Module 2. What is a Serial?
Some publications are obviously serials , such as Newsweek. Some publications are obviously not serials, such as The Bible. The categorization of treatment for many other publications is not so obvious and will require a certain amount of investigation and decision making in order to determine the most appropriate treatment. In other cases, one treatment is preferable over another due to the type of publication.
This module will discuss:
The criteria that must be met for a publication to be cataloged as a serial
The types of publications that clearly are or are not serials
Why some publications are treated as serials and others are treated as monographs
How to determine treatment when evidence from the publication is not clear
When to change the treatment
2.2. Publications that are usually treated as serials
2.3. Publications that are not usually treated as serials
2.4. What to do when the appropriate treatment is unclear
2.5. Special types of publications
2.6. When to change from a monograph to a serial (and vice versa)
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