Variable Fields: 5xx, 7xx

NOTES: 5xx FIELDS

588 Description based on note (DBO): if the first issue is not available, the earliest available issue is recorded here; it is combined with the source for the title. This note must be revised if you have an earlier issue than the one described in the record.

588     ‡a Description based on: Volume 90, number 1 (Spring 2014); title from title page.

588 Latest issue consulted note. (LIC) If it is necessary to edit the record, make a 588 Latest issue consulted note as in this RDA example. Otherwise, do not update the LIC note.

588     ‡a Latest issue consulted: Volume 90, number 1 (Spring 2014).

ANSI/NISO punctuation isn't used in the description, but the chronological designation should be recorded in parentheses. Use of standard abbreviations is optional; you can transcribe the captions and months as they appear on the item. (SML Acquisitions has chosen to use the standard abbreviations in the notes.)

EXAMPLE:
 

588     ‡a Description based on: No 1 (28 décembre 1913 au 3 janvier 1914); title from caption.
588     ‡a Latest issue consulted: [new series] No 40 (22 au 28 novembre 1331 [1915]).

The latest issue consulted note is always the last note.

510. Delete all 510s unless the first indicator is 4.

7xx FIELDS

710/550. If the issuing body changes, make a 710 for the new body but retain the 710 for the previous body

  1. If the new body is new to Orbis, search in LCDB or OCLC for an authority record. If none is found, route to a NACO cataloger
  2. If there are variant forms of the corporate body that are not accounted for in the authority record, check with a NACO cataloger; it may be necessary to update the authority record, or, in some cases, to create a new bibliographic record
  3. If there is an authority record for the 710, a 550 issuing body note is not required (in most cases, the 260 3_ will fill the need of the 550)
  4. See also 1xx/7xx at the beginning of the variable fields section

780/785

If the record has a 780 field for an earlier title, check to see whether we have a record for the earlier title and that it has a 785 for the title being cataloged. If not, the record for the earlier title will need to be recataloged by the unit's serial specialist. If the earlier title is not in Orbis, do not search further in LCDB and/or OCLC.

Similarly, if the record for the serial being cataloged has a 785 for the later title, check to see whether we have a record for the later title and that the record has a 780 for the title being cataloged. If not, the record for the later title will have to be recataloged by the unit's serial specialist. If the later title is not in Orbis, do not search further in LCDB and/or OCLC.

If the title on your issue differs from the title used in the bibliographic record, a new record for the title may or may not be created. If the title change is minor, a 246 field for the variant must be added to the record. If the title change is major, a new record must be created. Also, if there is a corporate main entry and the form of the corporate name has changed, or if the corporate name is used as a qualifier in 130 and the corporate name changes, a new record must be made. In all of these cases, check with your serial specialist. For a list of major and minor title and main entry changes, see the examples in Major/Minor Changes for Serials and Series (RDA Update)

776 This field is made when a record exists for the serial in another format, such as an online resource. Leave it as is.