Serials Control Category 1 Field

Serial Control Category 1 Field

The purpose of this optional category field is to denote a control record’s special characteristics for serial control statistical analysis. Serial control categories are used as selection criteria in reports for generating detailed statistical breakdowns by library-defined characteristics. Another use of this field might be to indicate how a subscription is acquired.

Example:

Acquisitions Serials Congress Fall 2004 - 1 - 09/24/2004/PRO  DUPLICATE – USED FOR IDENTIFYING MULTICOPY SUBSCRIPTIONS

 EXCHANGE – USED FOR EITHER A PAID EXCHANGE OR A NON-PAID EXCHANGE

 GRATIS – USED WHEN WE RECEIVE MATERIAL AT NO COST TO OUR LIBRARY

 SUB – USED FOR A PAID SUBSCRIPTION

 SUB_CD – USED WHEN THE FORMAT IS A CD-ROM

 SUB_CW - USED WHEN TWO OR MORE TITLES ARE RECEIVED AND INVOICED AT ONE PRICE INSTEAD OF SEPARATE BILLING, SUCH AS MEMBERSHIPS, SUBSCRIPTION PLANS, AND COMES WITH

 SUB_MF – USED WHEN THE FORMAT IS A MICROFORM [MICROFILM, MICROFICHE,MICROCARD]

 SUB_MONO – USED WHEN THE ORDER IS FOR A TITLE WHICH IS PUBLISHED AS A MONOGRAPHIC SERIES

 UNKNOWN – USE THIS IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE DESIGNATION SHOULD BE.

Acquisitions Serials Congress Fall 2004 - 2 - 09/24/2004/PRO