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Adding involves these basic steps (more detail on each step follows):
suppress the corresponding receipt records(changed with Alma)- review the bibliographic information
- check the piece(s) in hand for completeness, correct order, supplements, etc.
- update the holdings summary record
- create/review an item record for each unit, with barcode assigned
- check that the binding slip is complete and correct
- charge the units and send them on for the next stage of processing (changed with Alma)
For more information on any part of this procedure, consult the Serials and E-Resources Team (SeERs).
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Designator = a word or abbreviation used with a number in a numerical designation, e.g.: "vol.". Vernacular designators are designators in the language of the serial; a list of these with their official AACR2 abbreviations is here: http://library.princeton.edu/departments/tsd/katmandu/designators/verntoc.htmlDesignators.
Main entry = the primary access point for a bibliographic record. For serials, it is most often the title (245 field), but it may be a corporate name (110 field), conference name (111 field), or uniform title (130 field).
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Vernacular designators: httphttps://librarypul-confluence.princetonatlassian.edunet/wiki/departmentsspaces/tsdResourceDescription/katmandupages/designators1639369/verntoc.htmlDesignators
Month abbreviations: httphttps://librarypul-confluence.princetonatlassian.edunet/wiki/departmentsspaces/tsdResourceDescription/katmandupages/reference/months.html1639372/Abbreviations+of+the+Names+of+the+Months
Seasons in various languages: httphttps://wwwpul-confluence.princeton.edu/~wkuntz/seasons_doc.htmatlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ResourceDescription/pages/1638996/Names+of+Seasons
Roman numerals are generally converted to Arabic form. A diagonal slash indicates numbers or dates that were published combined.
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866 _0 |a Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1986)-vvol. 26, no. 12 (Dec. 2011)
866 _0 |a No. 36 (Apr. 2008)-no. 42 (June 2012)
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866 _0 |a Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1986)-vvol. 26, no. 12 (Dec. 2011) = no. 1-no. 192
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866 _0 |a Vol. 1, no. 1 (spring 1955)-vvol. 12, no. 4 (winter 1966) ; new ser., vvol. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 1968)-new ser., vvol. 30, no. 6 (Dec. 1997)
Designators are not supplied if they don’t appear on the pieces:
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866 _0 |a Vol. 1, no. 1 (1986)-vvol. 26, issue 11/12 (Nov./Dec. 2011)
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866 _0 |a Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1986)-vvol. 26, no. 12 (Dec. 2011)
866 _0 |z LACKS: v. 8, no. 9; v. 21, no. 1
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Cumulative indexes require bib. adjustments; refer to a serials cataloger/SeERs Team. Once the adjustment has been made (addition/update of a 555 field on the bib and an 868a field on the MFHD), the Enum field will take this form:
Example: Index, vvol. 1/25
If the previously chosen primary adding element cannot be found on the pieces in hand, first check for an 866x note on the MFHD for help in locating it; also check the usual locations: front & back covers, title page, contents page. If still not found, refer to a serials cataloger/SeERs Team, since a bib. adjustment and adjustment of the DESIGNATOR note may be needed.
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