I find the proposed treatment better, both from a principal point of
view and a practical one. The recording of the title is descriptive
information that primarily shall support identification. For the sake of
global record exchange, it is also better to follow the instruction
proposed in 1.6.8 -- you cannot be sure that all cataloguers in all
countries will detect misprints in all languages. It's also better for
the sake of consistency in the cataloguing of materials from different
time periods. In cataloguing hand press manifestations you would not
apply the procedure you propose.
This said, it is of course necessary to provide an access point even for
the correct spelling, but that is an *access* point, not descriptive
data. I think it is useful to observe that distinction. I also have some
hesitations about discarding the "[sic]" after the typo. It is an
efficient way of telling the user that this is not a cataloguer's typo
(of which there are so many more!).
Gunilla Jonsson
Tim Knight wrote:
Just a thought re: treating inaccuracies without using [sic] or [i.e. ].
The cataloguer could supply the correct word/term in square brackets
accompanied by a note that describes the inaccuracy? So for the examples
provided in the draft:
The [world] of television
Note: The word world is incorrectly spelled as wolrd on t.p.
by [William] A. Block
Note: Statement of responsibility incorrectly reads Willam A. Block.
[MDLII]
Note: Date of publication incorrectly reads: DMLII.
Tim
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