My apologies if my posting below was already sent to the list.  We were
having a problem with our email and then I was out for a few days.  I see
several of our experts DID chime in--thanks!  The answers have been very
helpful.  If anyone cares to tackle Sara Bradley's question about the
difference between the Masthead and the Colophon (7/25/02), I'm all ears (or
eyes, as the case may be!)
Thanks again,

Teresa

Teresa Arnold
Serials Librarian

The Free Library of Philadelphia
Serials Section
arnoldt@library.phila.gov
2000 Hamilton Street - LL                              phone:  215-686-5391
Philadelphia, PA 19130                                   fax:  215-686-5419

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arnold, Teresa
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 3:54 PM
> To:   'SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum'
> Subject:      RE: Determining the title of a piece
>
> There were only a few
> > replies to her question on SERLIST and it doesn't seem as though the
> > question was really answered.
>
> Thanks should go to those folks who replied with information about the
> rules for determining the title of a serial.  I found the replies
> interesting and informative.  The title that prompted me to write was the
> latest incarnation of Heating/Piping/Air Conditioning Engineering, ISSN
> 1527-4055.  Publisher has chosen to use the acronym "HPAC" in several
> places on the journal, but not everywhere.  Referring to the replies I
> received, it was easier for me to understand how it had been cataloged.
>
> That said, I also would like to hear more on this subject.  I also have
> difficulty determining the title page (I didn't know serials had one!).
> Thanks in advance to any of our experts who would like to chime in (or
> chime in, again).
>
> Teresa
>
> Teresa Arnold
> Serials Librarian
>
> The Free Library of Philadelphia
> Serials Section
> arnoldt@library.phila.gov
> 2000 Hamilton Street - LL                              phone:
> 215-686-5391
> Philadelphia, PA 19130                                   fax:
> 215-686-5419
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bradley, Sara [SMTP:sbradley@BIOSIS.ORG]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:52 AM
> To:   SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject:      Re: Determining the title of a piece
>
> > On July 12, Teresa Arnold posted a question about determining the most
> > significant place to look for a serial title.  There were only a few
> > replies to her question on SERLIST and it doesn't seem as though the
> > question was really answered.  I am very interested in hearing more.
> >
> > We follow the CONSER guidelines in combination with the ISSN guidelines
> > since the ISSN is an important element in our database.  We have been
> > considering "the title page" any of the first pages in the serial,
> > excluding the table of contents page, giving more weight to the page if
> it
> > includes the publisher or editorial information as well.  I have found
> the
> > cover to be unreliable especially in cases where an acronym or logo
> > appears; or when hyphenation is used (especially on German language
> > titles); or when the serial is a government report.
> >
> > Of late, title changes have become more of a challenge because the
> > publishers seem to be changing the look or cover of the serial
> (presumably
> > for marketing purposes) frequently using an acronym on the cover.
> > Sometimes an acronym is used throughout the serial, on other serials the
> > acronym appears only on the cover, and still on others the acronym and
> the
> > expanded title appear on the "title page".  This is difficult enough to
> > deal with but sometimes the same serial that carried only the acronym
> may
> > start carrying both the acronym and the expanded title and yet the ISSN
> on
> > the serial remains the same.  And it is not just acronyms that are
> causing
> > a dilemma.  I have noticed similar problems with so called "subtitles".
> >
> > I would appreciate hearing more on "determining the title of a piece".
> >
> > Sara Alice Bradley
> > Editor
> > BIOSIS Serial Sources
> > Two Commerce Square
> > 2001 Market Street, Suite 700
> > Philadelphia, PA 19103-7095
> > USA
> >
> > sabradley@mail.biosis.org
> > Phone: 215-231-7505
> > Fax: 215-587-4958
> >
> >