1.6G. Numbering within series
Subsections:
More Than One System of Numbering
Numbering Combined with One or More Letters
Numbering Consisting of a Full/Partial Indication of Year and Numeral
Editions with Identical Series Numbering
Numbering Present Only in Cataloging Data/Bibliography
Numbering of and within a Specific Activity, Event
See AACR2 rule 21.30L and LCRI 21.30L for information about recording numbering in access points for series.
For a number grammatically integrated with the series title, see LCRI 1.6B . (FN 1 )
If the term appearing with the number is already abbreviated, record that abbreviated form.
LC/NACO practice: If an ordinal number is abbreviated, record that abbreviated form.
LC practice: Record superscript letters "on the line" (e.g., 
) as stated in LCRI 1.0E, "Super/Subscript Characters
" section.
Numbering Errors (FN 2 ):
If the series numbering that appears on the item is known to be incorrect, record in the series statement the numbering as it appears followed, in square brackets, by "i.e." and the correct numbering.
More Than One System of Numbering:
Consider a series to have more than one system of numbering only if there is a one-to-one relationship between each numeric system and the item itself.
Optionally, record designations from alternative systems of numbering. (FN 3 )
LC practice: Generally, record all separate systems of numeric designations in the series statement.
Numbering Combined with One or More Letters:
If the number is combined with one or more letters, generally transcribe the letter(s) as part of the numbering unless the letter(s) is (are) transcribed at the end of the title proper (cf. LCRI 1.6B).
Numbering Consisting of a Full/Partial Indication of Year and Numeral:
If the numeral is combined with a full or partial indication of a year, determine if the year is the publication date or if the year is serving as a volume number and the numeral is a sequential number within that year. If the year is the publication date, omit the year information when transcribing the number. If the year is serving as a volume number, transcribe the numbering as found on the item. In case of doubt, assume that the year is serving as a volume number.
LC/NACO practice: If parallel titles are being recorded and the numbering also appears in more than one language or script, record each number after the title proper/parallel title to which it relates. If the number appears only once, record it after the title it linguistically matches or after the last title if it matches all, more than one, or none of the titles.
Editions with Identical Series Numbering:
When a revised edition of an existing work or an edition of an existing work (e.g., translation) is issued by the same publisher in the same series, the publisher may assign a new series number or the original series number to the revision, translation, etc. In the latter case, proceed as if no duplication of numbering exists.
LC practice: If the series is classified as a collection, distinguish the related editions from each other by adding the date of publication to the call number of the edition published later.
If the item being cataloged lacks a number but the other volumes in the series given in the publisher's listing have numbers, generally infer that the volume being cataloged is the next number in the series; record that number in the series statement in brackets. In case of doubt, consider the item to be unnumbered and the series to be "numbered/unnumbered."
Numbering Present Only in Cataloging Data/Bibliography:
If the series numbering appears only in cataloging data (foreign or domestic) in the item or in a bibliography, do not transcribe this information in the series statement.
LC practice: Exception. If the series appearing in the cataloging data is classified as a collection in LC, transcribe the numbering without brackets; record in a note the source of the numbering.
Numbering of and within a Specific Activity, Event:
LC/NACO practice: Do not include the numbering of the activity, event, etc., in subfield $v with the volume numbering relating to the sequencing of the publications from that activity, event, etc. Record the numbering of the activity, event, etc., as part of the series title if it appears as part of the title on the item; if the numbering of the activity, event, etc., is included in the statement of responsibility for the series on the item, record it as part of the statement of responsibility in the series area if recording that data element.
(See LCRI 21.30L for specific instructions about added entries for U.S. congressional publications.)
1.6G2. Numbering for multipart items
1.6G3. Chronological designation
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