Dear Colleague,
               I would like to  make  you aware of  a  new cataloging tool,
          CONSER Cataloging Manual,  now  available  from  the  Library  of
          Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service.   Prepared  under  the
          direction of  the  LC  Serial Record Division, this manual brings
          together relevant citations from AACR2, Library  of Congress Rule
          Interpretations, and  LC cataloging practice.  Used  with  CONSER
          Editing Guide, CONSER Cataloging Manual  gives  you  the complete
          picture for cataloging serial publications.

               CONSER Cataloging Manual is  an ongoing effort consisting of
          three parts:
               1. Original cataloging
               2. Adapting records for online cataloging
               3. Special types of serials and special problems

                 Part  1  is available this June  for  60 dollars in  North
          America  and  65  dollars outside North America.  It contains  18
          modules  and includes more  than  100 illustrations using  actual
          serial publications.

               Update 1, available in the Fall, includes "Understanding and
          Interpreting Pre-AACR2 Serial Records" and  a module covering the
          cataloging of CD-ROM and floppy disc serial publications.

                For   more  information  contact:  Library   of   Congress,
          Cataloging Distribution Service, Customer Services Section
          Dept.  CF, Washington, D.C.  20541. Toll-free telephone in  U.S.:
          1-800-255-3666 or call (202) 707-6100; fax (202) 707-1334.

               ALSO--if you are attending ALA in New Orleans, come see this
          excellent new product at the Library of Congress booth #801.

          Cheryl C. Cook
          Senior Library Services Analyst
          Library of Congress