Hi Lynn,

If you're setting up a prediction pattern, the frequency is bimonthly. Regarding the second level enumeration caption, the number of issues per year is 6. This field refers to the number of units per next higher level (in this case, the number of issues per volume, which is 6) rather the total numbered issues in a year (which can vary depending on how the publisher combines enumeration and chronology).

Volume and number are the first and second level enumeration captions, and year and month are the first and second level chronology captions, respectively. You would combine enumeration and chronology when naming each issue, e.g., v.43:no.7/8 (2012:July/Aug.).

I hope this helps. Please clarify if I'm not understanding your question.

Miriam

Miriam C. Nauenburg
Serials and Electronic Resources Cataloger
Ingram Library
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA 30118
Phone: (678) 839-5327
FAX: (678) 839-6511

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On 8/3/2012 12:01 PM, Coakley, Lynn wrote:
To all
 
Our network recently moved to a new platform.  Our old vendor was III and after the kinks worked out, entering serials data was a breeze.  This software (Evergreen) needs MFHD captions and patterns.  I have a journal (American Libraries) that I'm trying to enter and for the life of me I cannot get any code to make it do what I want it to do.  This publishes 6 times per year, Jan/Feb. etc.  It's numbering is 1/2, 3/4 etc. so even though it is only 6 hard copies, there are 12 issues.
 
Does anyone know about captioning and patterning that you would be willing to share?  I've found several training manuals (Yale has a nice one), but I haven't found an example that works.
 
Any advice would be appreciated.  I know it's Friday - ignore it til Monday!  
 
Thanks
Lynn 
Lynn Coakley
Coordinator of Technical Services
Library
Springfield Technical Community College
One Armory Sq.
Springfield, MA  01102
413.755.4565
fax 413.755.6315

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