Series Problem (Steve Early) ERCELAA@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu 11 May 1995 02:16 UTC
Date: Wed, 10 May 1995 11:35:05 -1100 From: Steve Early <early@CRLMAIL.UCHICAGO.EDU> Subject: Series problem A slightly different version of this was posted on Autocat. Sorry for the duplication. Dear Serialst subscribers, Here's a fun one for you Conser people and series authority experts. It's long, but please bear with me. Summary of problem: what do you do with the monograph, serial and series authority records of a monographic series in which the series title changed, and individual monographs originally published under the earlier series title are republished in new editions with their original numbers but under the later series title? I am having some series trouble. We have microfiche and some hard copy for monographs for the following 2 series: Bombay Sanskrit series, and: Bombay Sanskrit and Prakrit series (SAR n83742677). I am trying to fix up some of the monograph records as well as the corresponding serial and series authority records. My problem: monographs no. 1-64 were originally issued under the Bombay Sanskrit series and monographs no. 65- were issued under the later title Bombay Sanskrit and Prakrit series. Some individual monographs in 1-64, however, were republished in new editions with their original numbers but under the Bombay Sanskrit and Prakrit series. Ex.: Nyayakosah / Bhimacharya Jhalakikar was originally published in 1875 as no. 49 of the Bombay Sanskrit series (see #24199558 for fiche record). In 1928 it reappeared in a revised edition as no. 49 of the Bombay Sanskrit and Prakrit series (see #29110798). CRL also holds a 1978 reprint of an even later edition (#5847493) with "Bombay Sanskrit and Prakrit series" clearly appearing on the title page. My questions: Monographs: if a revised edition of no. 1-64 has been republished with the later series title, should I put Bombay Sanskrit and Prakrit series in a 490 1 and make an 830 for Bombay Sanskrit series? Or should I simply make a 440 0 Bombay Sanskrit and Prakrit series? Serials: what sort of note should I add in the serial records (#15210616 and #15210619 for microfiche versions) for the 2 series to bring order to the chaos? Some possibilities: "some nos. reissued in revised eds." for both records; "some nos. reissued in revised eds.; includes nos. originally issued under earlier title" for the Bombay Sanskrit and Prakrit series serial record ("some nos. re-issued in revised eds. under later title" for the Bombay Sanskrit series serial record); it was also suggested that I make a note listing every known number reissued under the later title. Series authority records: Should I add a similar note to the SAR's? (DLC used no. 38 as their series numbering example [field 642] in the SAR for the Bombay Sanskrit and Prakrit series, so it appears they succumbed to the confusion as well). Or should my note refer to dates of publication? Each case of earlier numbers getting the later series title happened when the item was republished after 1909, the year the title changed. My note could alert people to consider items with the earlier numbers republished after 1909 to be given a 440 0 Bombay Sanskrit and Prakrit series. Or it could instruct them to make a 490 1 one for the later title and an 830 for the earlier. Hope this makes sense. Suggestions or referrals to appropriate AACR2 and RI's are much welcome (I couldn't find any which directly addressed this problem). Please respond to me personally [early@crlmail.uchicago.edu] and, if people are interested, I will summarize to the List. Steve Early Serials Cataloger Center for Research Libraries Chicago, IL