Robert -- I don't disagree with your judgment about change of scope, but
only want to point out that Alaska is the *sixth* word in the title ("&"
is a word), thus added after the first five.

My guess is that the cataloger working on it considerred Alaska implicitly
part of the Northwest and didn't consider it a change of scope.  --Steve

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Bothmann, Robert L wrote:

> The 2003 and 2004 editions of "Mobil travel guide. Northwest" do not
> contain Alaska and DO contain some western Canadian provinces.
>
> The 2005 "Mobil travel guide. Northwest & Alaska" covers Alaska, Idaho,
> Oregon, and Washington, but no Canadian provinces.
>
> Per AACR2 rule 21.2C2, the addition of Alaska to the first 5 words
> constitutes a major title change. The change in content (addition of
> Alaska, deletion of Canadian coverage) of the publication appears to me
> to also be a major change. Also, I can't seem to make this change in
> title fit any of the conditions in 21.2C2b.
>
> Clarification, explanation would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
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