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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 17:02:42 -0600
From: Cheryl Riley <riley@LIBSERV.CMSU.EDU>
Subject: Cataloging question RE: Sonneck Society for American MusicBu]

>  Colleagues,
>
>  I have a cataloging question about this periodical.  I find three
>  records in OCLC:
>  #15562358 The Sonneck Society Bulletin.  1987-
>  #42285049 The Sonneck Society for American Music bulletin 1999-
>  #44062954 The bulletin of the Society for American Music.2000-
>
>  I have copies of this publication going back to the 1980s and I just
>  don't understand these title changes.  When I look at the cover of the
>  journal, every cover has the words "for American Music" as part of the
>  masthead.  These same journals also have the running title "Sonneck
>  Society Bulletin."  I haven't received any 2000 issues so I cannot judge
>  the last title change.
>
>  When looking at the pieces, I can justify a title change from The
>  Sonneck Society Bulletin (last issues Fall 1992) to The Sonneck Society
>  for American Music bulletin (first issue Spring 1993) because of the way
>  information is placed on the masthead.
>
>  The fall 1992 issue  has The Sonneck Society Bulletin in a large font
>  printed in blue ink and for american music is printed in a smaller font
>  in red ink.  The Sonneck Society is on the first line; Bulletin is
>  centered one line underneath; for american music appears directly before
>  Bulletin on the second line of the masthead.
>
>  The Spring 1993 issues has THE
>                                                   Sonneck
>                                                      Society
>                                                         for American
>  Music
>
>  BULLETIN
>
>  the print color is the same for all words of the title; Sonneck Society
>  is in a larger, bold font.  However, Sonneck Society Bulletin remains as
>  the running title and the publishers box talks about the Sonneck Society
>  Bulletin.  This information remains static through the Spring 1997
>  issue.
>
>  Beginning with the Summer 1997 issue the masthead changes to:
>  The Sonneck Society for
>         American Music
>          Bulletin
>
>  The largest font is used on the word Bulletin.  The first two lines are
>  in a box shaded blue.  Bulletin is also printed in blue.  The running
>  title changes to the Sonneck Society for American Music Bulletin as does
>  the info in the publishers box.
>
>  Although I might agree with the title changes, I certainly don't agree
>  with the dates on the OCLC records.  I'm searching for opinions here.
>  What would you do?

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Cheryl Riley, A.A., B.B.A., M.L.S., M.B.A., Ed. Spec.
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