2 messages:

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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:03:24 -0800
From: Steve Shadle <shadle@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Subject: Re: Industry week (J. Shore)

> But we can't change title from Industry Week to IW according to LCRI
> 21.2A (AACR2R 21.2A1 doesn't specify initialisms when it mentions "the
> change is in the representation of a word or words", but the LCRI
> specifically mentions it.) By the same rule, we couldn't change the
> title from Industry Week to IndustryWeek (without space) when the serial
> began referring to itself without the space.

Unless I'm looking at an old copy of the RI, that RI is only referring to
two specific situations involving initialisms, the first being when
separating punctuation is added or deleted (LA vs. L.A.) and the second
being when a *issuing body name* varies between full form and initialism
(CIA vs. Central Intelligence Agency).  Because the rule only refers to
abbreviations and the RI only refers to these two specific situations
involving initialisms, Industry Week to IW *is* a title change.

For people who have access to the CONSER Cataloging Manual, this point is
discussed in the CONSER Cataloging Manual 16.2.3:
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Distinguish between acronyms or initialisms and abbreviations.  Treat a
change from an acronym or initialism to the full form (or vice versa) as a
title change, but do not treat a change from the full form to an
abbreviated form (or vice versa) as a title change, per AACR2 21.2A1.

  Title change:
    Savings & loan industry trends  -->  S & L industry trends
    Television monthly  -->  TV monthly
  Not a title change:
    Ga. peach statistics  -->  Georgia peach statistics
    Saint Paul reporter  -->  St. Paul reporter
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    Steve Shadle           shadle@u.washington.edu  *******
    Serials Cataloger                                *****
    University of Washington Libraries, Box 352900    ***
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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 13:15:34 -0500
From: Nancy Burns <nburns@PHOENIX.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: Re: Industry week (J. Shore)

        The new title would be Industryweek.com (choosing fuller form of
title over the initialism "IW" as per 12.1B2; the size of the type makes
no difference).  I forgot to mention previously that "Industryweek.com"
appeared as the title consistently throughout the issue -- in running
title, etc.  I did find LC precedents -- e.g., the title Income
opportunities changing in June 2000 to Income opportunities.com.  And you
will find other LC records for titles (print, not electronic!) ending in
".com"; though I wish the publishers would drop this silly trend.

                                Nancy Burns
                                Cataloging Unit IV (Serials)
                                Princeton University Library
                                nburns@princeton.edu

> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 08:30:02 -0500
> From: "J. Shore" <shorej@THPL.ORG>
> Subject: Re: Industry week
>
> Trudy Beal asked about a possible title change to IndustryWeek
>
> and Nancy Burns answered:
>
> > We puzzled over this awhile and finally decided it had to be a
> > title change.  The title no longer appears as "Industry week" anywhere
> > on the cover (= the chief source).
>
> and I wonder:
>
> But a title change to what? The most prominent part of the logo is IW.
> The initials occupy a block 2 in. x 3 in. The IndustryWeek.com above the
> logo is only 1/4 inch high.
>
> But we can't change title from Industry Week to IW according to LCRI
> 21.2A (AACR2R 21.2A1 doesn't specify initialisms when it mentions "the
> change is in the representation of a word or words", but the LCRI
> specifically mentions it.) By the same rule, we couldn't change the
> title from Industry Week to IndustryWeek (without space) when the serial
> began referring to itself without the space.
>
> So my answer is we don't have a title change, but I do have 246s of
> Industryweek and IW.
>
> J.
>
> --
> J. Shore
> Serials Librarian / Cataloger
> Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library
> shorej@thpl.org
>