31.2 5.27.31.2
  4C6.3. omitted
  4C6.4. 5.22.31.3 5.27.31.3
Names of publishers, distributors, etc., in multipart monographs 4C7. 5.22.32.1 5.27.32.1
Supplied and conjectured names of publishers, distributors, etc. 4C8. 5.22.35.1 5.27.35.1
No supplied name of publisher, distributor, etc. 4C9. 5.22.37.1 5.27.37.1
Publisher, distributor, etc., transcribed as part of another area 4C10. 5.22.38.1 5.27.38.1
Publisher, distributor, etc., statements in more than one language or script 4C11. 5.22.39 5.27.39
  4C11.1. 5.22.39.1 5.27.39.1
  4C11.2. 5.225.3.5 5.275.3.5
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 4D. 5.23 5.28
General rule 4D1. 5.23.3 5.28.3
  4D1.1. 5.23.3.1 5.28.3.1
  4D1.2. 5.23.3.1 5.28.3.1
  4D1.3. 5.23.3.2 5.28.3.2
  4D1.4. 5.23.3.3 5.28.3.3
Transcription involving adjustments or additions 4D2. 5.23.31 5.28.31
Roman numerals. 4D2.1. 5.23.31.1 5.28.31.1
Chronograms. 4D2.2. 5.23.31.2 5.23.31.25 5.28.31.2 5.28.31.25
Very long dates. 4D2.3. 5.23.31.3 5.23.31.35 5.28.31.3 5.28.31.35
Fictitious or incorrect dates. 4D2.4. 5.23.31.4 5.28.31.4
Julian/Old Style dates. 4D2.5. 5.23.31.5 5.28.31.5
Dates not of the Julian or Gregorian calendar. 4D2.6. 5.23.31.6 5.23.31.65 5.28.31.6 5.28.31.65)
Multiple adjustments or additions. 4D2.7. 5.23.31.7 5.28.31.7
Date of publication, distribution, etc., supplied from reference sources 4D3. 5.23.32.1 5.28.32.1
Conjectural date of publication, distribution, etc. 4D4. 5.23.33 5.28.33
  4D4.1. 5.23.33.1 5.28.33.1
  4D4.2. 5.23.33.2 5.28.33.2
Patterns for supplying a conjectural date 4D5. 5.23.34.1 5.28.34.1
Copyright dates and dates of deposit 4D6. 5.35.3
  4D6.1. 5.35.3.1
  4D6.2. 5.35.3.2
  4D6.3. 5.35.3.3
  4D6.4. 5.35.3.4
Date of publication, distribution, etc., in multipart monographs 4D7. 5.23.35 5.28.35
  4D7.1. 5.23.35.1 5.28.35.1
  4D7.2. 5.23.35.2 5.28.35.2
Date of publication, distribution, etc., on part pages 4D8. 5.23.36.1 5.28.36.1
Place of manufacture 4E. 5.31
General rule 4E.1. 5.31.3
Supplied place of manufacture 4E.2. 5.31.37.1
Name of manufacturer 4F. 5.32.3.1
Date of manufacture 4G. 5.33.3.1

