I noticed the form of the 246 "Vol for 2001 has title..." implies that the
cataloger thought it a title of short duration (a one-issue blip).  We
just received the 2002 yesterday...I'll take a look for it and
authenticate later record if appropriate.  Also the dropping of the word
"quarterly" in first five words is a major change (frequency words are not
included in the idea of a resource type word).

Thanks for pointing this out.  --Steve

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On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Paula Coulthard wrote:

> Greetings!
>
> I have a question regarding the title: Congressional quarterly almanac.
> Last year, the cover and spine changed to "Congressional quarterly almanac
> plus" and the title page changed to "CQ ... almanac plus".
> OCLC record #1564784 was modifed by the addition of an added title: 246 1_
> |i Vol. for 2001 has title: |a CQ ... almanac plus
> OCLC record #50470714 was input in Aug. 2002 with 245 00  CQ almanac plus.
> This record has been reported for deletion: RECORD REPORTED FOR
> DELETION--USE #1564784
>
> This year, the publication appears as in 2001.  The title page has CQ
> almanac plus.
>
> I understand that because of the changes in what is considered a title
> change, the switch from Congressional Quarterly to CQ would be considered
> minor and so no title change.  But is the addition of the word "plus" at the
> end of the title also considered minor?  I still thought a change in the
> first 5 words (except for minor changes) was considered a major change and
> qualified as a title change.   So the original title is "Congressional
> Quarterly almanac" and the new title would be "CQ ... almanac plus"  and the
> title would be considered changed because of the addition of a new word
> within the first 5 words of the title.
>
> I would have used OCLC record #50470714, except it was reported for
> deletion.  Should this be reconsidered?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paula Coulthard
> LA IV, Cataloging Dept.
> Rod Library, UNI
> Cedar Falls, IA 50613