SCCTP
Serial Holdings Workshop
© 2000 The Library of Congress

Post-Workshop Exercises

Contents

1. Standards and Holdings

List the standards that are used by libraries for entering and recording holdings.

2. Libraries and Standards

List as many library system functions as you can that are affected by the holdings format.

List as many reasons as you can why libraries should use the standards.

3. Coding Records

Code the following examples.

Example 1

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Your library has holdings from volume 1 number 1, January 1989. The title is classified using the LC call number: GV561 .S761 and is bound through Volume 11. Summarize the volume holdings in a textual field, but itemize the issues information.

Type:   Encoding Level:   Receipt/Acquisition status:   Acquisition Method:  Intent to Cancel:  General
     Retention:  Specific Retention:   Language: eng       Completeness:    Lending:         Reproduction:

004    $a [System generated]
007    $a ta

852 __ $b My library

853 __ $8 2

866 __ $8 1 $a

863 __ $8 2._
863 __ $8 2._
863 __ $8 2._
863 __ $8 2._
863 __ $8 2._
863 __ $8 2._
863 __ $8 2._
863 __ $8 2._
863 __ $8 2._
863 __ $8 2._
863 __ $8 2._

Example 2

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How would this issue be coded in order to add it to the record with the basic units?

855

865

Example 3

Fill in holdings as far as you can. Summarize where possible, assuming regular numbering.

v.1 1979 (no. 1-4)  Jan,Apr,Jun,Sep
v.2 1980   "
v.3 1981 no.3
v.4 1982
v.5 1983
v.6 1984 + Suppl. 1984
v.7 1985
1986 (no.1-4) Spr,Sum,Fall,Winter

1987   "
1988 no.2-3
1989 + Index 1979-1988
1990
1991 For later holdings see check-in record
	

853 20 $8 1 $a v. $b no. $u 4 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $w q $x 01
863 __ $8 ____ $a        $i              $w
863 __ $8 ____ $a        $b      $i      $j
863 __ $8 ____ $a        $i

854 20 $8 ____ $a (year)
864    $8      $a

853_   $8     $a (year) $b no. $u 4 $v r $i (year) $j (season) $w q $x 21
863    $8     $a        $w
863    $8     $a        $b     $i          $j          $w
863    $8     $a

855 __ $8     $a v.    $i (year/year)
865    $8     $a       $i