Just to add to the confusion:
You may want to consider adding the Web link (856) to the Peterson's
Education Center Web site at: http://www.petersons.com
This will let your patrons know that there is another version available
through the Web (and it's FREE!)
-- Mitch
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Rule #1: Don't sweat the small stuff.
Rule #2: It's ALL small stuff.
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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
