Diane,

The correct place for the print ISSN in the record for the e-version is in $x of the 776 field which is a link to the print version. You will also sometimes see the print ISSN in $y of field 022, especially if the publisher is displaying the print ISSN on the e-version. $y is for an "incorrect" (sometimes invalid but not always) ISSN, which can be the ISSN of the print version that is being displayed on the e-version.

The Linking ISSN (ISSN-L) is the ISSN that has been designated to serve to group all of the ISSN assigned to different medium versions of a title. If one ISSN is needed to identify all versions regardless of medium, the Linking ISSN can be used. The Linking ISSN is found in field 022 $l. The Linking ISSN is often the same as the print ISSN but that is not always the case.

From time to time there have been suggestions that a new subfield in field 022 be defined for the ISSN of other medium versions but some have felt that field 022 can already be confusing because of the various different ISSN it contains and that a new subfield might add to the confusion.

If you have specific ISSN questions that I might be able to help with, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Regina Romano Reynolds

Director, U.S. ISSN Center

Head, ISSN Section

Library of Congress
rrey@loc.gov

(202) 707-6379 (voice)

(202) 707-6333 (fax)

On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Diane Westerfield <Diane.Westerfield@coloradocollege.edu> wrote:

Hi,

I’m writing from the perspective of somebody who has done copy cataloging in several jobs, and taken one cataloging course in library school. I don’t do cataloging at my current job.

Does anybody out there put print ISSNs in their e-journal bibs? I ask this because it would be helpful if there were a reliable way to store the print ISSN, in a field or subfield solely dedicated for that purpose. The full ejournal bibs I see in our OPAC can vary a lot from no ISSN, to electronic ISSN, to electronic and print, to strange combinations and repetitions. Presumably this is how the records came from OCLC.

If you’re doing something special with print ISSNs, I’d love to hear it.

Many times the various systems we use rely more on print ISSN than anything else to identify a journal title, regardless of format. Trying to convert data between systems would be easier with a (mostly) reliable, unique identifier like the print ISSN.

Thanks,

Diane Westerfield, Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian

Tutt Library, Colorado College

diane.westerfield@coloradocollege.edu

(719) 389-6661

(719) 389-6082 (fax)

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