We use the enumeration on the print vol. in the 362 (or 500 DBO/LIC as the
case may be).  We also provide a note about coverage such as:

515    Issues for Apr. 2005- consist of articles published electronically
Mar. 2004/July 2004-

Or, if issues always include articles published electronically 10-14
months prior to print publication, that's what we would put in the 515:

515   Issues consist of articles published electronically 10-14 months
prior to print publication.

If the electronic publication also has vol./issue numbering that's
different from the print, we would include that in the note as well. For
instance (hypothetically):

515   Vol. 42, no. 2 (Apr. 2005)- consist of articles published
electronically as v. 41, no. 3 (Mar. 2004)/v. 41, no. 7 (July 2004)-

Mary Grenci

Mary Grenci
Serials Team Leader & Metadata Librarian
Metadata & Digital Library Services
University of Oregon Libraries
Eugene, OR 97403-1299

mgrenci@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Phone:  541-346-5607
Fax:    541-346-3485

On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Ripley, Erika wrote:

> We've been discussing ways to handle the variation of dates on print
> SIAM journals. Since the articles appear electronically before the print
> issues are published, the dates specified on the print cover don't
> correspond to the publication date.
>
> - For instance, our print issue vol.42:no.2 was published/received in
> April 2005. It has this statement printed on the both the front and back
> covers: Papers published electronically March 2004 to July 2004.
> - EBSCO is describing v.42:no.2 as the February 2005 issue. The front
> matter lists a 2005 copyright for the issue but a 2004 "article
> copyright."
> - I checked Science Citation Index and other A&I databases. The articles
> from this issue are being indexed as 2004.
> - The e-journal content does not list the year, only volume and issue
> enumeration.
>
> All our SIAM titles are like this, and probably others as well. I'd like
> to hear how others are handling cases like this.
> How do you display the enumeration in your OPAC?
> If you bind these, what are you putting on the spine title if you bind?
>
> thanks, Erika
> ********
> Erika Ripley
> Periodicals Librarian
> Fondren Library Center
> Southern Methodist University
> P O Box 750375
> Dallas, TX 75275-0375
> 214-768-4016
>

Mary Grenci
Serials Team Leader & Metadata Librarian
Metada & Digital Library Services
University of Oregon Libraries
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299

mgrenci@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5607
Fax:   541-346-3485