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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Jasmin,<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">I have answered the questions below.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Good luck with your research!<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Jerry Anne<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Heb-naco [mailto:heb-naco-bounces+geraldine.dickel=yale.edu@lists.osu.edu]

<b>On Behalf Of </b>Shinohara, Jasmin<br>

<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 30, 2017 5:00 PM<br>

<b>To:</b> Hebrew Name Authority Funnel <heb-naco@lists.osu.edu><br>

<b>Subject:</b> [Heb-NACO] captions<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA">Dear Collective Wisdom, I’m writing to inquire as to what other institutions do for captions in holdings and item records, either in the cases of multi-vol. sets or for serials:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>

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<span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:JA">When a multi-vol. set has </span>

<span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:KO">ספר</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:JA"><span dir="LTR"></span>,</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:KO">כרך</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:JA">

  </span><span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:JA">or</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:KO">חלק</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:JA">

  </span><span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:JA">as the volume designation, are those captions (in the language of the work) retained in the 866, or do people translate to English (i.e., the language of the cataloging agency, v. or vol.)? If

 you keep the Hebrew, do you abbreviate (e.g., s./k./ḥ.1-3) or spell it out (e.g., sefer/kerekh/ḥeleḳ 1-3)?</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>

<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA">We use whatever caption is found on the book in the language of the work, we do not translate to English.  We abbreviate only if there is an official abbreviation, e.g

</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA">ḥov. but sefer/kerekh/ḥeleḳ are written out.  If the caption is abbreviated on the book than we keep the abbreviation.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:JA">If a multi-vol. set lacks a caption, is a caption provided in the holdings/item record in English (e.g., v.1) or in Hebrew (e.g. sefer/kerekh/ḥeleḳ 1), or is no caption assigned?

</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA">Captions are not provided, except sometimes when almost all of the volumes in a set have captions, a caption in square brackets might be provided for the volumes without captions (cataloger’s decision).<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:JA">If a multi-vol., multi-part set lacks a caption (or only assigns a caption to the first level of enumeration, e.g.

</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:KO">ספר א:2</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:JA"><span dir="LTR"></span>), is a caption provided

 for the sake of clarity? If so, is the caption in English (e.g., v.1:pt.2) or in Hebrew (e.g. sefer 1:ḥeleḳ 2)? Or something else? (sefer 1:2 or sefer 1:pt.2)</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA">The caption is not provided – we would just put 1:2 or sefer 1:2, if the first level of enumeration is given on the book.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA">If a serial issue has the caption

</span><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:KO">מס'</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>, do you retain that

 in the holdings/item record (mis.), or change to English (no.)?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA">We retain mis., and do not translate it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA">If seasons are included the serial caption, do you retain that in the holdings/item record, or change them to the corresponding English seasons?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA">We retain the Hebrew words for the seasons and do not translate, likewise for Hebrew months.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA">Generally, we take what is on the item, in the language that is used on the item, and do not provide anything additional, unless it is really necessary to avoid confusion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks for your time and input. Best wishes, Jasmin<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">---<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Jasmin Shinohara<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Hebraica Cataloging Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">University of Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">3420 Walnut Street<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">T. 215-746-6397<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">F. 215-573-9610<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:jshino@upenn.edu">jshino@upenn.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>

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