Series

Updated 10/2018

NACOing series is optional.

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What is a series?
What is not a series?
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What is a series?

A series is defined in the RDA Glossary as a group of separate manifestations related to one another by the fact that each manifestation bears, in addition to its own title proper, a collective title applying to the group as a whole with or without numbering.

Note: in order for a series to exist under RDA it must be identified by a title

A series may be issued as a serial. This is called a monographic series. A monographic series is

a group of monographs
that does not have a predetermined conclusion (serial definition)
each of which bears, in addition to its own title proper, a collective title applying to the group as a whole (series definition)

A series may be issued as a multipart monograph. A multipart monograph is

a group of monographs
that is complete or intended to be completed within a finite number of parts
each of which bears, in addition to its own title proper, a collective title applying to the group as a whole (series definition)

Series can have authors that can be persons, families, or corporate bodies. The access point will contain the name of the author if there is one.

What is not a series?

Some phrases might look like titles but not considered to be series titles. There is no need to create a authority record in these cases.

Examples:

Social science (word or phrase indicating a broad subject or category)

Novel (genre or characterizing word or phrase)

A Tom Doherty Associates book (numbered or unnumbered statement of the commercial publisher)

25 años de paz (slogan, motto, prize, etc.)

CRN 780206-00050 (number that cannot be associated with a series title)

Information on how to treat these cases in the bibliographic record can be found in in LC-PCC PS 2.12 “Series or Phrases”

Authority records

All fields need to be justified by information contained in the 670 field or in a ‡v .

MARC	Subfields	Observations	Examples
008/12	a – Monographic series b – Multipart monograph c – Series-like phrase	Do not create a record for a series-like phrase (see above)
008/13	a – Numbered series b – Unnumbered series c – Numbering varies
008/16	a – Heading appropriate as series added entry b – Heading not appropriate as series added entry
046	$k - Beginning or single date created $l - Ending date created ‡2 date scheme	If you have access to the first work published as part of the series, add date for the creation of the series. Use ‡2 edtf Detailed guidelines for dates here	046 ## ǂk 2017 ǂ2 edtf 130 #0 $a Geschichte der Universität Mozarteum Salzburg 670 ## $a Von der Musikschule zum Konservatorium, 2017: ǂb series title page (Geschichte der Universität Mozarteum Salzburg; Band 1)
100		See procedures for name-title-series.
110	$a corporate or jurisdiction name $b subordinate unit	See procedures for name-title-series.
130	$a - Uniform title $l - Language of a work $n - Number of part/section of a work $p - Name of part/section of a work	Choose the title in the original language by which the work is most commonly identified If the title proper of the subseries is a generic part number record it in $n If it is a particular title, record it in $p. If a subseries is identified by both a part designation and a part title, record both, with $n first, and separated by a comma.	130 #0 $a Energy physics and engineering collection 130 #0 $a Collection Kolam. ǂp Poesie 130 #0 $a Collection Etudes. ǂn Série I. ǂp Authenticité
368	$a type of corporate body $b type of jurisdiction $c other designation ‡2 source of term
370	$c associated country $e place of headquarters $f other associated place ‡s start period ‡t end period ‡2 source of term
380		For monographic series use 380 ## $a Series (Publications) $a Monographic series $2 lcsh For multipart monographs 380 ## $a Series (Publications) $2 lcsh 380 ## $a Multipart monograph
372	‡a field of activity ‡s start period ‡e end period ‡2 source of term
373	‡a associated group ‡s start period ‡e end period ‡2 source of term
400
410	$a corporate or jurisdiction name $b subordinate unit
430	$a - Uniform title $l - Language of a work $n - Number of part/section of a work $p - Name of part/section of a work	Record variant titles for alternate linguistic forms (language, script, spelling, transliteration) as well as other variants such as introductory words or phrases (Agave v. Colleción Agave), written out forms of numbers (Ten v. 10), or title of part.	130 #0 $a Advances in experimental medicine and biology. ǂp Neuroscience and respiration 430 #0 $a Neuroscience and respiration 130 #0 $a Ideas brillantes 430 #0 $a Colleción Ideas brillantes 130 #0 $a Études et controverses 430 #0 $a Études & controverses 130 #0 $a Canada close up. ǂl French 430 #0 $a Canada vu de près
500	‡a name ‡b numeration ‡c titles or other designations ‡d dates ‡q fuller form of name ‡i relationship information ‡w control subfield
510	‡a corporate/ jurisdiction name ‡b subordinate unit
667	‡a nonpublic general note
670	‡a source citation ‡b information found	See this document for more details.
675	‡a source citation

Resources:

NACO series training

DCM Z1

RDA toolkit

RDA in NACO training - module 6a: Describing Series