Thanks, Steve,
this does help.

Bobby

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum on behalf of Steven C Shadle
Sent: Tue 2007-06-12 7:07 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] 362 field for e-serials

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007, Bothmann, Robert L wrote:

> If the print has no 362 and has 500 Description based on 1981, what do
> we use for the electronic record?  CONSER mod. 31 says to use 362 1 Print
> began with: ...
>
> Is this typically used only when that first print issue has not been
> digitized?

Correct.  Current practice is (if possible) to keep print and e-version records in sync.  If the first issue is not digitized, then use 'Print began with..."

In your case, it sound like print version record has no indication of beginning date (perhaps a 19uu in fixed field??).  In this case, eSerial record would be the same: 19uu in fixed field and DBO based on earliest digitized issue (unless you really are using the print version record as the basis for description (per CCM 31.18.1) in which case just "500 Description based on print version record."

Hope this helps.  --Steve

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