I'm especially amused by the fact that there is a Latest Issue Consulted note which is *after* the supposed closed date (CONSER catalogers, look at the 040...you know who you are).

I've edited the record to reflect the fact that it is current, but haven't done anything else to it.  --Steve

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On Fri, 7 Sep 2007, Fogler, Patricia A CIV USAF AETC AUL/LTSC wrote:

> I'm cataloging the journal Communication Theory for our library.   This
> (vol. 16, no.1 (Feb. 2006)),  is our first issue: so I've nothing else
> to look at aside from this and what is in OCLC.   I've found a lovely
> record that appears to match what I have in hand.
>
> Only this record (OCLC 21463248)  was closed in July of this year with a
> "dead" date of 1997. The 2nd 362 reads: 362 1,_ Ceased with: v. 7, no. 4
> (Nov. 1997)?
>
> I'm guessing this was a mistake.   I've looked at this record in a few
> other libraries' catalogs via Worldcat and it appears mainly to be open
> & being received on.    Can anyone verify?
>
> I'm not sure why one would be close out a record unless one was
> absolutely sure.    And given the question mark -- I'm assuming there
> was some uncertainty.    But perhaps it was simply the date that was in
> question at the time.  Since I have no earlier issues, I can't tell
> whether it did close & was later re-started by Blackwell.
>
> I'm going to download & re-open the record to use it in my catalog.  I
> was hoping that a cataloger at another library (perhaps a CONSER
> library?) with a full run might want to take a glance at it & perhaps
> open it back up.
>
> If I'm completely mis-reading the situation, and there is a better
> record out there, please do let me know.
>
> Thanks
> Patricia
>
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