Aha, that makes sense.... for printing catalog cards. It makes no sense
at all in an electronic record that will never become a printed catalog
card... does it?
MSHERMAN wrote:
Traditionally, way, way back in the dark ages, when we used catalog
cards, the number of volumes of an open entry was left blank, so that
when the item finally published it's last volume, the librarian could
fill in the actual volumes in the run of the serial.
This should still be true today, but I haven't noticed anyone actually
completing the number of volumes when they close an open screen on OCLC
records.
Maxine Sherman
Cataloger
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Administrative Offices
2111 Snow Road / Parma, OH 44134-2728
p 216.749.9378 / f 216.749.9445
msher...@cuyahogalibrary.org
www.cuyahogalibrary.org
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[mailto:rd...@listserv.lac-bac.gc.ca] On Behalf Of Jonathan Rochkind
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Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Recording Extent, Other Physical Characteristics,
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I have never understood why cataloging standards result in:
300 $a v.
Even knowing that stands for "volumes" -- why is this supposed to be
useful? I get when it says "2 v.". That's telling you there are two
volumes. But when it just says "v." -- can anyone explain to me what the
point of this is supposed to be? Is this supposed to be useful
information somehow, "v." ?
Jonathan
