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Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 09:51:28 -0800
From: Steve Shadle <shadle@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Subject: Re: Clarion ledger issn (Hallie Hankel)

Hallie -- The ISSN in the OCLC record is the "correct" ISSN.  Anytime you
see an 042 nsdp in an OCLC record, it means that the National Serials Data
Program has either assigned or verfied the ISSN for the title appearing in
the 222 (key title) field.  Apparently the publisher has misprinted the
ISSN...misprinted ISSN can be transcribed in 022 $y.  Hope this helps.
--Steve

    Steve Shadle           shadle@u.washington.edu  *******
    Serials Cataloger                                *****
    University of Washington Libraries, Box 352900    ***
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Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 12:56:03 -0500
From: Robert Dowd <rdowd@MAIL.NYSED.GOV>
Subject: Re: Clarion ledger issn (Hallie Hankel)

Hallie,

I think that the ISSN on the Sunday paper has been 'typed' incorrectly and
that it really is 0744-9526 like the OCLC record (NSD) indicates for this
seven-day-a-week paper.  You might want to check with Regina Reynolds
about it.

Secondarily, I've noticed the 'bad search' of ISSN before, too, and I
think it is an OCLC indexing problem.  No suggestions on where to go with
that question, though!

Bob Dowd
NY State Library

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:35:28 -0600
From: "Hankel, Hallie" <hhankel@MAIL.JEFFERSON.LIB.LA.US>
Subject: clarion ledger issn

Howdy:

I would appreciate any help with this cataloging problem of the
Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss. : 1941).

We just started subscribing to the Sunday edition of this newspaper.

The ISSN in the newspaper is 0744-9626.

The ISSN in the OCLC record (# 8674244) is 0744-9526.

If we want to include both ISSN's in our local catalog, can one of them go
in subfield "y?"

If yes, which one?

Also, if you search OCLC (fin sn) for 0744-9626, you retrieve OCLC record #
8682421, which is a completely different title, with another ISSN
(0744-9623).

Thanks very much and Happy Mardi Gras,
Hallie

Hallie Hankel
Serials Librarian
Jefferson Parish Library
4747 W. Napoleon Ave.
Metairie, LA 70001-2310
504-838-1100 x253
fax 504-838-1121
hhankel@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us