"Bad" ISSN searches (Regina Reynolds) Marcia Tuttle 08 Feb 2002 21:57 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 15:30:17 -0500 From: Regina Reynolds <rrey@LOC.GOV> Subject: "Bad" ISSN searches Hallie and others-- Thanks to Steve and Robert for answering that the publisher is, indeed, mis-printing the ISSN. Some information about the ISSN and its construction might help here. The ISSN is made up of 7 digits plus what is known as a check digit, which is helpful for detecting mis-transcribed numbers. The check digit is the result of a calculation on the previous 7 digits such that only one eighth digit is possible. OCLC searches on only the first 7 digits. Therefore, the record retrieved for ISSN 0744-9626 is, in fact, the correct record for the 7 digit combination. The fact that the record retrieved does not match the title in hand indicates that the publisher has mis-printed the ISSN since the correct last digit for ISSN 0744-962 can only be a "3." I hope this helps explain some OCLC searching results and how to interpret NSDP records. If you have further questions, please do contact me. Regina Reynolds Head, NSDP rrey@loc.gov > ----------(1) > Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 09:51:28 -0800 > From: Steve Shadle <shadle@U.WASHINGTON.EDU> > Subject: Re: Clarion ledger issn (Hallie Hankel) > > Hallie -- The ISSN in the OCLC record is the "correct" ISSN. Anytime you > see an 042 nsdp in an OCLC record, it means that the National Serials Data > Program has either assigned or verfied the ISSN for the title appearing in > the 222 (key title) field. Apparently the publisher has misprinted the > ISSN...misprinted ISSN can be transcribed in 022 $y. Hope this helps. > --Steve > > Steve Shadle shadle@u.washington.edu ******* > Serials Cataloger ***** > University of Washington Libraries, Box 352900 *** > Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 685-3983 * > > ----------(2) > Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 12:56:03 -0500 > From: Robert Dowd <rdowd@MAIL.NYSED.GOV> > Subject: Re: Clarion ledger issn (Hallie Hankel) > > Hallie, > > I think that the ISSN on the Sunday paper has been 'typed' incorrectly and > that it really is 0744-9526 like the OCLC record (NSD) indicates for this > seven-day-a-week paper. You might want to check with Regina Reynolds > about it. > > Secondarily, I've noticed the 'bad search' of ISSN before, too, and I > think it is an OCLC indexing problem. No suggestions on where to go with > that question, though! > > Bob Dowd > NY State Library > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:35:28 -0600 > From: "Hankel, Hallie" <hhankel@MAIL.JEFFERSON.LIB.LA.US> > Subject: clarion ledger issn > > Howdy: > > I would appreciate any help with this cataloging problem of the > Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss. : 1941). > > We just started subscribing to the Sunday edition of this newspaper. > > The ISSN in the newspaper is 0744-9626. > > The ISSN in the OCLC record (# 8674244) is 0744-9526. > > If we want to include both ISSN's in our local catalog, can one of them go > in subfield "y?" > > If yes, which one? > > Also, if you search OCLC (fin sn) for 0744-9626, you retrieve OCLC record # > 8682421, which is a completely different title, with another ISSN > (0744-9623). > > Thanks very much and Happy Mardi Gras, > Hallie > > > Hallie Hankel > Serials Librarian > Jefferson Parish Library > 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. > Metairie, LA 70001-2310 > 504-838-1100 x253 > fax 504-838-1121 > hhankel@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us > Regina R. Reynolds email: rrey@loc.gov Head, National Serials Data Program voice: (202) 707-6379 Library of Congress fax (202) 707-6333 101 Independence Avenue, S.E. ISSN Web page: lcweb.loc.gov/issn/ Washington, D.C. 20540-4160