OK, now I see why the cataloger thought it might have been title of short
duration.  In the 2001 intro it states "Congressional Quarterly has added
a 'Plus' to the name of its oldest publication to highlight something very
important about the 2001 volume...."

Does give the impression that Plus would only appear on the 2001 volume.

I'll edit records to reflect 2002 issue.  Also, please ignore my comment
about dropping of the frequency word 'Quarterly'.  Haven't had coffee yet
and wasn't realizing it was still minor because the change was one of full
form to initialism.  My apologies for any confusion I may have caused.

Coffee...now!  --Steve

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Steve Shadle wrote:

> I noticed the form of the 246 "Vol for 2001 has title..." implies that the
> cataloger thought it a title of short duration (a one-issue blip).  We
> just received the 2002 yesterday...I'll take a look for it and
> authenticate later record if appropriate.  Also the dropping of the word
> "quarterly" in first five words is a major change (frequency words are not
> included in the idea of a resource type word).
>
> Thanks for pointing this out.  --Steve
>
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> On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Paula Coulthard wrote:
>
> > Greetings!
> >
> > I have a question regarding the title: Congressional quarterly almanac.
> > Last year, the cover and spine changed to "Congressional quarterly almanac
> > plus" and the title page changed to "CQ ... almanac plus".
> > OCLC record #1564784 was modifed by the addition of an added title: 246 1_
> > |i Vol. for 2001 has title: |a CQ ... almanac plus
> > OCLC record #50470714 was input in Aug. 2002 with 245 00  CQ almanac plus.
> > This record has been reported for deletion: RECORD REPORTED FOR
> > DELETION--USE #1564784
> >
> > This year, the publication appears as in 2001.  The title page has CQ
> > almanac plus.
> >
> > I understand that because of the changes in what is considered a title
> > change, the switch from Congressional Quarterly to CQ would be considered
> > minor and so no title change.  But is the addition of the word "plus" at the
> > end of the title also considered minor?  I still thought a change in the
> > first 5 words (except for minor changes) was considered a major change and
> > qualified as a title change.   So the original title is "Congressional
> > Quarterly almanac" and the new title would be "CQ ... almanac plus"  and the
> > title would be considered changed because of the addition of a new word
> > within the first 5 words of the title.
> >
> > I would have used OCLC record #50470714, except it was reported for
> > deletion.  Should this be reconsidered?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Paula Coulthard
> > LA IV, Cataloging Dept.
> > Rod Library, UNI
> > Cedar Falls, IA 50613