Re: Serials Title Change Question (Mitch Turitz) Ann Ercelawn 07 May 1997 02:29 UTC
Date: Tue, 06 May 1997 15:31:47 -0700 From: Mitch Turitz <turitz@SFSU.EDU> Subject: Re: Serials Title Change Question (Wei Zhang) Wei Zhang: Technically, you do not create successive entry records if the change in title is beyoned the fifth word of the title, UNLESS it does affect the subject coverage. So, if the change were ONLY the title as indicated, I would say to not create separate records. However, since you say the subject coverage is different (I can't see exactly how differently by the title alone) that would justify a new (successive) serial record. If the subject change were minor enough so that you would not change the subject headings, I would then say "Do not make successive records. Add a note, 'Title varies slightly' and that should be enough for your patrons to accurately identify the materials. -- Mitch ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 05 May 1997 11:50:05 -0500 From: Wei Zhang <wei@MERLE.ACNS.NWU.EDU> Subject: Serials Title Change Question We are cataloging a serial title: "Summary of annual statements submitted as of ... by legal reserve life insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, assessment companies, mutual benefit association, burial societies, non-profit corporations doing business in Illinois". On OCLC there is a record (OCLC#22887170) with title: "Summary of annual statements submitted as of December 31, ... by legal reserve life insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, assessment legal reserve life companies, assessment accident and health companies, mutual benefit associations, burial insurance societies doing business in Illinois", including the above title as a variant title (i.e. 246). By carefully comparing the pieces of both the previous title (the title proper in OCLC record #2288710) and the later title (the title stated in the beginning of the message), we find evidence of differences in scope and content. Our instinct is to treat it as a case of title change. However, our common sense questions the justification of making separate records (a title change situation) while using a variant title may serve the purpose of providing the information. Can people in LC or elsewhere help and comment on situations like this? How far should we strike a balance between following cataloging rules and exercising catalogers' common sense? Thank you very much in advance. Wei Zhang (wei5@nwu.edu) Serials Librarian Northwestern University 1935 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208 (847)491-2941 ------------------------------ _^_ _^_ ( ___ )-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-( ___ ) | | | | | | Mitch Turitz, Serials Librarian | | | | San Francisco State University Library | | | | Internet: turitz@sfsu.edu | | | | http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~turitz | | | | | | ( ___ )-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-==-( ___ ) V V "I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather ... ... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car."