4A. Preliminary Rules (Series Area)

4A1. Use the series area only when cataloging a single item that bears a series title .

4A2. Punctuation:

For instructions on the use of spaces before and after prescribed punctuation, see 0D .

Precede the series area by period, dash (. -- ).

Enclose each series statement in parentheses.

Precede a parallel series title by an equal sign ( = ).

Precede the numbering within a series or subseries by a semicolon ( ; ).

Precede the title of a subseries by period, space (. ).

4A3. Sources of information:

Take information recorded in the series area from the chief source of information as outlined in 0B1.1 .

See also:

4. Series Area