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Part 3. Descriptive changes for serials

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Area 1 Title and statement of responsibility

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1.1B1 Introductory words AACR: Do not transcribe words that

serve as an introduction and are not intended to be part of the title. Disney presents Sleeping Beauty Welcome to NASA quest

LCRI will restrict usage (not for rare materials, etc.)

245 00 Muscle car and truck buyer's guide.

246 1 $i Title appears on item as: $a Price guide presents-- muscle car and truck buyer's guide

But don’t omit words that are grammatically linked:

245 00 Political pulse's education beat.

246 30 Education beat

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12.1B2 Full form vs. acronym/initialism

AACR: When the title appears in full and in the form of an acronym or initialism on the chief source of information , choose the full form as the title proper. What’s new: Exception removed to

choose acronym when only form found elsewhere

Reason: Harmonization with ISSN

245 00Bulletin of experimental treatment for AIDS : $b BETA : a publication of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

246 30 BETA

Fig. 6.13a. Caption (chief source)

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12.1E1. Other title information Transcribe when it fits one of these

categories: Acronym/initialism appears with full form Statement of responsibility embedded Title proper consists solely of corporate

body name This is the current LCRI/CONSER

practice

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12.1E1. (cont.) “In all other cases, transcribe other

title information in the title and statement of responsibility area if considered to be important, or give it in a note, or ignore it. What’s new: We can now give quoted

notes! Or give in 245, or omit.

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12.1E1. (Cont.) No CONSER policy set on how to

record in cases where it is optional. 245 00 Montana : $b the magazine of

Western history. 245 00 Dialogue. 500 “A journal of Mormon thought.”

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Area 2 Edition statement

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12.2F1. Changes in the edition statement LCRI: For serials, if the change

indicates a change in subject matter or a change in physical format, make a new description What’s new: We’ve never made new

records before for changes in edition In LCRI 21.3B only; will later be added

to code Reason: Harmonization with ISBD(CR)

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Area 3 Numbering

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12.3B1/C1 Punctuation “… give it in the same terms, but

not necessarily with the same punctuation …” What’s new: We can now change a

hyphen to a slash! CONSER will used slash in most cases,

whether it represents two or more years or a single fiscal year

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12.3C4. Numeric/alphabetic and chronological designations

AACR: “…if the designation consists of a year and a number that is a division of the year, give the year before the number” What’s new:Formerly only in LCRI Examples:

97/1- 1998-1-

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12.3C4. (Cont.) LCRI: If the separate date lacks the

year present in the other designation, record the year twice without brackets Source: 94-1 January Transcription: 362 0 94-1 (Jan. 94) Source: 1997, 1 Jan./Feb./Mar. Transcription: 362 0 1997, 1 (Jan./Feb./Mar.

1997)- What’s new:Ability to repeat year

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12.3D1. No designation on first issue AACR: “… give “[no.1]” … or a

chronological designation for the first issue or part, as appropriate. What’s new: Ability to supply date

LCRI: Use the publication date or copyright date to supply a chronological designation Source c2000 Transcription: 362 0 [2000]-

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12.3G Changes in numbering “If a new sequence with the same

system of numbering as before is not accompanied by wordings such as new series, supply [new ser.] or another appropriate term … What’s new: No more new records for

numbering changes Reason: ISSN harmonization

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Changes in numbering

Examples:

No. 1-no. 6 ; [new ser.], no. 1-

No. 1-no. 6 ; [new ser.], no. 1-no. 3 ; [3rd ser.], no. 1-

No. 1-no. 6 ; [2nd ser.], no. 1- ; -3rd ser., no. 104 ; 4th ser., no. 1-

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Area 4 Publishing statement

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1.4D4 Publisher can no longer be

abbreviated to The … when given in statement of responsibility 245 00 … / $c Dept. of Finance, Bureau of

Records and Statistics. 260 Washington : $b Dept. of Finance,

Bureau of Records and Statistics Reason: need for searchability

within publisher statements

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1.4F8 Dates of publication New rule: Dates for serials,

integrating resources and multiparts Don’t give date when first issue (or

last) not in hand Optionally, supply the date

NLC will follow the option; LC will not CONSER may use when date is known to

keep practices for serials and IR in synch

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Punctuation in 260 field Don’t give ending comma when no

