Re: Fluctuating titles B.E. Swetman 25 Jun 1996 20:31 UTC

At 12:55 AM 6/24/96 EST, Jo Hunter wrote:
>In Serials Cataloging Handbook (ALA, 1989), in the chapter on changes
>in title proper, author states
>
>   "Do not consider the title proper to have changed if the title
>    fluctuates from issue to issue.  Fluctuating titles occur
>    when
>
>      The title switches back to a former title"
>
>I cannot find this rule in AACR2, LCRI, or CSB 36 pr 38.

The CONSER Cataloging Manual covers these in Module 16.2.4

In part it says An _intentional_ title change is not treated as a
fluctuating title, even when such a change results in a return to an earlier
title.

From:         "B.E. Swetman" <bswetman@ITSMAIL1.HAMILTON.EDU>