Cataloger's Reference Shelf
Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books, 2nd Edition
Cataloger's Reference Shelf
Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books, 2nd Edition
H3. Relating individual issues to the serial as a whole
H3.1. General rule
To relate the description of an individual issue to the description of the serial as a whole and to provide organized access to the records in the catalog, make a series added entry using the uniform title for the serial. Apply AACR2 and LCRI in formulating the uniform title.
H3.2. Issues with distinctive titles
For access to the serial title on a monographic record for an issue that has a distinctive title, give a simple series statement (440) if the serial title will be traced in the form in which it appears on the piece. If the serial title appearing on the piece is not in the form in which it will be traced, give an uncontrolled series statement (490) with a series added entry (8XX).
245 02 $a A book of humorous limericks / $c edited by Clement Wood.
440 _0_ $a Little blue book ; $v no. 1018
245 00 $a Earthquake potential in Colorado.
490 1_ $a Bulletin / Colorado Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, State of Colorado ; $v 43
830 _0 $a Bulletin (Colorado Geological Survey) ; $v 43.
H3.3. Issues without distinctive titles
For access to the serial title on a monographic record for an issue that does not have a distinctive title, give a series added entry (8XX).
245 14 $a The foundling hospital for wit : $b intended for the reception and preservation of such brats of wit and humour whose parents chuse to drop them. $n Number III, to be continued occasionally / $c by Timothy Silence, Esq.
800 1_ $a Silence, Timothy. $t Foundling hospital for wit ; $v no. 3.
245 00 $a Hoopoe. $n Spring 1991, issue no. 7.
830 _0 $a Hoopoe ; $v issue no. 7.
245 00 $a Almanacco anti letterario Bompiani. $n 1937-XV.
830 _0 $a Almanacco anti letterario Bompiani ; $v 1937.
H3.4. Issue numbering
Transcribe issue numbering (including numeric and/or chronological designations) in full in the descriptive areas, but standardize issue numbering in the added entry for the serial. This will provide both the accurate representation of individual issues as well as an organized display of sequential issues within the catalog.
245 04 $a The post boy. $n Numb. 2436, from Thursday December 21 to Saturday December 23, 1710.
830 _0 $a Post boy (London, England) ; $v no. 2436.
H3.4.2. Chronological designation only
If the issue has only a chronological designation, use "year month day" as the standardized form of the chronological designation in the access point.
245 04 $a The English Lucian, or, Weekly discoveries of the witty intrigues, comical passages, and remarkable transactions in town and country with reflections on the vices and vanities of the times. $n Friday the 17th of January, 1698.
830 _0 $a English Lucian ; $v 1698 Jan. 17.
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