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Date of next review: August 2016
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Pre-Cataloging
Cataloging a Serial
Choice of entry
System tab
Variable fields
Bibliographic Records for CONSER
MARC Holdings
Tips
Item Record
Post-Cataloging
RMC Exception
Special cases
Serials for Music
Title Changes
Newspaper Processing
Asia Newspaper-Format Retrospective Exception
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A. Pre-Cataloging
All serials should have an accompanying printout of a preliminary record, containing searching information, what issue(s) are in hand, and the searcher's initials. If there is no preliminary record, or if the title has been sent to LTS catalogers on a monograph record, send it to the problem shelf in the Serials Receiving shelves in LTS Olin.
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B. Cataloging a Serial
Choice of Entry
CUL catalogers are expected to follow national standards as found in the CONSER Editing Guide, the CONSER Cataloging Manual, and the latest CONSER standard record, found at http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/conser/issues/CSR.html.
Original cataloging should be done in RDA. Follow the CONSER RDA Bridge Training at http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/conser/scctp/rda-materials.html and the CONSER RDA Cataloging Checklist at http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/conser/scctp/rda-materials.html
System tab
Check to make sure that the record is not suppressed from the OPAC.
Variable Fields
040 Always add |d NIC to another institution's record, even if you make no changes.
050 Add an 050: 4: to a serial record if no other LC-style call number is present. Use the entire call number. For CONSER records use 050:14:265: Remove obsolete field 265 (or change the field designation to 037 : : | b) 510: 510 fields may be deleted, even though CONSER says it is all right to leave them. 555 Cumulative index: If the index is recorded on our MFHD, remove the 555 from the bib. record.
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