Well, Debra, the Molecular and Developmental Evolution issues are not a
supplement.  They are part of the regular run, the third volume of each
year, and the publication dates of those issues are interspersed with that
of the first two volumes.  Our consortium uses epixtech's Dynix.  I've put
in a publication pattern of 3 vol/yr, 7 issues/vol, and have put in the
following pre-checkin note:

There are 18 issues per year in three volumes (7, 7, and 4).
The third volume of each year has a subtitle which you must ignore.
That third volume arrives in-between issues of the two preceeding volumes;
        21 issues were put in to facilitate a pub pattern.
When you get the first issue of the 3rd volume of the year, force through to
that numbered issue,
        and change the date.
When you must change a date, do not change future prediction.
After the last issue of the last volume is received (it will be no.4), force
through to no.1 of the
        first issue of the following year, then delete nos.5, 6, and 7 of
that year-end volume.

If that note needs further explanation, feel free to contact me off-list.

Lynne N. Stevens
Serials Coordinator
Lipscomb Library
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA  24503
434 947-8133
434 947-8134 FAX
lstevens@rmwc.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Debra Gilbert [mailto:Debra.Gilbert@PURCHASE.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 12:51 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Publication Pattern for Journal of Experimental Zoology

Dear All,

Has anyone come into any problems checking in the title Journal of
Experimental Zoology?  Currently a supplement comes with our subscription
entitled "Molecular & Developmental Evolution" which has its own numbering
that does not conincide with the original title's numbering system. ( ie.
for 2001 v.289 & 290 were issued for the main title and v.291 was issued
for the supplemental title) My library currently uses Multilis, a product
of DRA, for serials maintainence and we have not been able to set up a pub
pattern for this title.  Does anyone have any insight to this problem?
If I am not explaining the situation fully, maybe someone else can help me
out.

Thanks,
Debra Gilbert
Purchase College Library, NY
<Debra.Gilbert@PURCHASE.EDU>