Amy,

I sent a message awhile back asking NSDP to investigate what's going on
with the Etudes francophones / Nouvelle etudes francophones journals.  I
believe the new record for Etudes francophones (OCLC# 190846710) should
not have been created as the original title (OCLC# 34979714) never
actually ceased as we have ongoing issues and there was no new ISSN
requested or issued.

Etudes francophones appears to have been published simultaneously with
Nouvelle etudes francophones (a spinoff, the 78x is coded as partially
continues) since 2004.

The most recent issue we have of Etudes francophones is vol. 22, no. 1
and 2 (printemps et automne 2007).  It has an ISSN of 1093-9334.

Hopefully NSDP can sort it out!  They asked that nothing be done to the
records while they sort it out.

Cheers!
--Shana

Amy Ranger wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a journal in hand that seems to be a reincarnation, but I'm not enough of a serialist yet to understand the nuances of the catalog records.
>
> The title of the journal is NEF : Nouvelles Etudes Francophones, (vol. 22, no. 1, Printemps 2007)
> Table of contents matches information on the website:
> http://www.cief.info/nef/archives/vol_22-1.html
>
> There is a lot of information on the history of this publication in the journal, which is contributing to my confusion... it begins: "Nouvelles Etudes Francophones (NEF) (ISSN 1552-3152) is the official journal of the International Council of the Francophone Studies / ... From 1995 to 2004, the journal was entitled Etudes Francophones (ISSN 1093-9334), from 1993 to 1995, Revue Francophone (ISSN 0890-9555) and from 1990 to 1993, Revue Francophone de Louisiane (ISSN 0890-9555). This issue, the sixth under the new title NEF, continues the numbering of Etudes Francophones."
>
> So, it looks like the journal has had two earlier ISSNs:
> 0890-9555
> 1093-9334
> and that the current ISSN is 1552-3152.
>
> It also looks like the journal has had [possibly?] four previous titles:
> Revue Francophone de Louisiane
> Revue Francophone
> Etudes Francophones
> Nouvelles Etudes Francophones
> and that now it is primarily known as NEF.
>
> Furthermore, it seems like OCLC #56407212 has been closed, but I'm not sure if it was done correctly, or if the new record, OCLC #190846710, is quite right.
>
> Would one of you take a look at this for me, please?
>
> Thank you.
> ~Amy
>
> Amy L. Ranger, MLS
> Assistant Librarian / Cataloging
> Room 114, Zumberge Library
> Grand Valley State University
> (616) 331-8674
> Amy_Ranger@gvsu.edu
>  ( mailto:rangera@gvsu.edu )
>
>

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