16.7. Closing off records for "dead" serials
Once a new record is created, the old record is "closed off", i.e., certain elements are completed to show that the serial record is "dead." The extent to which each element is completed depends on the issues that are in hand and the information that is available.
Possible situations are:
Last issue is in hand
Last issue is known, though not in hand
Last issue is not known
The following fields may be affected:
Ending date of publ. Fixed field 008/11-14
Publication status Fixed field 008/06
Date of publication 260 $c
Extent of item 300 $a
Ending designation 362 0 or 1
Dates in notes 246, 310, 5XX
Succeeding entry 785
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