Re: Title compaction a possibility? Asha Limaye 18 May 2007 18:45 UTC

Susan,
I have added to OCLC# 70843267 following 246

246 1 #i At head of title: #a MCAT premier program #f 2007-2008 edition

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Asha Limaye
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University of Illinois at Chicago
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On Fri, 18 May 2007, Susan Moore wrote:

> I posted this question in a early version at the beginning of May and
> got no responses. As this is not a widely held title, I'm not too
> surprised. I would like some confirmation that what I'm planning to do
> in my local catalog is in line with current practice. The situation is:
>
> The title was MCAT premier program from 1997-2006 (OCLC #35571808).
>
> The 2007 ed. (OCLC #70843276) had the title: New MCAT premier program.
>
> The 2007-2008 ed. (OCLC #86119133) has the title MCAT premier program.
>
> I believe I can compress this into one record with a note saying the
> 2007 ed. had a variant title given my reading of the rules. Do others
> concur?
>
> Susan Moore
> Rod Library
> University of Northern Iowa
> Cedar Falls, IA  50613
> susan.moore@uni.edu
>