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Date:         Fri, 20 Sep 1996 15:12:39 CDT
From:         Patty Fogler <pfogler@MAX1.AU.AF.MIL>
Subject:      links & gaps in records

Another basic question for y'all:

I'm cataloging the new Peterson's College Money Handbook (1997 ed) OCLC
(35141572).  We haven't received the Peterson title since 1991 for which
the OCLC record (# 16320103) has long since been closed out.  There's been
an intervening record for years 1993-1996  and here I come with the edition
for 1997.

My question is:  what do I put in my 780 and 785 in the respective records.
 My inclination is to have the two records for the years we own link to
each other (gap in dates included) so that our patrons don't get confused
by a title that we don't even own.  That's a somewhat unsatisfying solution
as the gaps will show in the dates.

And now that I look closer at these two records I see that the title for
1997 reverts back to the one used in the years 1989-1992 (our previous
record): so I would have my 780/785s linking either  to items we don't have
or to another record with the same title.  Does this sound strange or is it
just the late Friday afternoon getting to me?   Suggestions?
TIA

Patricia Fogler
Cataloger
Air University Library
Maxwell AFB
pf@MAX1.au.af.mil

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Date:         Fri, 20 Sep 1996 15:52:48 CDT
From:         Fogler Patty <pfogler@MAX1.AU.AF.MIL>
Subject:      links & gaps & doctored-up records.

<and now that I look closer at these two records I see that the title for
1997 reverts back to the <one used in the years 1989-1992 (our previous
record): so I would have my 780/785s linking <either  to items we don't
have or to another record with the same title.  Does this sound strange <or
is it just the late Friday afternoon getting to me?     Suggestions?
<TIA

<Patricia Fogler

        Apologies for yet another post, it MUST be the late Friday
afternoon....
And looking yet even closer I see that the OCLC record on our previous
title spans 1983-9999 and is a doctored-up version of  #11506133.  So the
title hasn't reverted to a previous one.  I think this calls for scrapping
a few records and starting over.  On Monday, I believe.  Any comments on
the linking of the gapped titles would be very welcome.
Have a good weekend everyone.

P Fogler
Weary Cataloger
Air University Library
pf@max1.au.af.mil