5B. Extent
Publications in One Physical Unit:
5B2. Normally imposed single sheets
5B3. Unnumbered pages or leaves
5B6. Multiple sequences of numbering
5B7. Expansions or corrections
5B9. Leaves or pages of plates
5B14. Sheets, rolls, cases, portfolios, etc.
5B15. Single-sheet publications
Publication in More Than One Physical Unit:
5B16. When a publication is issued in more than one physical unit, give the appropriate designation preceded by an arabic numeral indicating the number of such units. Exclude accompanying material from the numbering (see 5E ). Example 1
When a publication has been issued in fascicles intended to be bound into one or more physical units, give the number of pages, leaves, or volumes appropriate to its final form, with a note indicating that it was issued in fascicles.
When the number of physical units in which a publication is bound differs from the number in which it was actually issued, state this fact in a note (see 7C18 ). Example 2
5B17. When the number of physical units in which a publication is actually issued differs from the numbering of the publication, state this fact in a note, unless the numbering of the publication is given in a contents note. Example
5B18. Use the term "pieces" as the designation for items of varying character (e.g., pamphlets, broadsides, clippings, maps) published as a collection, or assembled as a collection by the library. If desired, itemize or describe the pieces in the note area. Example
5B19. When the pagination of the publication in more than one physical unit is continuous, give the pagination in parentheses after the number of units. Example 1
Do not use the physical description area to record preliminary sequences unless only the first volume contains such a sequence. A complete record of sequences may be given in a note. Example 2
5B20. When the pagination of a publication in more than one physical unit is not continuous, optionally give the pagination of each unit either in parentheses after the number of units or in a note. Example
5B21. When a publication planned in more than one physical unit has been discontinued, or appear to have been discontinued, describe the incomplete set as appropriate (i.e., give paging for a single volume or the number of volumes for multiple volumes). Make an explanatory note. Example
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