Everyone, please bombard UMI with polite criticism for this sort of thing.
The are generally unresponsive, but if enough of us yell.... I have pushed
them to correct their numbering for New Statesman (they continued the
numbering for N. S. & Society from 1996). So far they have said no.

Tim Lawrence
Northern Kentucky University
Steely Library
<lawrencet@NKU.EDU>

At 08:31 AM 8/14/97 -0700, Carmel Thompson <cathompson@ups.edu> wrote:
>Greetings,
>
>We recently received UMI microfiche for Journal of Sedimentary Research. The
>heading on each piece of mfiche is: Journal of Sedimentary Research. Section
>A, Sedimentary Petrology and Processes. But, this journal actually
>alternates with Section A then Section B for the next issue. The title on
>the microfiche is misleading. I would have thought it should have been
>labeled simply: Journal of Sedimentary Research without the confusing
>additional alternating title.  We have it cataloged as: Journal of
>Sedimentary Research which causes confusion for checking-in, our holdings
>and shelving. I'm not a cataloger.
>
>How do other libraries handle this for filing purposes? Do you file it as it
>is labeled on the microfiche? Then state in your holdings that this is
>"Shelved As" other title? Or, do you relabel the envelope the mfiche is in
>with the correct title. This is not the first title I have come across that
>UMI has labeled differently than we would have liked.
>
>Any other suggestions for handling this?
>
>Thank You,
>
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