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Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 16:07:44 -0400
From: Susan Davis <unlsdb@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Title change or different titles? (Mitch Turitz)

It is our experience that SuDoc numbers are not unique, like LC call
numbers.  We have other GPO serials/monographs with the exact same SuDoc,
but no bibliographic relationship.  We do not show this as a title change,
nor is one indicated in the Marcive file.

Sometimes GPO catches on and changes the number down the line is the best
hope I can give.
Susan
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Susan Davis
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On Wed, 24 Jul 1996, Tuttle, Marcia wrote:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 12:28:51 -0700
> From: Mitch Turitz <turitz@SFSU.EDU>
> Subject: Title change or different titles?
>
> I have been asked about a government publication which is causing
> problems for us:
>
> OCLC# 7211598
> issn# 0732-9792
> SuDoc# TD 8.27
> Title: Fatal accident reporting system (Washington, D.C. : 1979)
>
> APPEARS to be the same as a newer title with the same SuDoc number:
>
> TITLE: Traffic safety facts
> OCLC# 29747426
> LCCN: 94-646285
> (NO ISSN)
>
> The fact that both of these titles have the same SuDoc number makes us
> think that this was a title change, but neither of the OCLC records link
> to the other.
>
> Can anyone (who also has these titles) verify if this is real title
> change or just two separate titles that have the same SuDoc number (in
> error?) Thanks. -- Mitch Turitz
>
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