UPDATE 1 TO CONSER Cataloging Manual CHERYL CALISTA COOK 02 May 1994 21:35 UTC
Dear Colleague, I would like to inform you that Update No.1 to the CONSER Cataloging Manual is now available from the Cataloging Distribution Service of the Library of Congress. It includes Module 12 "Interpreting Pre-AACR2 Serial Cataloging Records" and Module 30 "Direct Access Computer Files Serials." Both modules are significant additions to the already well-received Part 1 of the CONSER Cataloging Manual. "Interpreting Pre-AACR2 Serial Cataloging Records," prepared by Jean Hirons, provides an overview of the ALA and AACR cataloging rules that predated AACR2 and explains how these rules were applied to serials. This module is particularly useful to those involved with retrospective conversion and is also valuable to any serial cataloger who must deal with older records. "Direct Access Computer File Serials," prepared by Kristin Lindlan and Anke Grey with the assistance of Janet Szarmach (Library of Congress) is a particularly exciting section because it provides, for the first time, indepth guidance for the cataloging of serials on CD-ROM, floppy disk, and magnetic tape (i.e., "direct access") formats. It covers all aspects of the serials cataloging process focusing on the aspects that are unique to computer files. A second binder and updates to Appendix A and B and the Index are also included in Update no. 1. The price is 46 dollars in North America and 50 dollars outside North America. It is also not too late to purchase Part 1 of the CONSER Cataloging Manual which was released in June of 1993. It covers all aspects of original cataloging in 18 modules with more than 100 illustrations. It is priced at 60 dollars in North America and 65 dollars outside North America. The CONSER Cataloging Manual is an ongoing effort under the direction of the Serial Record Division of the Library of Congress. Used with the CONSER Editing Guide, the CONSER Cataloging Manual is designed to give you the complete picture for cataloging serial publications. For more information contact: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service, Customer Services Section, Washington, D.C. 20541-5017. Toll-free telephone in the U.S.: 1-800-255-3666 or call (202) 707-6100; fax: (202) 707-1334. -- Cheryl C. Cook Senior Library Services Analyst Library of Congress