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Item Record Description Policies and Templates

Item record descriptions for print periodicals should follow the guidelines below. Every effort should be made to adhere to these guidelines for newly cataloged items. Legacy records should be corrected only as time and resources allow.


For a full list of WRLC recommendations for print periodicals, please see the following document :Recommendations for Print Periodicals in the Washington Research Library Consortium

Item Field Designations


ENUM/CHRON Field

Enter in Field

Prefix Autogenerated

Example Entry

Enumeration A

Volume


Volumen (es)


Jahrgang/Jahrg (de)


Band/bd. (de)


Jaargang (nl)


Anno (it)


Annus (lt)


Annee (fr)


Tome (fr)


Tomo (es)

v.

23

Enumeration B

Number


numero (es)


Heft (de)

no.

2

Enumeration C


iss.

459

Chronology I

Year


2018 or 5778

Chronology J

Month or Season


Mar. or Autumn

Chronology K

Day


23

Enumeration D

Supplements, Index, or Other


v.3, no.5 (2020 Oct.)-v.4, no.3 (2021 Jun.)

Language of auto generated prefix

The auto generated prefixes are in English. Policy is left to each individual school on whether to always use English, or to use the language of the item being cataloged. If using the language of the item, the prefixes must be changed manually in the Description field of the Item Record.

Month abbreviations

Enter using the appropriate abbreviation. Policy is left to each individual school on whether to always use English, or to use the language of the item being cataloged.


If a language is not listed here, consult the CONSER documentation.


English

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

French

janv.

févr.

mars

avril

mai

juin

juil.

août

sept.

oct.

nov.

déc.

German

Jan.

Feb.

März

Apr.

Mai.

Juni

Juli

Aug.

Sept

Okt.

Nov.

Dez.

Spanish

enero

feb.

marzo

abr.

mayo

jun.

jul.

agosto

sep.

oct.

nov.

dic.

Portuguese

jan.

fev.

marco.

abril

maio

junho

julho

agosto

set.

out.

nov.

dez.

Latin

Ian.

Febr.

Mart.

Apr.

Mai

Iun.

Iul.

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Italian

genn.

febbr.

mar.

apr.

magg.

giugno

luglio

ag.

sett.

ott.

nov.

dic.

Dutch

jan.

feb.

maart

apr.

mei.

juni

juli

aug

sept.

oct.

nov.

dec.

Enumeration D (Special Cases)

Enumeration D should be used for descriptive information that does not fit in the categories designated for Enumeration A-C and Chronology I-K. This can include new series (n.s.), parts (pt.), indexes, supplements, and others. 


All prefixes for Enumeration D should be written in the Enum D field; no prefixes will be added to the Enum D value in the Description field.


In addition, complex descriptions for bound periodicals should be written with prefixes in Enumeration D; the information should not be written in any other Enumeration or Chronology fields. For an example, see Template {EnumD}


If Enum A-C and Chron I-K are used along with Enum D, the value in Enumeration D will always be added to the end of the Description field. For examples, see Template X {EnumD}

Templates configured in the WRLC NZ



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v.{EnumA}: no.{EnumB} ({Chronl}: {ChronJ})

v.x: no.x (Year: Mo./Season)

Example : v.101: no.3 (2022: Mar.)

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v.{EnumA}: no.{EnumB} ({Chronl})

v.x: no.x (Year)

Example : v.101: no.3 (2022)

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v.{EnumA}: no.{EnumB}

v.x: no.x

Example : v.101: no.3

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v.{EnumA}: {EnumC} ({Chronl}: {ChronJ} {ChronK})

v.x: iss.x (Year: Mo. Day)

Example : v.101: iss.7 (2022: Mar. 21)

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v.{EnumA}: {EnumC} ({Chronl}: {ChronJ})

v.x: iss.x (Year: Mo.)

Example : v.101: iss.7 (2022: Mar.)

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v.{EnumA}: {EnumC} ({Chronl})

v.x: iss.x (Year)

Example : v.101: iss.7 (2022)

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v.{EnumA}: {EnumC}

v.x: iss.x

Example : v.101: iss.7

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no.{EnumB}, iss.{EnumC} ({Chronl}: {ChronJ} {ChronK})

no.x, iss.x (Year: Mo. Day)

Example : no.3, iss.7 (2022: Mar. 21)

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no.{EnumB}, iss.{EnumC} ({Chronl}: {ChronJ})

no.x, iss.x (Year: Mo./Seas)

Example : no.3, iss.7 (2022: Mar.)

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no.{EnumB}, iss.{EnumC} ({Chronl})

no.x, iss.x (Year)

Example : no.3, iss.7 (2022)

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no.{EnumB}, iss.{EnumC}

no.x, iss.x

Example : no.3, iss.7

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v.{EnumA} ({Chronl}: {ChronJ} {ChronK})

v.x (Year: Mo. Day)

Example : v.101 (2022: Mar. 21)

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v.{EnumA}({Chronl}: {ChronJ})

v.x (Year: Mo.)

Example : v.101 (2022: Mar.)

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v.{EnumA}({Chronl})

v.x (Year)

Example : v.101 (2022)

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v.{EnumA}

v.x

Example : v.101

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no.{EnumB} ({Chronl}: {ChronJ} {ChronK})

no.x (Year: Mo. Day)

Example : no.3 (2022: Mar. 21)

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no.{EnumB} ({Chronl}: {ChronJ})

no.x (Year: Mo.)

Example : no.3 (2022: Mar.)

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no.{EnumB} ({Chronl})

no.x (Year: Mo.)

Example : no.3 (2022)

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no.{EnumB}

no.x

Example : no.3

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iss.{EnumC) ({Chronl}: {ChronJ} {ChronK})

iss.x (Year: Mo/Sea. Day)

Example : iss.7 (2022: Mar. 21)

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iss.{EnumC} ({Chronl}: {ChronJ})

iss.x (Year: Mo/Sea)

Example : iss.7 (2022: Mar.)

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iss.{EnumC} ({Chronl})

iss.x (Year)

Example : iss.7 (2022)

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iss.{EnumC}

iss.x

Example : iss.7

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{Chronl}: {ChronJ} {ChronK}

Year: Mo/Sea. Day

Example : 2022: Mar. 21

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{Chronl}: {ChronJ}

Year: Mo/Sea.

Example : 2022: Mar.

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{Chronl}

Year

Example : 2022

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{EnumD}

Example : v.3: no.5 (2020: Oct.) - v.4: no.3 (2021: Jun.)

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X {EnumD}

Example 1 : v.2: no.4 (2018) pt.1

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Example 2 : v.13-24 index

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Approved by the Metadata Committee April 28, 2023