Treat the numbering appearing in the 362 1#, 588 fields, and other fields where issue designation is recorded as transcribed data. Record the captions and numbering as they appear on the piece following the guidelines in RDA 1.7 and RDA 1.8, staying consistent with established capitalization conventions (CCM:8.4.1)
⮚Form of Numbering. PCC catalogers currently have the option to record the numbering as it appears or substitute Arabic forms for other numeric systems.
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Record as: 362 1# $a Began with: Volume 16, number 1.
⮚Convert words to Numbers. CONSER practice is to convert numbers expressed in words into numbers. (CCM: 8.4.2)
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Record: 362 1# $a Began with: 2000/1.
⮚Punctuation (commas, Slashes and Hyphens). Generally, separate volume numbers and internal numbers with a comma (CONSER practice). Other modifications in punctuation are made in transcribing the numbering as it appears on the issue, for example, transcribing compound years and double issues. Substituting a slash for the hyphen that is commonly found on such issues will produce a more intelligible designation, particularly once it is closed off.
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