Notes
1 Based on a presentation sponsored by the Cataloging Norms Discussion Group, ALA Midwinter Meeting, 19 January 2002.
2 An excellent and highly readable summary of the development of these ideas is Reynolds, Regina Romano. “Seriality and the Web,” Managing Electronic Serials. ALCTS Papers in Library Services & Collections, no. 9, ed. Pamela M. Blum. Chicago and London: ALA, 2001, pp. 1–17. The author is indebted to her article for the chronology.
3 Hirons, Jean, and Crystal Graham. “Issues Related to Seriality,” Principles and Future of AACR: Proceedings of the International Conference on the Principles and Future Development of AACR, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 23–25, 1997, ed. Jean Weihs. Chicago: ALA, 1998, pp. 180–212.
4 Hirons, Jean, and Members of the CONSER AACR Review Task Force. Revising AACR2 to Accommodate Seriality: Rule Revision Proposals. February 2000. Available at: http://www.nlc_bnc.ca/jsc/ch12.pdf Accessed Feb. 22, 2002
5 Reynolds, Seriality and the Web, p. 4.
6 This division also tends to create a strong mental picture of printed, paper items; material in other physical forms—or with no fixed, tangible form—are exceptions that seem to hover outside the boundaries of these two categories.
7 Hallam, Adele. Cataloging Rules for the Description of Looseleaf Publications: With Special Emphasis on Legal Publications. Washington, D.C.: Office for Descriptive Cataloging, LC, 1986.
8 Reynolds, Seriality and the Web, p. 3.
9 “Changes in MARC 21 to Accommodate Seriality.” MARBI Proposal No. 2001–05. Available at: http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2001/2001_05.html Accessed Feb. 22, 2002.
10 “Making Field 260 repeatable in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format.” MARBI Proposal No. 2001–05. Available at: http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2001/2001_04.html Accessed Feb. 22, 2002.
11 PCC Task Group on Implementation of Integrating Resources. Final report. Available at: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/tgintegrfinal.pdf Accessed Feb. 22, 2002.
12 Information and documentation regarding the CONSER PURL project can be found at http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/conser/purl/main.html Accessed Feb. 22, 2002.