At 12:11 PM 4/2/96 EST, Jo Hunter wrote:
>Could someone tell me how to list level 4 holdings (collapsed) for
>Family Economics Review?  Our library has unbroken holdings from 1986
>through second issue of 1992.  Issues prior to number 3, 1988 lacked
>volume designation.  Issues were numbered 1-4 each year.  Issued Feb,
>Apr., July, Oct. in 1986 and 1987.  Issued Jan., May, Aug., Dec. in
>1988. Issued Feb., May, July, Nov. in 1989.  Issued Feb. May, Sep.
>Dec., 1990.  Issued Mar, June, Sep. Dec. in 1991.  Issues for 1992
>lack month designation.

This is how I would record the holdings in our catalog:

1986-1987
v.1 (1988) (no.1-no.2 lack vol. designation)*
v.2 (1989)-v.4 (1991)
v.5:no.1 (1992)-v.5:no.2 (1992)

*the note would go into subfield $z of the MARC holdings field

Kevin M. Randall
Head, Serials Cataloging Section
Northwestern University Library
Evanston, IL   60208-2300

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