Linda -- The Program for Cooperative Cataloging decided two years ago to have OCLC remove most 510 fields from CONSER records.  With a couple significant exceptions, these fields were not being maintained.  More information (including alternate resources for this type of information) is available at:

http://www.loc.gov/acq/conser/510-website.html

--Steve

Steve Shadle
Serials Access Librarian
University of Washington Libraries

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, Linda Dausch wrote:

> When I come across serial records that are 10+ (pre-Internet) in our
> OPAC, I notice that we have often added 510 notes concerning where the
> serial has been indexed. In serial records in OCLC, I rarely encounter
> this field being used for the periodicals we receive. Do catalogers
> still make the effort to see where the serial has been indexed or has
> the ease of using the Internet or aggregated periodical databases
> rendered this field little-used now? This can be a time-consuming
> endeavor (finding out where a serial has been indexed and for what time
> periods) and I wonder if it is worth doing now in our more ephemeral
> electronic world.
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> Linda S. Dausch
> Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian
> Technical Services
> Chicago Public Library
> 400 S State St., 9S-18
> Chicago, IL  60605
> tel. 312.747.4660
> cell. 773.750.5088
> fax. 312.747.4667
> ldausch@chipublib.org
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