John Overholt is quite correct. After extensive discussion on DCRM-L, a
consensus was reached that after the move of the ESTC file to the
British Library, the standard citation form would be: ESTC <number>,
with the number being preceded by its associated letter: N, R, S, T, or
W. The next revision of _Standard Citation Forms for Special Collections
Cataloging_ will include the new form, according to Elizabeth Robinson
of LC.
For the curious, the letter prefaces have specific meanings:
N=18c records created by the North American editorial office (first at
Louisiana State University, then at the University of California,
Riverside)
T= 18c records created by the British editorial office (always at the
British Library)
W=records for American imprints created by the North American Imprints
Program (NAIP) at the American Antiquarian Society
R=Wing records (originating editorial center not indicated)
S=STC records (originating editorial center not indicated)
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Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S.
Head of Cataloging
Folger Shakespeare Library
djleslie@folger.edu
http://www.folger.edu
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Subject: Re: [EXLIBRIS-L] ESTC citation CONFUSION
The third is the standard. We've discussed this extensively on the DCRB
listserv, ultimately deciding to abandon any qualifier (I hope I'm
remembering
correctly; if not, I'm sure Deborah Leslie will correct me):
ESTC $$c T49833
John Overholt
Houghton Library
Harvard University
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hydeblog
Quoting "John P. Chalmers" <jpchalmers@SBCGLOBAL.NET>:
> What is the "citation no."? Most ESTC records have two numbers, one
of
> which is preceded by a letter. My guess is that there is no standard
and
> therefore citations take different forms.
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> The ESTC record for the second edition of Swifts Tale of a Tub (1704)
> carries
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> System number 006421629 and STAR ID T49833.
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> What should it be, or must it be both?
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> ESTC 006221629
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> ESTC System number 006421629
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> ESTC T49833
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> ESTC STAR ID T49833
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> John P. Chalmers
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> Chicago
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