Robert, thank you for the sources on when to use each of these! J

 

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Agreed, and if you want the official source for this distinction, it's ANSI/NISO Z39.71-2006:

5.5.1.2
"A compressed statement records the first and last parts of a range of units when the institution holds all the units in that range. Separate the first and last parts by a hyphen."

5.5.4.3
"When a bibliographic item is issued with combined numbering — not when bound together after receipt — separate the numbers by a forward slash.
Examples:
v.5/6
v.5:no.1/2
v.4:no.4/v.5:no.1 [Published as a combined issue]
v.33/v.44:no.2 [A microfilm reel or CD-ROM containing v. 33 through v. 44, no. 2.]"

 

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