Series: a Group of Separate Items Related to One Another by the Fact That Each Item Bears

Series (not the same as serials)

A group of separate items related to one another by the fact that each item bears, in addition to its own title proper, a collective title applying to the group as a whole. The individual items may or may not be numbered.

Series MARC tags:

490Series Statement(indicators indicate whether title is not traced or traced differently):

See OCLC Bib Formats:

1st Indicator- Specifies whether series is traced

0_ Series not traced

1_ Series traced differently

2nd Indicator-Undefined

Blank - Undefined

490 0 blank Series title(no need for 830 field)

490 1 blank Series title is traced differently AND there MUST be 830 field.

830Series Added Entry–Uniform Title

See OCLC:

Definition: A title series added entry in which the entry of the series is under a uniform title. Use when the added entry form of a series title is different from that in the corresponding series statement. An 830 field is usually justified by a series statement (field 490) or a general note

(field 500) relating to the series.

1st Indicator-Undefined

2nd Indicator- Nonfiling characters

0 = No nonfiling characters

1-9 = Number of nonfiling characters present

Example:

490 1_ Annals of the AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science ;$vv. 331 (September 1960)

830_0 Annals of the AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science $x0002-7162 ;$vv.331.

The title in the 490 field is usually the “unauthorized” title, probably the way the title appeared on the item in hand. Sometimes, a series title is traced differently from the title as it appears on the item in hand. You must verify the authorized heading in the authority files/records. In an authority record, the 440, 830, and other title headings are 130 tags.

Series authority record (OCLC):

ARN: 35399

130 _0 Annals of the AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science