When changes in title, personal author, or corporate body main entries occur, create new records in accordance with AACR2 and the LCRIs (see also CCM Module 16).  If the physical medium in which the serial is issued changes (e.g., from print version to electronic version), create a separate record for the new manifestation of the title in accordance with LCRI 21.3B .

Sections 31.18.1 and 31.18.2 below provide two approaches to addressing the problem caused when a publisher presents content of earlier or later titles on a Web site, but does not present the corresponding titles under which the content originally appeared (not even as running titles on scanned articles).  CONSER prefers to use successive entry cataloging based on current title change rules whenever possible for e-serials so that title changes shown on print and online version records correspond.  Practices for creating successive entry records are covered in 31.18.1 which notes that sometimes it may be necessary to use the print version record as the basis of description.

However, the problem can occur for e-serials that have no corresponding print version or sometimes a print record is not available as a source of description.  There may be other reasons when the cataloger judges that it is not desirable to try to make print and online records match, as when title changes for the print were created under earlier title change rules, tracking numerous title changes in a back file becomes difficult.  CONSER guidelines for addressing these cases are outlined in 31.18.2 below, following provisions of LCRIs  12.0B1 and 12.7B4.2 .

LCRIs 12.0B1 and 12.7B4.2 call for basing the description on the current presentation of the title, according to the conventions of integrating entry cataloging.  This procedure is also followed if the main entry is appropriately a corporate body and that body is not retained on earlier issues.  In case of corporate body main entry, the description would reflect the current body as the main entry.

Following these procedures may involve changing fields in an existing record or creating an original record that contains the current and earlier titles or bodies.  Information about earlier titles is given in fields 247 (former title or former title variations) and, if needed, in 547 (former title variation complexity).  Information about former corporate body main entries is given in note field 550 and 7XX added entry fields.

31.18.1.  Create successive entry records

The following examples apply to cases where the content of earlier and later issues are provided on a Web site without the title shown on corresponding print versions.  Prefer to create successive entry records for the electronic version following the pattern of the print records.  Base the description on records for the print version if necessary:

130 0# $a China national journal of new gastroenterology (Online)

245 10 $a [China national journal of new gastroenterology] $h [electronic resource] = $b Chung-kuo hsin hsiao hua ping hs ueh tsa chih].

246 1# $i Online title: $a World journal of gastroenterology

500 ## $a Description based on print version record.

If the cataloger has access to multiple providers and some show the related titles and some don't, prefer the successively presented version as the basis of description and note on the record that some providers only issue the title under the latest title (see examples below).

On the record for the later title:

580 ## $a Some providers also include earlier title: [earlier title entry].

780 10 $t [earlier title entry] $x ... $w ...

580 ## $a Web site also provides access to earlier title: [earlier title entry].

780 10 $t [earlier title entry] $x ... $w ...

580 ## $a Includes issues of earlier title: [earlier title entry].

780 10 $t [earlier title entry] $x ... $w ...

On the record for the earlier title:

580 ## $a Available as part of the Web site of the later title: [later title entry].

785 10 $t [later title entry] $x ... $w ...

580 ## $a Issues listed under the Web site of the later title: [later title entry].

785 10 $t [later title entry] $x ... $w ...

580 ## $a Some providers make available from the later title Web site: [later title entry].

785 10 $t [later title entry] $x ... $w ...

31.18.2.  Successive records cannot be created

When there are no print records for the earlier (or later) title or it is unclear whether the print and online versions carry the same successive titles, follow LCRI 12.7B4.2, "... give the earlier title in a note.  Give a note explaining that the earlier title no longer appears in the serial."

a.  Updating existing records

The cataloger finds the following record and notices that all issues have been reformatted with the new title in the online archive.

Biblvl = s

Entry convention = 0

Type of continuing resource = p

245 00 $a BMC biochemistry and structural biology $h [electronic resource].

260 ## $a London : $b BioMed Central, $c 2000-

362 0# $a Vol. 1 (2000)-

500 ## $a Title from BioMed Central archive volume screen (viewed Dec. 6, 2002).

856 40 $u http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/213 $u http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbiochem/

856 40 $u http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/tocrender.fcgi?journal=12

Record as updated by cataloger:

Entry convention is change to:  2

The 245 is changed to the current title.

The earlier title and what is known about the dates it carried is put into field 247.  If needed for clarification, a former title complexity note, 547 is added to explain the change in title.

In this case, the original title split into two different titles as reflected in the 547 note.

The description is based on the current issue

Biblvl = s

Entry convention = 2

Type of continuing resource = p

245 00 $a BMC biochemistry $h [electronic resource].

247 11 $a BMC biochemistry and structural biology

260 ## $a London : $b BioMed Central, $c 2000-

362 0# $a Vol. 1 (2000)-

500 ## $a Title from BioMed Central archive volume screen (viewed Dec. 6, 2002).

547 ## $a Originally titled: BMC biochemistry and structural biology. Original title was split into: BMC biochemistry, and: BMC structural biology. A new web site was created for BMC structural biology and all articles were reformatted with the later titles.

If further changes take place and earlier known titles or bodies continue to be reformatted or omitted, the description is changed to reflect the current issue.  Earlier information is explained in the 547 or 550 notes and added entries are provided.  If on the other hand, a later change occurs and the publisher does begin to retain earlier titles or bodies, a new successive entry record is created and the two records are linked.

Continuing the example above hypothetically, a further change occurs and the publisher retains the earlier titles.  The record is closed out:

Biblvl = s

Entry convention = 2

Type of continuing resource = p

Publication status = d

245 00 $a BMC biochemistry $h [electronic resource].

247 11 $a BMC biochemistry and structural biology

260 ## $a London : $b BioMed Central, $c 2000-2003.

362 0# $a Vol. 1 (2000)-v. 4 (2003).

500 ## $a Title from BioMed Central archive volume screen (viewed Dec. 6, 2002).

547 ## $a Originally titled: BMC biochemistry and structural biology. Original title was split into: BMC biochemistry, and: BMC structural biology. A new web site was created for BMC structural biology and all articles were reformatted with the later titles. This serial is now continued by: BMC biochemistry and metabolic pathways.

785 10 $t BMC biochemistry and metabolic pathways

856 40 $u http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/213 $u http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbiochem/

A new record is created:

245 00 $a BMC biochemistry and metabolic pathways $h [electronic resource].

780 10 $t BMC biochemistry

b.  Creating a new record

If there is not an existing record for an earlier title and the cataloger is creating an original record that would cover issues that are known to have had that title, the earlier title can be given in a 247 field and an explanation in a 547 field.

Example:  At the time of cataloging, there is no existing record on the utilities for the earlier title but the span of time issues of the serial had with the earlier title is known:

245 00 $a RFE/RL newsline $h [electronic resource].

247 11 $a Newsline on the Web $f 1 Apr. 1997-<1 Oct. 1997>

260 ## $a Prague : $b RFE/RL, Inc., $c c1997-

500 ## $a Description based on: Vol. 6, no. 57 (26 Mar. 2002); title from    caption (viewed Mar. 26, 2002).

547 ## $a All issues originally published with the title: Newsline on the Web have been reformatted with the new title: RFE/RL Newsline.

See also:

Module 31.  Remote Access Electronic Serials (Online Serials)