In my previous email I inadvertently pasted the OCLC number for one of the old titles as the OCLC number of the new title.  Sorry.
The correct OCLC number for the new title is 85786177.
Linda Wirth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Simonsen, Lindsay" <SIMONSL@UWEC.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 9:01 am
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] The New Times "Hoboe Bpemr"
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU

> This was very helpful Linda.  Thank you!  And thank you to everyone
> who replied.
>
>  Lindsay Simonsen
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [ On Behalf Of
> Linda Wirth
>  Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:23 AM
>  To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>  Subject: Re: [SERIALST] The New Times "Hoboe Bpemr"
>
>  We recieved a letter from the publisher about this title.  It was
> published in two editions, an English one with the title New Times
> (OCLC#31386532)  and a Russian one with the title "Novoe vremia"
> (OCLC#8118914).  These two editions were combined into a new
> publication.  The new publication has an OCLC record #8118914 and the
> two records for the older titles are closed.
>  Linda Wirth
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Lori Rotterman <LRotterman@DAYTONMETROLIBRARY.ORG>
>  Date: Monday, February 18, 2008 2:45 pm
>  Subject: Re: [SERIALST] The New Times "Hoboe Bpemr"
>  To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>
>
>  > I also know a little bit of Russian.  Because Russian uses the
>  > Cyrillic  alphabet, the lettering is different than in English, and
>  > many of the  Cyrillic characters do not have an English equivalent.
>  >
>  >  Novoe Vremia would be the phonetic version of the words meaning New
>  > Times; Hoboe Bpemr would be the English lettering which would look
> the
>  > closest to the shape of the Cyrillic characters.  In my opinion, the
>  > first version would be the correct one to use.
>  >
>  >  Lori Rotterman
>  >  Serials Clerk
>  >  Dayton Metro Library
>  >
>  >  937-496-8682
>  >  lrotterman@daytonmetrolibrary.org
>  >
>  >  -----Original Message-----
>  >  From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum  [ On Behalf
> Of
>  > Simonsen, Lindsay
>  >  Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 11:53 AM
>  >  To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>  >  Subject: [SERIALST] The New Times "Hoboe Bpemr"
>  >
>  >  Does anyone know if this is a title change?  We have previously
>  > received  "The New Times - Novoe Vremia", which stopped publication
> in Sept 2006.
>  >  A person who knows Russian said that Hoboe Bpemr is the English
>  > lettering for Novoe Vremia.
>  >
>  >  Thanks!
>  >
>  >  Lindsay Simonsen
>  >  Library Services Assistant
>  >  Periodicals Department
>  >  William McIntyre Library
>  >  University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
>  >  Eau Claire, WI 54702-5010
>  >  phone: (715) 836-3306
>  >  simonsl@uwec.edu<>