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DCRM (RDA Edition) DCRMR: Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (RDA Edition)
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    • Preface
      • Background
      • Changes from DCRM
      • Future work
      • Acknowledgments
      • Membership roster
    • Introduction
    • 0 — General rules
      • 0.1 — Data provenance
      • 0.2 — Prescribed punctuation
      • 0.3 — Language and script of the description
      • 0.4 — Transcription
    • 1 — Title
      • 1.2 — Title of manifestation
      • 1.21 — Title proper
      • 1.215 — Parallel title proper
      • 1.23 — Other title information
      • 1.235 — Parallel other title information
      • 1.25 — Variant title of manifestation
      • 1.27 — Title of item
      • 1.29 — Note on title
    • 2 — Statement of responsibility
      • 2.21 — Statement of responsibility relating to title proper
      • 2.215 — Parallel statement of responsibility relating to title proper
      • 2.29 — Note on statement of responsibility
    • 3 — Edition
      • 3.21 — Edition statement
      • 3.22 — Designation of edition
      • 3.225 — Parallel designation of edition
      • 3.23 — Statement of responsibility relating to edition
      • 3.235 — Parallel statement of responsibility relating to edition
      • 3.24 — Designation of named revision of edition
      • 3.245 — Parallel designation of named revision of edition
      • 3.25 — Statement of responsibility relating to named revision of edition
      • 3.255 — Parallel statement of responsibility relating to named revision of edition
      • 3.26 — Note on edition statement
    • 4 — Mathematical details
      • 4.21 — Details of cartographic content
    • 5 — Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture
      • 5.1 — Production statement
      • 5.11 — Place of production
      • 5.115 — Parallel place of production
      • 5.13 — Date of production
      • 5.14 — Note on production statement
      • 5.2 — Publication statement
      • 5.21 — Place of publication
      • 5.215 — Parallel place of publication
      • 5.22 — Name of publisher
      • 5.225 — Parallel name of publisher
      • 5.23 — Date of publication
      • 5.24 — Note on publication statement
      • 5.25 — Distribution statement
      • 5.26 — Place of distribution
      • 5.265 — Parallel place of distribution
      • 5.27 — Name of distributor
      • 5.275 — Parallel name of distributor
      • 5.28 — Date of distribution
      • 5.285 — Note on distribution statement
      • 5.29 — Manufacture statement
      • 5.31 — Place of manufacture
      • 5.315 — Parallel place of manufacture
      • 5.32 — Name of manufacturer
      • 5.325 — Parallel name of manufacturer
      • 5.33 — Date of manufacture
      • 5.34 — Note on manufacture statement
      • 5.35 — Copyright date
      • 5.36 — Note on copyright date
    • 6 — Physical Description
      • 6.21 — Extent of manifestation
      • 6.215 — Note on extent of manifestation
      • 6.22 — Illustrative content
      • 6.225 — Details of illustrative content
      • 6.23 — Color content
      • 6.235 — Details of color content
      • 6.24 — Dimensions
      • 6.245 — Note on dimensions of manifestation
      • 6.25 — Base material
      • 6.255 — Details of base material
      • 6.26 — Applied material
      • 6.265 — Details of applied material
      • 6.266 — Mount
      • 6.2665 — Details of mount
      • 6.27 — Production method
      • 6.275 — Details of production method
      • 6.276 — Generation
      • 6.2765 — Details of generation
      • 6.277 — Polarity
      • 6.2775 — Details of polarity
      • 6.28 — Layout
      • 6.285 — Details of layout
      • 6.29 — Bibliographic format
      • 6.295 — Details of bibliographic format
      • 6.31 — Font size
      • 6.315 — Details of font size
      • 6.32 — Type of binding
      • 6.33 — Content type
      • 6.34 — Media type
      • 6.35 — Carrier type
      • 6.355 — Note on carrier
    • 7 — Numbering of serials
      • 7.21 — Numbering of sequence
    • 8 — Series
      • 8.2 — Series statement
      • 8.21 — Title of series
      • 8.215 — Parallel title of series
      • 8.23 — Other title information of series
      • 8.235 — Parallel other title information of series
      • 8.25 — Statement of responsibility relating to series
      • 8.255 — Parallel statement of responsibility relating to series
      • 8.27 — Numbering within sequence
      • 8.29 — Note on series statement
    • 9 — Additional Notes
      • 9.05 — Note on RDA entity
      • 9.1 — Note on work
      • 9.12 — Dissertation or thesis information
      • 9.121 — Academic degree
      • 9.122 — Degree granting institution
      • 9.123 — Year degree granted
      • 9.2 — Note on expression
      • 9.23 — Language of expression
      • 9.24 — Script
      • 9.245 — Details of script
      • 9.25 — Summarization of content
      • 9.3 — Note on manifestation
      • 9.32 — Manifestation described by
      • 9.33 — Supplementary content
      • 9.34 — On carrier unit with
      • 9.35 — Related manifestation of manifestation
      • 9.36 — Preferred citation
      • 9.4 — Note on item
      • 9.405 — Restriction on access to item
      • 9.407 — Restriction on use of item
      • 9.41 — Modification of item
      • 9.42 — Custodial history of item
      • 9.425 — Immediate source of acquisition of item
      • 9.43 — Note on extent of item
      • 9.44 — Note on dimensions of item
      • 9.45 — Bound with
    • 10 — Identifiers
      • 10.2 — Identifier for manifestation
      • 10.21 — Fingerprint
      • 10.22 — Term of availability
      • 10.23 — Note on identifier for manifestation
    • Appendices
      • A — MARC 21 Descriptive Conventions Source Codes
      • B — Collection-level records
      • C — Core-level records
      • D — Minimal-level records
      • E — Variations requiring a new record
      • G — Early letterforms, symbols and brevigraphs
      • H — Individual and special issues of serials
      • J — Abbreviations for creators, publishers, printers, etc.
      • K — Mapping from DCRM(B) to DCRMR
      • K — Mapping from DCRM(G) to DCRMR
    • Glossary
    • Changelog

    Appendices

    Contents:

    A — MARC 21 Descriptive Conventions Source Codes

    B — Collection-level records

    C — Core-level records

    D — Minimal-level records

    E — Variations requiring a new record

    G — Early letterforms, symbols and brevigraphs

    H — Individual and special issues of serials

    J — Abbreviations for creators, publishers, printers, etc.

    K — Instruction mappings from DCRM(B) to DCRMR

    K — Instruction mappings from DCRM(G) to DCRMR

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