2 messages, 87 lines:
(1)---------------------------
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 12:34:52 EDT
From: Michael Borries <MSBBH@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Re: Selecting Bib Records
If we find that the same title has been cataloged both as a serial and as
a monograph, we will use the serial record. This saves time in cataloging
(why catalog Who's who every year) and cuts down on the number of hits
a user may encounter (how many records for Who's who does a user need to
find?).
Michael S. Borries
Cataloger, City University of New York
555 West 57th Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10019
msbbh@cunyvm.cuny.edu
(212) 541-0376
(2)----------------------------
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:57:01 EDT
From: "Tom Birch" <birch_t@libfl.baker.edu>
Organization: Baker College of Flint Library
Subject: Re: Selecting Bib Records
Regina,
Thanks very much for taking the time to share your knowledge with us.
Your input is greatly appreciated!
Regina Reynolds <rrey@LOC.GOV> wrote:
Tom,
To begin with, let me explain the situations in which a publication
carries both an ISSN and an ISBN. This most often occurs with annuals or
other types of directories, with serial travel guides, and with volumes in
monographic series. In the case of annual or directory publications, the
ISBN identifies the particular year, e.g., 1998, while the ISSN identifies
the ongoing publication--the serial. For monographs in a series, the ISBN
identifies the particular monograph and the ISSN identifies the ongoing
series. For example, the series _Cookbooks of the World_ would be
assigned an ISSN, the volume, The Cooking of Italy would be assigned an
ISBN, but would also carry the ISSN of the series.
In trying to determine which record to attach your holdings to, you would
need to consider whether your library was collecting all the volumes of
the annual or just occasional years, or all the volumes in the series or
just occasional ones. I will let others speak for the particular
practices in their libraries with regard to attaching holdings to records
since Library of Congress practices might not be typical.
Regina Reynolds
Head, National Serials Data Program
Library of Congress
rrey@loc.gov
On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Tom Birch wrote:
> Please share with us how your institution determines whether to
> attach holdings to a serial or monograph record when the item is
> published with both an ISSN and an ISBN? We are trying to develop a
> policy for our (college) library and would greatly appreciate any
> suggestions.
>
> *****************************************************
> Tom Birch (810) 766-4071 phone
> Serials Librarian (810) 766-4229 fax
> Baker College birch_t@libfl.baker.edu
> 1050 W. Bristol Road
> Flint, MI 48507-5508
Regina R. Reynolds email: rrey@loc.gov
Head, National Serials Data Program voice: (202) 707-6379
Library of Congress fax (202) 707-6333
101 Independence Avenue, S.E. ISSN Web page: lcweb.loc.gov/issn/
Washington, D.C. 20540-4160
*****************************************************
Tom Birch (810) 766-4071 phone
Serials Librarian (810) 766-4229 fax
Baker College birch_t@libfl.baker.edu
1050 W. Bristol Road
Flint, MI 48507-5508
