Klarinet Archive - Posting 001163.txt from 1997/08

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Weber, Carl Maria Von or Weber, Carl Maria von
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 13:39:37 -0400

Karl Fattig wrote:

> My copy of A Manual of European Languages for Librarians gives the
> following remarks concerning capitalisation of German proper names:

<snip, including a LOC reference>

> One reason you may have seen "Von" is because rules often require
> catalogers to transcribe from the piece in hand (mistake on the piece
> translates into mistake on the record)... however current rules allow us to
> use judgment and grammatical rules in transcription of most materials, if
> they are not rare materials.
>
> A long answer to a short question.

Exactly what I was thinking, exactly what I was looking for, and a
new reference for me to use when determining the proper spelling of
names.

Many thanks,
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