Re: Peterson's Mitch Turitz 24 Sep 1996 18:55 UTC
Just to add to the confusion: You may want to consider adding the Web link (856) to the Peterson's Education Center Web site at: http://www.petersons.com This will let your patrons know that there is another version available through the Web (and it's FREE!) -- Mitch _^_ _^_ ( ___ )-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-( ___ ) | | | | | | Mitch Turitz, Serials Librarian | | | | San Francisco State University Library | | | | Internet: turitz@sfsu.edu | | | | | | ( ___ )-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-==-( ___ ) V V Rule #1: Don't sweat the small stuff. Rule #2: It's ALL small stuff. >(1)------------------------ >Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 15:12:39 CDT >From: Patty Fogler <pfogler@MAX1.AU.AF.MIL> >Subject: links & gaps in records > >Another basic question for y'all: > >I'm cataloging the new Peterson's College Money Handbook (1997 ed) OCLC >(35141572). We haven't received the Peterson title since 1991 for which >the OCLC record (# 16320103) has long since been closed out. There's been >an intervening record for years 1993-1996 and here I come with the edition >for 1997. > >My question is: what do I put in my 780 and 785 in the respective records. > My inclination is to have the two records for the years we own link to >each other (gap in dates included) so that our patrons don't get confused >by a title that we don't even own. That's a somewhat unsatisfying solution >as the gaps will show in the dates. > >And now that I look closer at these two records I see that the title for >1997 reverts back to the one used in the years 1989-1992 (our previous >record): so I would have my 780/785s linking either to items we don't have >or to another record with the same title. Does this sound strange or is it >just the late Friday afternoon getting to me? Suggestions? >TIA > >Patricia Fogler >Cataloger >Air University Library >Maxwell AFB >pf@MAX1.au.af.mil > >(2)----------------------- >Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 15:52:48 CDT >From: Fogler Patty <pfogler@MAX1.AU.AF.MIL> >Subject: links & gaps & doctored-up records. > ><and now that I look closer at these two records I see that the title for >1997 reverts back to the <one used in the years 1989-1992 (our previous >record): so I would have my 780/785s linking <either to items we don't >have or to another record with the same title. Does this sound strange <or >is it just the late Friday afternoon getting to me? Suggestions? ><TIA > ><Patricia Fogler > > Apologies for yet another post, it MUST be the late Friday >afternoon.... >And looking yet even closer I see that the OCLC record on our previous >title spans 1983-9999 and is a doctored-up version of #11506133. So the >title hasn't reverted to a previous one. I think this calls for scrapping >a few records and starting over. On Monday, I believe. Any comments on >the linking of the gapped titles would be very welcome. >Have a good weekend everyone. > >P Fogler >Weary Cataloger >Air University Library >pf@max1.au.af.mil