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Title: List of serials indexed for online users Shana L. McDanold 05 Aug 2003 19:20 UTC

I'm writing for help.  I've never encountered this particular problem
before and I'm not sure what to do with it.  I can't find anything in
the rules about this one.

The title is List of serials indexed for online users.  According to the
OCLC record (#9199853; DLC#84-649762) the title ceased publication in
print in 2000 and became online only (OCLC#45556198; DLC#00-220224).
 Presumably the National Library of Medicine stopped issuing a paper
edition; they are now made available in PDF.  Simple enough.  The
problem is that I have a 2002 *print* edition in my hands and according
to our records, we have a 2003 edition and withdrew a 2001 edition.
 There are no other records for print editions of this title in OCLC
other than a previous title.

The publisher on the 2002 edition is different.  On the t.p. verso are
various notes and a printing date.  Two of the notes read:
    "Published by Bernan, a division of the Kraus Organization Limited."
    "As a service to its customers, Bernan issues print versions of
selected U.S. Government publications that are otherwise primarily made
available by the issuing agencies only in electronic form.  Bernan does
not claim copyright in U.S. government information."

So, what do I do with it?  Should we open back up the print record and
add a note about the change in publisher?  Or is a new record warranted?
 The problem I see with a new record is that other than the publisher,
it's the same publication with the same title.  Since there is a record
for the online edition, should a note be added that it is also made
available in print by said publisher (i.e. the single-record format in
reverse)?

My supervisor and the senior serials librarian are stumped on this one.
 Any help would be appreciated.  Did anyone else encounter this problem
or something like it?  How did you handle it?

Thanks,
Shana McDanold

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Shana L. McDanold
Serials Cataloger
Pius XII Memorial Library
Saint Louis University
E-mail: mcdanold@slu.edu