5. Physical Description Area

DCRM Contents DCRM Citation DCRMR Citation
Preliminary rule 5A. n/a
Prescribed punctuation 5A1. 0.2.6
Sources of information 5A2. 6.01.1
Extent 5B. 6.21.4
Publications in one physical unit 5B1–5B14. 6.21.42
General rule 5B1. 6.21.421
  5B1.1. 6.21.421.1
  5B1.2. 6.21.421.2
  5B1.3. 6.21.421.3
  5B1.4. 6.21.421.4
Normally imposed single sheets 5B2. 6.21.422.1
Unnumbered pages or leaves 5B3. 6.21.4225
  5B3.1. 6.21.4225.1
  5B3.2. 6.21.4225.2
  5B3.3. 6.21.4225.3
Errata leaves 5B4. 6.21.423.1
Advertisements 5B5. 6.21.4235
  5B5.1. 6.21.4235.1
  5B5.2. 6.21.4235.2
  5B5.3. 6.21.4235.3
Multiple sequences of numbering 5B6. 6.21.424
  5B6.1. 6.21.424.1
  5B6.2. 6.21.424.2
  5B6.3. 6.21.424.3
  5B6.4. 6.21.424.4
  5B6.5. 6.21.424.5
  5B6.6. 6.21.424.6
Expansions or corrections 5B7. 6.21.4245
  5B7.1. 6.21.4245.1
  5B7.2. 6.21.4245.2
Lack of numbering 5B8. 6.21.425
  5B8.1. 6.21.425.1
  5B8.2. 6.21.425.2
Leaves or pages of plates 5B9. 6.21.426
  5B9.1. 6.24.426.1
  5B9.2. 6.21.426.3
  5B9.3. 6.21.427.1
  5B9.4. 6.21.426.4
  5B9.5. 6.21.426.5
Folded leaves 5B10. 6.21.427.1
Double leaves 5B11. 6.21.4275.1
Incomplete publications 5B12. 6.21.428.1
Sheets, rolls, cases, portfolios, etc. 5B13. 6.21.4285.1
Single-sheet publications 5B14 6.21.429
  5B14.1. 6.21.429.1
  5B14.2. 6.21.429.2
Publications in more than one physical unit 5B15–5B20. 6.21.43
General rule 5B15. 6.21.431
  5B15.1. 6.21.431.1
  5B15.2. 6.21.431.2
  5B15.3. 6.21.431.3
Bibliographic volumes vs. physical volumes 5B16. 6.21.434.1
Pagination continuous 5B17. 6.21.435
  5B17.1. 6.21.435.1
  5B17.2. 6.21.435.2
Pagination not continuous 5B18. 6.21.436.1
Leaves and pages of plates 5B19. omitted
Discontinued publications 5B20. 6.21.437.1
Illustration 5C. 6.22
General rule 5C1. 6.22.3
  5C1.1. 6.22.3.1
  5C1.2. 6.22.3.2
  5C1.3. 6.22.3.3
  5C1.4. 6.22.3.4
  5C1.5. 6.22.3.5
Types of illustrations 5C2. 6.22.31
  5C2.1. 6.22.31.1
  5C2.2. 6.22.31.3
  5C2.3. 6.22.31.4
Color illustrations 5C3. 6.23.3
  5C3.1. 6.23.3.1
  5C3.2. 6.23.32.2
  5C3.3. 6.23.33.1
Number of illustrations 5C4. 6.22.35.1
Publications consisting entirely or chiefly of illustrations 5C5. 6.22.37.2 6.22.37.3
Size and format 5D. 6.24
General rule 5D1. 6.24.3
  5D1.1. 6.24.3.1
  5D1.2. 6.24.331.1 6.24.331.2
  5D1.3. 6.29.3.1
Width 5D2. 6.24.333.1 6.24.3.2
Differing sizes 5D3. 6.24.335.1
Single-sheet publications 5D4. 6.24.35
  5D4.1. 6.24.35.1 6.24.35.2
  5D4.2. 6.24.35.4
Accompanying material 5E. 9.3.38
General rule 5E.1. 9.3.38
  5E1.1. 9.3.38.2
  5E1.2. 9.3.38.4
Issued in pocket 5E2. 9.3.38.7

6. Series Area

DCRM Contents DCRM Citation DCRMR Citation
Preliminary rule 6A. n/a
Prescribed punctuation 6A1. 0.2.8
Sources of information 6A2. 8.01.1
  6A2.1. 8.01.1.1
  6A2.2. 8.01.1.2
  6A2.3. 8.01.1.3
  6A2.4. 8.01.1.4
  6A2.5. 8.01.1.5
Form and order of information 6A3. 8.01.3
Title proper of series 6B. 8.21.3
  6B1. 8.21.3.1
  6B2. 8.21.3.3
Parallel titles of series 6C. 8.215.3
  6C1. 8.215.3.1
Note: DCRM3 includes 6C2 with option 6C2. 8.215.3.2
Other title information of series 6D. 8.23.3
  6D1. 8.23.3.1
  6D2. 8.235.3.1
Statements of responsibility relating to series 6E. 8.25.3
  6E1. 8.25.3.1
Parallel statements of responsibility relating to series 6E2. 8.255.3
  6E2.1. 8.25.3.1
  6E2.2. 8.25.3.2
  6E2.3. 8.25.3.3
ISSN of series 6F. n/a
Numbering within series 6G. 8.27
General rule 6G1. 8.27.3
  6G1.1. 8.27.3.1
  6G1.2. 8.27.3.2
  6G2. 8.27.3.3
Numbering relating to parallel series titles 6G3. 8.27.32
  6G3.1. 8.27.32.1
  6G3.2. 8.27.32.2
  6G3.3. 8.27.32.3
Subseries 6H. 8.21.32
  6H1. 8.21.32.1
  6H2. 8.21.32.2
  6H3. 8.215.31.1
More than one series statement 6J. 8.2.31.1

