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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

    Future work

    This release includes only instructions for cataloging books and graphics. Additional formats will be added as they are developed.

    Due to coordination with other organizations, notably the PCC, certain sections are being skipped for now, including Precataloging Decisions, Collection-Level Records, Core-Level Records, and Minimal-Level Records.

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