Bibliographic Policies & Procedures Advisory Group

POLICY NO. 23
ENUMERATION AND CHRONOLOGY IN ITEM RECORDS
(11-19-2003)


Index examples
Index covering v. 1-20
Enum:
index:v.1/20
Chron: (1950/1970)

3rd index to a journal
Enum:
index:no.3
Chron: (1950/1970)

Supplement examples
Supplement to v.22
Enum:
v.22:suppl.
Chron: (1983)

The 3rd supplement
Enum:
suppl:no.3
Chron: (1936)

The 2nd supplement to v.22
Enum:
v.22:suppl:no.2
Chron: (1973)

Supplement to 1985 issue
Enum:
1985:suppl.

The 1985 supplement to a journal
Enum:
suppl:1985

Monographic set
Call number PR8633 .S4 3rd ser.
v.19,etc. [v.3 shelved as 3rd ser. v.29, v.4
shelved as 4th ser v.6]

Enum:
3rd ser:v.29
Chron: (1984)
Enum: 4th ser:v.6
Chron: (1977)

Call number E457.91 1905
Enum:
v.1

Series caption examples
Enum:
ser.2:no.19
Chron: (1971)

Enum: n.s.:v.5:pt.6
Chron: (1952)

1st and 2nd ed. examples - date
distinguishes
Enum:
v.5
Chron: (1980)

Enum: v.5
Chron: (1982)
Free text (opt.): 2nd ed.

Bracketed numbering -
although the publisher did not include
numbering, we have assigned the
enumeration
Enum:
v.1
Chron: (1964)

Bound together volumes examples
Enum:
v.1-v.6
Chron: (1964-1970)

Enum: v.1/2-v.5/6
Chron: (1964/1965-1969/1970)

Missing issues volume examples:
Enum:
v.1:no.1-no.3,no.5-no.8
Chron: (1982)
Enum: v.1-v.3,v.5-v.6
Chron: (1982-1984,1986-1987)

Enum: v.1:no.1-v.2:no.4,v.2:no.6,
v.3:no2-v.4:no.5,v.5-v.6
Chron: (1980:Jan/Feb-1981:July/Aug,
1981:Nov/Dec,1982:Mar/Apr-
1983:Sept/Oct,1984-1985)
[note: limited to 150 char.]
Or
Enum:
v.1-v.6 Incomplete
Chron: (1980-1985) Incomplete

Seasons example
Enum:
v.1:no.1
Chron: (1985:winter)

Ordinal number example
Enum: 1st
Chron:
(1971)



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