Hello Karry,
I agree with the previous reply that stated that libraries would be unlikely to copy an entire volume to answer an interlibrary loan request.
The current publication pattern that you describe is that of a monographic series, and it is entirely appropriate--and not uncommon--for the individual volumes to each have their own ISBN and for the series to have an ISSN for the overall series. It is also common for some libraries to catalog each volume in the series as an individual book and for other libraries to treat series like yours--especially given its past history--as periodicals with one overall title and catalog record that includes the ISSN. I do not think eliminating the ISSN from the volumes would make any difference as far as copying entire volumes is concerned. Because your ISSN is still applicable, we could not simply cancel it. The ISSN is used broadly for identification and citation in many systems and databases worldwide and I do not think you would want to lose those benefits. I cannot recall receiving any complaints about the presence of an ISSN being responsible for misuse of library copying.
I hope these answers have alleviated your concerns.
Best regards,
Regina Romano Reynolds
Head, ISSN Publisher Liaison Section
Director, U.S. ISSN Center
Library of Congress
(202) 707-6379 (voice)
(202) 707-0973 (fax)
rrey@loc.gov
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Karry Jones
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 11:27 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Need advice about ISSN/ISBN publication
Hello all,
My company is currently working with the Welding Research Council Bulletin as it undergoes a major overhaul. When it first started way-back-when, there were often several articles per issue, which came out on a schedule and had subscriptions. Nowadays there is generally one report per issue that comes out randomly, is priced individually and subscriptions have been eliminated (except for those still needing to be filled). Issues usually range ~$100 - $200 and up and the Welding Research Council relies on this revenue to function. It currently has both ISSNs and ISBNs. I see that some institutions have it listed under periodicals, while others have it listed as a book with call numbers, and at others it appears to be noncirculating. We are concerned about an unsuspecting library worker copying an entire issue for interlibrary loan, since for some older issues, one could legitimately copy an article from an issue, while for newer and future issues, a request for a copy would mean copying the entire thing, much like copying an entire book, which could surely be confusing for a workstudy student (and others). Is there something we could do to remedy this? Would it be helpful to eliminate the ISSN? Thanks in advance for any advice or recommendations.
Karry Jones
Equity Engineering
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