Notes for Serials Cataloging, 3rd Edition

(Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

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The last decade has brought a great deal of change to serials and to scholarly communication as a whole. Serials have gone online or online only with a rapidness few expected; and many libraries now spend half or more of their materials budgets on electronic journals. Arranged in MARC tag order and by topical subdivision, the latest edition of Notes for Serials Cataloging is designed to help both novice and experienced serials catalogers describe the complex characteristics and relationships of serial publications and construct clear and concise notes. In addition to updated definitions, scope notes, and examples of notes presented in previous editions, it incorporates notes used in electronic serials cataloging as well as covers changing practices in MARC note field usage in keeping with CONSER standards.

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Serials and continuing resources catalogers have reason to celebrate. After more than 10 years, Notes for Serials Cataloging has been updated and revised. This 3d edition of a classic has an extremely useful purpose; it 'compiles selected notes to be used by catalogers as examples in constructing notes for serial bibliographic records.' . . . Notes for Serials Cataloging will be a useful tool of continuing resources catalogers for some time to come. * ARBA *
Designed to aid novice and experienced serials catalogers, this resource compiles selected notes to be used as examples in constructing notes for serial bibliographic records. * Reference & Research Book News *
This new edition of a respected cataloging reference book expands and improves on its predecessors. . . . Every cataloger who currently works with newly acquired serial publications and every cataloging student learning how to catalog serials can benefit from consulting Notes for Serials Cataloging. Previous editions have proved themselves valuable reference tools for the professional bookshelf; this new edition is likely to give the best service ever and is highly recommended. * Technicalities *

Author Bio

CECILIA GENEREUX is serials & electronic resources cataloging coordinator, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. PAUL D. MOELLER is serials cataloger and bibliographer for Religious Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder.