Typically gaps are indicated with a comma. I would recommend it if the system allows. You could probably fudge if it was a year or two but a decade seems like a pretty big gap to me.

Buddy Pennington

Head of Library Systems & Technology (Librarian III)

Miller Nichols Library

University of Missouri--Kansas City

From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG] On Behalf Of Barbara Pope
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 11:00 AM
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Subject: Re: [SERIALST] how do you handle gaps in print holdings

Hello, everyone. How do those of you who use an ERM to manage serial holdings handle serials that have a gap in the holdings? How do you input the dates or indicate gaps? Or do you just put in the beginning and ending dates and deal with issues of missing volumes as they arise? I don't want to put in an ERM print holdings record that we have 1901 - 2000 if we are missing 10 years in the middle, but I am getting requests from others to add the information. Thank you for your input.

Sincerely,

Barbara M. Pope, MALS
Periodicals/Reference Librarian
Axe Library
Pittsburg State University
1701 S. Broadway
Pittsburg KS 66762
620-235-4884
bpope@pittstate.edu

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