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Maggie Rioux <mrioux@HOH.MBL.EDU> wrote:
>Hi. We here at MBL/WHOI have a serials cataloging question.
>Woods Hole Oceanographic has published Oceanus (ISSN 0009-8182)
>since 1952.   The OCLC record # is 1761014.
>   At the beginning of 1994, the magazine changed radically in scope.
>It still has the same numbering, but there is now a subtitle -
>reports on research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, which
>reflects the new scope.  It used to cover oceanography in general, now
>it will be reports of our research written by our scientists.  (It's also a
>different size and down to semi-annual from quarterly, but that's not
>an issue).
>    Does this title need a new cataloging record?  The title proper hasn't
>changed, but it could easily now take WHOI as a main entry instead of
>being cataloged under title ...
[Remainder of original text deleted.  -- ed.]

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Date:         Mon, 22 Aug 1994 16:41:05 -0700
From:         Mitch Turitz <TURITZ@MERCURY.SFSU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Does this title need a new record? - Help needed

The key word in your question is "subtitle."  According to AACR2R 22.2C1,
"If the title proper of a serial changes, make a separate main entry for
each title."

This rule previously had been to make separate main entries (successive
cataloging) for ANY change in a title, which resulted in many unnecessary
title changes (e.g. change from "&" to "and", plurals to singular, etc.).
Some catalogers in those days would move the subtitle to a note field
follwed by the words "(varies)".

In your case, because the SCOPE has changed, this makes the issues a little
murkier.  I think the EASIEST thing to do would be to fill out a "change
request form" (which appears in the OCLC manuals) and request that a 500
note be added for the subtitle, and an additional subject heading be added
for the new subject.

The questions I would ask myself are, "Would my patrons really think of
this as a title change and look for it under a different title?"  Try to
remember, we are cataloging for the great unwashed, er, I mean the public!
Not for other catalogers!

*** WARNING ***
HOWEVER, I AM NOT LOOKING AT THE PIECES IN HAND, AND JUST GOING FROM YOUR
DESCRIPTION.  THEREFORE, MY OPINION SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED ANY BETTER
THAN ANYONE ELSE'S, ESPECIALLY SOMEONE WHO IS LOOKING AT THE TITLE!

-- Mitch

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Date:         Mon, 22 Aug 1994 17:55:00 -0700
From:         Crystal Graham <Crystal_Graham@UCSDLIBRARY.UCSD.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Does this title need a new record? - Help needed

The fact that the research reported is conducted by WHOI employees doesn't seem
to me to be a compelling reason to make a new entry. The practical consequence
will be a lot of confusion:  the ISSN won't change, since that is based on
title, so links to the Oceanography A&I service will be confusing.  Users will
be confused by multiple records for the same title.  You won't be providing any
access points that aren't already on the record.

We are pseudo-CONSER participants.  We are part of the experiment to have
non-CONSER members submit titles changes, cessations, suspensions, etc.  If you
get an offer from a CONSER participant to clean up the mess in OCLC, take them
up on it.  If not, let me know and we'll do it here.  Our Scripps Institution
of Oceanography branch values that publication and will be happy to contribute
good records.  It's stretching what we're allowed to do under our pseudo-CONSER
hat, but I doubt that LC would refuse the request.

Crystal Graham
Serials Cataloging Section Head
University of California, San Diego
cgraham@ucsd.edu