DCRM(S) pt. 0A addendum

[Robert L. Maxwell]

In addition to the convenience of the cataloger as a point in favor of 
cataloging these as a serial, which Jane explained well, I would like to 
put in a plug for the user of the library--a whole bunch of issues of 
serials all cataloged as monographs are quite confusing to the user when 
he/she does (e.g.) a title search--what the serial is and what the library 
has are much clearer when treated as a serial. At least that is the 
perspective of this non-serial cataloger.

Bob

At 02:35 PM 2/5/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Yes, thanks. --DJL
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jane Gillis [mailto:jane.gillis at yale.edu]
>Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 1:02 PM
>To: dcrb-l at lib.byu.edu
>Subject: RE: DCRM(S) pt. 0A addendum
>
>
>At 11:42 AM 2/5/01 Monday-0500, Deborah J. Leslie wrote:
> >I think I understand. I look forward to seeing your re-write, though.
> >
> >As for it being very easy to catalog something as a serial when you
>have
> >only one issue: for monographs catalogers, it is not easier to catalog
> >something as a serial than as a monograph. And what is the advantage of
> >cataloging a single issue as a serial? --DJL
>
>
>When you only have one issue of a serial, and you catalog it as a
>serial,  when
>you get a second issue, you only have to add to the holdings.  Of course
>if the
>second issue has many things that are different, you have to make notes.
>
>
>I think that this is the central point of why catalog anything as a
>serial--because so many parts of the record are the same, you can deal
>with
>many issues with much less cataloging than doing all as monographs.
>
>If I get an almanac or city directory to catalog and after searching
>local
>databases and RLIN, I find no other issues with the same title, I will
>probably
>catalog the item as a monograph, unless there is some indication of
>numbering
>other than "first", e.g., Fifth annual directory for the city of ...
>
>If I get a single issue of a periodical or newspaper and I find no
>cataloging
>record, I will almost always (if not always) catalog the item as a
>serial.
>Certainly, if an issue has something like vol. 2, no. 3, or no. 7, I
>will
>always catalog as a serial.  When other issues arrive, I add the
>holdings (and
>any notes).  I am also building a publications record of the serial and
>can see
>what issues are wanting.
>
>Does this make it clearer?
>
>Jane

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Robert L. Maxwell
Special Collections and Ancient Languages Cataloger
6430 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
(801) 378-5568
robert_maxwell at byu.edu
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