Michael,

As I see it, there are three options that come to mind, based partially
on how many issues of each paper are on on the roll (I'm assuming from
your note that there's only one roll).

If there are only a few issues of each, you could catalog "Sun papers",
and add a contents note and a tracing for each of the three papers.
This is, in my mind, the least desirable option.

You could make a record for the "Sun papers" with a contents note, then
do full analytic records for each of the three papers, tracing the "Sun
papers" in 490/830 fields.

Or, you could do full catalog records for each of the three papers with
a 501 "With" note on each, mentioning that they're on a roll with the
title of "Sun papers".  Note that you could relabel the box, although I
think I'd leave the original label on the box end (the one that shows in
the drawer or on the shelf), and add a label with the three papers'
titles on the face of the box.

In any case, you should trace the publisher on each record.
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Frank E. Sadowski Jr.
Principal Cataloger
River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627-0055

(585) 275-4496
fsadowski@library.rochester.edu

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Pearce, Michael
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 11:21 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] 3 titles bound together-Microfilm

We recently received microfilm that contains three separate community
newspaper titles bound together. The title on the microfilm container is
"Sun Papers" referencing the publisher, but making no mention of the
three individual titles therein. Our normal procedure for titles bound
together is to attach holdings to microfilm records for each individual
title and add a public "bound with" note. With sets like Early American
Newspapers the individual titles are listed on the container. Does the
fact that the set we received only references "Sun Papers" preclude that
we make a new record for this title, or should we proceed to catalog
these by individual title, "bound with" notes etc. I am new at this so
please be gentle. Thanks for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Michael Pearce
Catalog Librarian
University of Alabama