1.6H. Subseries
Applicability:
Apply the rules for subseries (based on 12.1B4 - 12.1B5) if
1. the item has an analyzable title (cf. AACR2 13.3); and
2. the item also bears at least two other titles that it shares with other items and those two titles are related: one title, the main series, is more comprehensive in scope or subject matter; the other title, the subseries, is more specific; and
3. LC/NACO practice: both the main series title and the subseries title appear in the same source in one of the preliminaries, in the publisher;s listing, or in the colophon; proximity in the same source is not a factor. If the main series and subseries do not appear in the same source, record each title in its own series statement (cf. AACR2 1.6J).
Additional Guidelines:
When evaluating the titles shared with other items, consider the following:
1. If there is doubt whether one of the titles is s subseries or a second series, treat it as a second series. (FN 1 )
2. If one title is a multipart item and the other is a serial, treat each as a separate series.
3. If both titles are multipart items, apply LCRI 25.6A to determine if the two titles are to be created as one entity or established separately.
4. If such phrases as "new series," "second series," etc., appear with a numbered series, record the phrases as part of the numbering for that series. If the series is unnumbered, record such a phrase as a subseries title. (FN 2 )
Access Points for Main Series and Subseries:
See AACR2 rule 21.30L and LCRI 21.30L for information about access points for main series and subseries.
Changes Affecting Heading for Subseries (FN 3 ):
1. Omission/addition of main series. If the subseries is entered indirectly, i.e., under a main series and that main series is not present on later issues, generally consider the discontinuance of the main series to constitute a title change. Also, if the subseries is entered directly and the main series is presented on later issues, generally consider the addition of the main series to constitute a title change. Exception. If the presence or absence of the main series is not consistent, enter the subseries directly and consider the presence of the main series to constitute a variation in title.
2. Title change. If there is no change in the title of the main series but a change occurs in the title of the subseries that is entered indirectly, apply the criteria of AACR2 21.2A and LCRI 21.2A to the whole title proper (main series and subseries).
1.6H1. Main series and subseries in two or more languages or scripts
1.6H3. Parallel titles of main series and subseries
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