7. Note Area

DCRM Contents DCRM Citation DCRMR Citation
NOTE AREA 7. 9
Preliminary rule 7A. n/a
General instructions 7A1. 9.01.4
  7A1.1. 9.01.4.1
  7A1.2. omitted
  7A1.3. 9.01.4.2
  7A1.4. 9.01.4.3
  7A1.5. 9.01.5.1
Punctuation 7A2. 0.2.9.1
Sources of information 7A3. 9.01.1.1
Form of notes 7A4. 9.01.3
Order of information. 7A4.1. 9.01.3.1
Quotations. 7A4.2. 9.01.3.2
Formal notes. 7A4.3. omitted
Informal notes. 7A4.4. omitted
Notes citing other editions and works 7A5. 9.2.34
Other editions. 7A5.1. 9.2.34.2
Other works and other manifestations of the same work. 7A5.2. 9.2.31.1 9.1.31.1
Notes 7B. 9
Nature, scope, or artistic form 7B1. 9.25.31.1
Language and script of publication; translation or adaptation 7B2. 9.23.3
  7B2.1. 9.23.3.1 9.24.3.1
  7B2.2. 9.245.3.2 9.245.3.2
Source of description; source of title proper 7B3. 1.29.31
  7B3.1. 1.29.31.1
  7B3.2. 1.29.31.3
Variations in title 7B4. 1.29.36
  7B4.1. 1.29.36.1
  7B4.2. 1.29.36.2
Parallel titles and other title information 7B5. 1.29.37.1
Statements of responsibility 7B6. 2.29.31
Statement of responsibility in source other than title page 7B6.1. 2.29.31.1
Transposed statements of responsibility. 7B6.2. 2.29.32.2
Attributions 7B6.3. 2.29.33
  7B6.3.1. 2.29.33.1
  7B6.3.2. 2.29.33.2
  7B6.3.3. 2.29.33.3
Other statements. 7B6.4. 2.29.36.1
Variant forms of names. 7B6.5. 2.29.35.1
Edition and bibliographic history 7B7. 3.26.31
  7B7.1. 3.26.31.1 3.26.31.2
  7B7.2. 3.26.32.2
  7B7.3. 9.3.35.1
  7B7.4. 9.3.35.2
  7B7.5. 9.3.35.3
Publication 7B8. 5.01.1.4
Signatures 7B9. 6.215.44
General rule. 7B9.1. 6.215.44.1
Unavailable characters. 7B9.2. 6.215.44.2
Special uses of pi and chi. 7B9.3. 6.215.44.3
Non-conventional Latin alphabet. 7B9.4. 6.215.44.35
Signatures do not match gatherings. 7B9.5. 6.215.44.4
Concurrent signatures. 7B9.6. 6.215.44.5
Nonroman signatures (numeric sequence). 7B9.7. 6.215.44.6
Nonroman signatures (alphabetic sequence). 7B9.8. 6.215.44.65
Greek alphabetic signatures 7B9.9. 6.215.44.7
Hebrew alphabetic signatures. 7B9.10. 6.215.44.75
Other nonroman alphabetic signatures 7B9.11. 6.215.44.8
Full collation. 7B9.12. 6.215.44.9
Physical description 7B10. n/a
  7B10.1. 6.215.423.1 6.235.31.2 6.215.421.1 6.255.3.1
  7B10.2. 6.285.3.2 6.315.3.1
  7B10.3. 6.225.3.1 6.225.3.2
  7B10.4. 6.32.3.1
  7B10.5. 6.32.3.3 6.32.3.4 9.41.35.1
Accompanying material 7B11. 9.3.38.2
Series 7B12. 8.29.3.2
Dissertations 7B13. 9.12.3.1 9.12.3.2
References to published descriptions 7B14. 9.32.31
  7B14.1. 9.32.31.1
  7B14.2. 9.32.31.2
  7B14.3. 9.32.32.1
Summary 7B15. 9.25.3.1
Contents 7B16. 9.3.32
  7B16.1. 9.3.32.1
  7B16.2. 9.3.32.2
  7B16.3. 9.3.32.3
Numbers 7B17. 10.23.3.1
“With” notes 7B18. 9.45.3
  7B18.1. 9.45.3.1
  7B18.2. 9.45.3.2
  7B18.3. 9.34.25.1
Copy being described and library holdings (Local notes) 7B19. 9.4.3
General rule 7B19.1. 9.4.3.1
  7B19.1.1. 9.4.3.2
  7B19.1.2. 9.4.3.3
  7B19.1.3. 9.41.3.2
  7B19.1.4. 9.4.3.4
Provenance 7B19.2. 9.41.33.1 9.91.33.2
Bindings 7B19.3. 9.41.35
  7B19.3.1. 9.41.35.1
  7B19.3.2. 9.43.3.4
  7B19.3.3. 9.41.35.2
  7B19.3.4. 9.45.3.1
  7B19.3.5. 9.45.3.3
  7B19.3.6. 9.41.35.3
  7B19.3.7. 9.41.35.5

