Date: Fri, 03 Mar 1995 10:04:39 +1200
From: Helen Cahill <H.Cahill@MASSEY.AC.NZ>
Subject: Serials Cat.: Plants & Gardens

Kia Ora from New Zealand!

I'm a little confused, and hope someone may be able to give me some advice:

For some years now we have been receiving "Plants and gardens" (ISSN
0362-5850), as part of a membership to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Issues
were also numbered as part of their "Handbook" series, although that's not
really a problem. Each issue has an individual title as well, and that's not
really problem either as we're going to move them from our serials
collection to the book collection.

The problem is that with v. 49, no. 4 (winter 1993), the numbering ceased
and they don't call them "Plants and gardens anymore". Each issue still has
an individual title and isbn, as well as the issn for "Plants and gardens".
Some of them (2 of 3 received) are still also numbered as "Handbook". There
is also the series title: "21st-century gardening series" which is only
printed on the last page (subscription info) and the back cover. They are
not numbered anywhere  for that series.

Because we pay a membership to get these we need to have a checkin
established, to take care of claiming (they're quarterly). I'm concerned
that when they come in through the mail they probably won't get recognised
as a serial and will end up being processed as a comp. (unsolicited) order
for the book collection, which of course ends up in needless claims.

I have checked the New Zealand Bibliographic Network (NZBN) which takes
records from LC and other places, and the record for "Plants and gardens"
hasn't had any changes made to it at all. There are monographic records for
the issues of the new title, with tracings for "21st century gardening
series", but no serial record for it. There isn't a serial record for the
"Handbook" series either. Is there a title change to "21st century gardening
series", or has "Plants and gardens" been absorbed by the "Handbook" series?

Is there anybody out there who takes this series and is willing to let me
know how they've dealt with it?  (I realise the mail sorting problem is ours
to work on, but would like to touch base with somebody else about the title
anyway).

Any replies would be gratefully received, thanks for your help (in advance)

--

Helen Cahill
Serials Cataloguer
Massey University Library
Private Bag 11054
Palmerston North
NEW ZEALAND

email: H.Cahill@massey.ac.nz
ph: (06) 356 9099 Ext. 7610