$c 260 Washington, DC : $b Library of

Congress Don’t give incomplete brackets,

even when field is not complete 260 Washington, DC : $b Smithsonian

Institution, $c [1989]- {first issue in hand}

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Area 5 Physical description

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SMD for direct access e-resources (chapter 9) 9.5B1. Optionally, use conventional

terminology to record the specific format of the physical carrier. 1 CD-ROM 2 Photo CDs 1 DVD

LCRI: apply the optional provision of the rule and use conventional terminology

CONSER practice: differences in SMD requires new record (e.g., CD vs. DVD)

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Area 7 Notes

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Notes relating to designations: where are they? LCRI 12.7B10. Numbering peculiarities

Coverage as of … 12.7B11 Publication, distribution, etc.

Unformatted 362 data covered here Began in 1984

12.7B23 Item described Description based on Latest issue consulted Viewed on date

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Latest issue consulted note 12.7B23. If more than one issue or

part has been consulted, make a note of the latest issue or part consulted in making the description. Combine information about earliest and latest issues or parts consulted in a single note if both are appropriate.

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LIC (cont.) LCRI 12.7B23. Combine the DBO

with the source of title note but not with the LIC; always give the LIC as a separate note Reason: source of title and DBO relate

to same issue; DBO and source of title are already in records; less revision

Use same abbreviations as for DBO (I.e., Vol.)

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LIC (cont.)

Examples:

362 0 Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 1990)-

500 Latest issue consulted: Vol. 3, no. 1 (May 1992).

500 Title from cover.

362 1 Began in 1987.

500 Description based on: Vol. 1, no.3 (Mar. 1990); title from caption.

500 Latest issue consulted: Vol. 10, no. 1 (Jan. 1999).

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Examples (all are made up!)

In the following examples,Before = If cataloged prior to implementation of 2002 amendmentsAfter = If cataloged after the implementation of the 2002 amendments

These terms do not imply that the records are to be changed!

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Example 1. Before 245 00 Better homes and gardens presents Christmas crafts for …

246 30 Christmas crafts for …

260 New York, NY : $b Better Homes and Gardens Pub. Co.,

300 v. : $b ill. ; $c 28 cm.

500 Published in San Francisco, 2001-

500 Description based on: 1998; title from cover.

936 2001 (LIC)

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Example 1: After:245 00 Christmas crafts for …

246 1 $i Title appears on cover as: $a Better homes and gardens Christmas crafts for …

260 New York, NY : $b Better Homes and Gardens Pub. Co.

500 Description based on: 1998; title from cover.

500 Latest issue consulted: 2001.

No comma

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Example 2: Before 245 00 Directory of water quality control personnel / $c Personnel

Branch, Department of Water Quality, Environmental Protection Agency.

260 Washington, DC : $b The Branch, $c 2000-

310 Annual

362 0 1999-2000-

515 Report covers fiscal year.

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Example 2: After245 00 Directory of water quality control personnel / $c Personnel

Branch, Department of Water Quality, Environmental Protection Agency.

260 Washington, DC : $b Environmental Protection Agency, Dept. of Water Quality, Personnel Branch, $c 2000-

310 Annual

362 0 1999/2000-

515 Report covers fiscal year.

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Example 3: Before245 00 APOW : $b Associated Pastelists on the Web : the annual print

directory.

246 30 Associated Pastelists on the Web

260 Santa Fe, NM : $b Associated Pastelists, Inc., $c c2000-

310 Annual

362 0 [No. 1]-

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Example 3: After245 00 Associated Pastelists on the Web : $b APOW.

246 30 APOW

260 Santa Fe, NM : $b Associated Pastelists, Inc., $c c2000-

310 Annual

362 0 [2000]-

500 “The annual print directory.”

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Example 4: Before245 00 Folk music digest.

260 Nashville, TN : $b Music Unlimited, $c [1987-

310 Monthly

362 0 No. 1-

362 1 Ceased with no. 5 in 1991.

580 Continued by a publication with the same title and numbering.

785 10 $t Folk music digest (Nashville, TN : 1992)

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Example 4: After245 00 Folk music digest.

260 Nashville, TN : $b Music Unlimited, $c [1987]-

310 Monthly

362 0 No. 1- ; [new ser.], no. 1-

515 First series ceased with no. 5.