8. Standard Number and Terms of Availability Area

DCRM Contents DCRM Citation DCRMR Citation
Preliminary rule 8A. n/a
Prescribed punctuation 8A1. 0.2.95.1
Sources of information 8A2. 10.01.1
Standard number 8B. 10.2.31
  8B1. 10.2.31.1
  8B2. 10.2.31.2
Fingerprints 8B3. 10.21.3.1
Terms of availability 8C. 10.22.3.1
Qualification 8D. 10.22.31.1

Appendices

Appendix F

DCRM Contents DCRM Citation DCRMR Citation
Introduction F1. n/a
Title proper 0B1. n/a
Title proper in nonroman script 0F1.1. 1.25.351.1
Title proper with converted letterforms I, J, i, j, u, or v 0G2.2. 1.25.3515.1
Latin title proper with final capital I representing ii 0G2.3. 1.25.352.1
Title proper containing characters as substitutes for letters (Optional) 0G3.7. 1.25.3525.1
Title proper with inserted spacing 0G4.2. 1.25.353.1
Title proper with an interpolated blank 0G6.4. 1.25.3545.1
Title proper with corrected misprint 0G7.1. 1.25.355.1
Title proper with non-standard orthography (Optional) 0G7.1 1.25.3555.1
Title proper with approximated letters 0G7.2. 1.25.356.1
Title proper with special marks of contraction (Optional) 0G8.2. 1.25.3565.1
Title proper with transposed elements (Optional) 1B1.1. 1.25.357.1
Title proper inclusive of an alternative title (Optional) 1B3.2. 1.25.3575.1
Title proper with supplementary or section title (Optional) 1B6. 1.25.358.1
Parallel titles (Optional) 1C. 1.215.33.1
Phrases about notes, appendixes, etc. (Optional) 1E14. 1.25.3585.1
Titles of additional works (Optional) 1F1–1F2. 1.21.371.1 1.21.372.1 1.21.384.1
Titles of works on single-sheet publications (Optional) 1G1–1G8. 1.25.359.1 1.21.383.1 1.21.384.1 1.21.384.2 1.21.385.1
Title proper of series (Optional) 6B1. 8.21.3.1
Title variants and other titles (Optional) 7B4–7B5. 1.25.3593.1
Titles of accompanying material (Optional) 7B11. 9.3.38.6
Copy-specific titles (Optional) 7B19. 1.27.31.1 1.27.31.2

Appendix G

DCRM Contents DCRM Citation DCRMR Citation
Introduction G1. n/a
Early letterforms and symbols G2. 0.4.15.1
Early contractions G3. 0.4.16.1
Letterforms I/J, U/V, i/j, and u/v G4. 0.4.23
Historical background. G4.1. 0.4.23.1
Transcription. G4.2. 0.4.23.2 0.4.23.3 0.4.23.4
Letter w G5. 0.4.74
Historical background. G5.1. 0.4.74.2 0.4.74.3
Transcription. G5.2. 0.4.74.1

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