Library of Congress Publication Pattern Policies and Naming Conventions

An (Annual) Be (Biennial) Bm (Bimonthly) Bw (Biweekly)  Da (Daily)  Mo (Monthly)  Qr (Quarterly)  Sa (Semiannual)  Sm (Semimonthly)  Sw (Semiweekly) 3xWk (Three times a week) 3xMo (Three times a month) 3xYr (Three times a year)  Tr (Triennial)  Wk (Weekly)

(year)  

(*)

  Use brackets for captions and enumeration that are supplied  

[no.]

Separate "new ser" or other constants from the caption for the highest level of enumeration with a colon  

new ser:v.

3. ser.:t

Pt.C:v.

Do not use punctuation with abbreviations  

E.g., v,no

not v.,no.

Because there is a limited number of characters allowed for the name, do not include spaces between the different levels of enumeration  

E.g., v,2no

1. Captions are given in the language in which they are found on the piece, using standard abbreviations (e.g., v., no., ano, bd., jahr., teil, etc.).  Do not capitalize any words in the name, other than the frequency, as this will cause the names to file out of order. The caption may be capitalized in the pattern, however, if that is the practice for that language. 

E.g., In pattern name: An-bd | yr  

In pattern (1^st level of enumeration): Bd

2. If the designation is given in more than one language on the piece, refer to the bibliographic record and choose the caption in the language given first in field 362 or the 588 "Description based on" note.  

3. When there is enumeration but no caption apply the following:

a. If the second level of enumeration lacks a caption and is separated from the first by a mark of punctuation, the punctuation can serve as the caption  

E.g., On piece: Volume 12/3 1998

In pattern: 1^st level: v.; 2^nd level: /

In name: Mo-v,12/ | yr  

b. In other cases where there is enumeration but no captions, use (*) in the pattern and in the name  

E.g., On piece: 26 1999

In pattern: 1^st level: (*)

In name: An-(*) | yr

E.g., On piece: 8:3 March 1999

In pattern: 1^st level: (*) 2^nd level: :

In name: Mo-(*),: | yr,mo

4. When the year constitutes the first level of enumeration because the numbering restarts with each year, give as the caption for the first level of enumeration: (year).  

E.g., On piece: no. 3 1999

In pattern: 1^st level: (year)

In name: Qr-(year),4no

E.g., On piece: 1998-4

In pattern: 1^st level: (year); 2^nd level: -

In name: Bm- (year),6-

1. Record up to three levels of enumeration. Each level relates to the level immediately above it. Numbers may be used with the levels when they are other than the default. Defaults are given below.

a. 1^st level. Give only the caption for the highest level. If there is more than one volume per year, do not indicate the number of volumes.  

E.g., Mo-v,12no | yr,mo

Mo-v,3no | yr,mo {NOT: Mo?4v,3no | yr,mo}

b. 2^nd level. Record the number of issues per volume in all cases (not the number of issues per year)  

E.g., Mo-v,12no

E.g., Mo-v,10no

c. 3^rd level. Follow the instructions for the 2^nd level.

d. When there are more than three levels, in brackets add the number of additional levels preceded by a + following the specification of the third level.  

E.g., Mo-v,2pt,6no, [+2] | yr,mo,day

1. In Voyager, the scheme of enumeration (Alpha, Arabic, Roman) is included in the publication pattern and a different scheme of enumeration calls for a separate pattern. Thus, it is important when naming patterns that it be clear which scheme has been used. The options are: 

Arabic (e.g., 1, 34, 598)  

Roman upper case (e.g., IV, XI)  

Roman lower case (e.g., iii, iv)

Alphabetical upper case (e.g., A, B, C)

Alphabetical lower case (e.g., a, b, c)

Note: There is no provision for ordinal numbers, such as 2^nd, 15^th ed., 340^th, etc. Instead, use the number alone and code as "arabic": 2, 15, 340.

2. For all enumeration, the default is Arabic. If the scheme is other than Arabic, give one of the following codes in brackets [ ] following the caption for the level of enumeration.  

Roman upper case [R]

Roman lower case [r]

Alphabetical upper case [A]

Alphabetical lower case [a]

E.g., Qr?v[R],4no[r]

Mo?v,12no, pt[A]

Mo?v,6no[R]+ {continuous numbering in Roman numerals}

1. Voyager assumes that the 1^st level is always continuous, i.e., volume numbers change to the next highest each year without ever restarting.

    

2. The 2^nd and 3^rd levels, however, may contain numbering that restarts (the norm) or is continuous. The default for these levels is restart.

    

3. If either or both the 2^nd and 3^rd levels is continuous, give the number to be issued for each volume followed by a plus sign (+) Do not use with the first level, since this is assumed. 

E.g., Mo-v,12no+ | yr, mo

E.g., Mo-v,6no+ | yr, mo

1. Separate the enumeration from the chronology with a space-straight line ( | )- space.

   Mo-v,12no | yr,mo 
   
   

2. When there is no enumeration, the chronology follows the frequency {/language} and dash 

E.g., An-yr  

Qr/fre-yr,seas 
 

 a. Separate each level of chronology with a comma but no space (e.g., yr,mo,day)  

   b. Do not use ending punctuation in abbreviations (e.g., yr,mo)

1. Since Voyager provides a pop-up menu for chronology, the possibilities are more limited than for enumeration.  
2. Use English captions and abbreviations found below.
   

   Abbreviations yr - year mo - month day (no abbreviation) wk - week seas - season mo-mo - month span (e.g., July-Sept.)

1. Give up to four levels of chronology (e.g., yr; yr,mo; yr,mo,day; yr,mo,wk,day)  
2. Give only the levels that are needed to identify the issue, depending on the frequency. For example, do not give month and day for an annual or day for a monthly or quarterly. Including such data will make prediction more difficult. 

E.g., On piece: 1999 April 3, 1999  

In name: Annual = An-yr not: An-yr,mo,day

1. Use the following abbreviations: Spring--Sp, Summer--Su, Autumn--Au (use also for Fall), Winter--Wi    

2.   Indicate the actual seasons when not all four are issued, as in the case of a semiannual (e.g., Sa-v,2no | yr,seas[Sp/Au])

3. For a quarterly, indicate which season is issued first in the calendar year by adding in brackets the abbreviation for the season (E.g., Qr-v,4no | yr,seas[Wi=1]. Reminder: Only one date can be used and LC will use the first date in the span (e.g., for 1998/1999 the date used would be 1998). Thus, if the winter issue is 1998/1999 and spring is 1999, spring is designated as 1999. Winter would be 1999' if issued with a designation of 'winter 1999'.
   
   

1. Chronology spans. When a year, month, season, or day spans several years, months, seasons, or days, only one date can be recorded in the subscription pattern and the publication pattern will reflect that. The first date will always be used. At the check-in stage the date will be modified to include the span and a pop-up note will be added to the check-in record. 

Examples:

Year:  1999/2000

In publication pattern: Year

In name: Yr

In subscription pattern: 1999

When checked in: 1999/2000

Months:  January-March 2000

In publication pattern: Quarterly [Jan.-Mar,

In name: Yr, mo

In subscription pattern: Jan. 2000

When checked in: Jan-Mar. 2000