One of the subscribers to this list (who didn't sign his/her name at the
end of the message!) asked about articles on EARLIEST ENTRY.  I have two
articles on that topic along with some that refer to that approach along
with the other two approaches: latest and successive entry.

"Earliest online..." by Marjorie Flaspeter and Linda Lomker. (2 articles)
  SERIALS REVIEW, V.11, no.2 (Summer 1985), pp.63-70.

"The first shall be last: earliest entry cataloging" by Jim E. Cole.
 SERIALS LIBRARIAN, v.11, no.1 (Sept. 1986), pp. 83-92.

Some other interesting articles are:

"Successive entry: another look" by Beth Reuland.  SERIALS REVIEW, v.9, no.3
  (Fall 1983), pp. 92-93.
"Successive entry serials cataloging: a reevaluation" by Sue C. Lim.
  TECHNICALITIES, v.6, no. 9 (Sept. 1986), p. 14-15.
"Successive entry serials cataloging: an evaluation" by Sue C. Lim.
  SERIALS LIBRARIAN, v.14, nos.1/2 (1988), pp. 59-69.
"Title changes in an automated environment: the last shall be first" by
  Jackie Zajanc.  SERIALS LIBRARIAN, v.11, no.1 (Sept. 1986), pp. 93-99.

The articles emanating from Northwestern University have already been cited
by another respondent.

  Judith Hopkins
  Technical Services Research and Analysis Officer
  Central Technical Services
  State University of New York at Buffalo
  ULCJH@UBVMS.BITNET