Dear Bill,
    When in doubt (as was the case for me with this topic), I always
visit http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/. It's a very handy reference.
Kristen

> Steve:
>
> Can you define "510" for those of us in NASIG
> who are non-specialists?
>
> Many thanks!
>   - Bill Cohen
>
> BLACK, STEVE wrote:
>> The main argument for keeping them is older issues of periodicals in
>> your collection may not be covered by any of your subscribed databases,
>> but may be covered by print indexes on your shelves. Knowing which ones
>> may be of use to your patrons.
>>
>> Several years ago I went through our local records and deleted 510s for
>> indexes not in our collection, but kept 510s for indexes we own. I don't
>> recall ever actually using the 510's in my reference work. My personal
>> opinion is that 510's were a great idea, but the care and feeding of
>> them is too much relative to their value to patrons.
>> Steve Black
>> Reference, Serials, and Instruction Librarian
>> Neil Hellman Library
>> The College of Saint Rose
>> 392 Western Ave.
>> Albany, NY 12203
>> (518) 458-5494
>> blacks@strose.edu
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>> [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Douglas King
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:43 AM
>> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>> Subject: [SERIALST] 510 field?
>>
>> What do y'all do about 510 fields in serial records? Do you leave them
>> in? Delete them? Check them for accuracy (or at least see if your
>> library has the titles mentioned in the 510's)? I'm looking for
>> arguments for and against keeping them in local bibliographic records.
>> Thanks. Doug
>>
>>
>>
>> Douglas King
>> Special Materials Cataloger
>> Thomas Cooper Library
>> University of South Carolina
>> 1322 Greene Street
>> Columbia, SC 29208
>> 803.777.2290
>

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