Call number analytics for periodicals

Because of the way the serials module works, and because periodical call numbers almost always need a call number analytic designating the part, periodicals have their own special rules & patterns for the construction of call number analytics.

Primary source of date: Masthead.

Other sources: Cover, spine, running date on pages.

Holds: Because the Holds module treats differences in capitalization as different volumes, the following prefixes, chronology and suffixes are always used in this form and are always capitalized when used for entering periodicals and their dates, whether you use the Serials Module or not.

Example:

Type	Analytic prefix/suffix	Example
Issue	Issue	‡zIssue 49
Number	No.	‡zNo. 3
Part	Pt.	‡zPt. 2
Supplement	Suppl.	‡zJune 2018 Suppl.
Volume	V.	‡zV. 1
January	Jan.	‡zJan. 2019
February	Feb.	‡zFeb. 2019
March	Mar.	‡zMar. 2019
April	Apr.	‡zApr. 2019
May	May	‡zMay 2019
June	June	‡zJune 2019
July	July	‡zJuly 2019
August	Aug.	‡zAug. 2019
September	Sep.	‡zSep. 2018
October	Oct.	‡zOct. 2018
November	Nov.	‡zNov. 2018
December	Dec.	‡zDec. 2018
Spring	Spr	‡zSpr 2019
Summer	Sum	‡zSum 2019
Autumn or Fall	Aut	‡zAut 2018
Winter	Win	Win 2018

When creating predictions, please refer to the publisher's block containing the ISSN for issues to be skipped or combined issues or supplement issues. Note: This information may be different each year.

Weekly publications

Jan. 5, 2019; Mar. 31, 2019; Dec. 12, 2018

Title examples
US News and World Report (date on issue: June 22, 2006)	June 22, 2006
Economist (dates on issue: Jun 15-21, 2006)	June 15, 2006 (NOT June 15/21, 2006 because it is not a combined issue)
TV Guide (dates on issue: March 2-8, 2015)	Mar. 2, 2015 (NOT Mar. 2/8, 2015)
TV Guide (dates on issue: Feb. 24-March 2, 2014)	Feb. 24, 2014 (NOT Feb. 24/MAR 2, 2014)

Sometimes regular weekly issues are combined and published two weeks apart. Both dates should show in the VOL field:

Title examples
New Yorker (dates on combined issue: January 23/30, 2006)	Jan. 23/30, 2006
People (dates on combined issue: December 26, 2005/January 2, 2006)	Dec. 26/Jan. 2, 2006
Variety (dates on issue: June 26-July 9, 2006 a combination of the June 26-July 2 and July 3-9 issues)	June 26/July 3, 2006 (NOT June 26/July 9, 2006)
TV Guide (dates on issue: Feb. 2-15, 2015 Double Issue a combination of the Feb. 2-8 and Feb. 9-15 issues)	Feb. 2/9, 2015 (NOT Feb. 2/15, 2015)

Bi-weekly publications

Jan. 5, 2006; Mar. 31, 2006; Dec. 12, 2005

Title examples
Forbes (date on issue June 15, 2006)	June 15, 2006
Christian Century (date on issue August 8, 2006)	Aug. 8, 2006
PC Magazine (date on issue May 23, 2006)	May 23, 2006
PC Magazine (date on combined issue July 2006)	July 2006

Monthly publications

Jan. 2006; Mar. 2006; June 2006

Title examples
Good Housekeeping (date on issue: March 2006)	Mar. 2006
People en Español (date on issue: Agosto 2006)	Aug. 2006
Field and Stream (date on issue: December 2005/January 2006) (published monthly except for combined December/January)	Dec./Jan. 2006
Atlantic (date on issue: July/August 2006)	July/Aug. 2006

Bi-monthly publications

• If the cover date, date on the spine and the date on the masthead differ, use the larger date span. Most of the magazines that fall into this category have the later month on the cover and the two months on the masthead and spine.

Example

Taunton's Fine Gardening

- cover date August, 2006;

- spine date – July/August 2006 and the

- masthead date July/August 2006

- July/Aug. 2006 (Date to be used for this issue)

Jan./Feb. 2006; May/June 2006; June/July 2006; Dec./Jan. 2007

Title examples
Taunton's Fine Woodworking (cover date: August 2006; masthead date: July/August 2006)	July/Aug. 2006
American Heritage (cover date: March 2006; masthead date: February/March 2006)	Feb./Mar. 2006

• Some magazines that publish every other month (cover date, date on spine, and date on the masthead are the same) – a single month

Jan. 2006; July 2006; Dec. 2006

Title examples
Workbench (date on cover and masthead is February 2006)	Feb. 2006
Audubon (date on cover and masthead is January 2006)	Jan. 2006

Quarterly publications

Win 2006; Spr 2006; Sum 2006; Aut 2006

Title examples
Chicago Wilderness (date on the issue: Summer 2006)	Sum 2006
Martha Stewart Weddings (date on the issue: Fall 2006)	Aut 2006
For example (date on the issue: Autumn 2006)	Aut 2006

Bi-Quarterly or Bi-Season publications

Spr/Sum 2006; Aut/Win 2006; Win/Spr 2006

Title examples
Chicago Consumers' Checkbook (date on the issue: Summer/Fall 2006	Sum/Aut 2006

Custom Dates

Title examples
Camping Life (One undated issue between April & May is only identified as Gear Guide; according to the text block Camping Life is published February, April, Gear Guide, May, June, August, October and December.)	Custom pattern: Feb.,Apr.,Gear,May,June,Aug.,Oct.,Dec.

Supplements/Special Issues

Title examples
Taunton's Fine Cooking (date on issue: Winter 2006)	Win 2006
Midwest Living: Michigan Travel Ideas (date on issue: 2006)	2006

Combining Issues

When combining issues, use what the call number analytic of the each issue would have been, not the total coverage span, and separate the dates with a slash, not a hyphen. When multiple years are involved, omit the first year.

Date on issue	Combination of	Call number analytic
January 23/30, 2006	January 23, 2006 January 30, 2006	Jan. 23/30, 2006
December 26, 2006/January 2, 2006	December 26, 2006 January 2, 2006	Dec. 26/Jan. 2, 2006
June 26-July 9, 2006	June 26-July 2, 2006 July 3-9, 2006	June 26/July 3, 2006
Feb. 2-15, 2015	Feb. 2-8, 2015 Feb. 9-15, 2015	Feb. 2/9, 2015
December 2005/January 2006	December 2005 January 2006	Dec./Jan. 2006

Additional notes

Art in America Annual Guide issue

(Cover date: Annual Guide 2005/2006; masthead date: August 2005) Issue date would be Aug. 2005. In the "Public" note of the copy record you may indicate this is the Annual Guide 2005/2006).

US News and World Report Best Graduate School issue

This is the regular weekly issue with a date, not a special issue. In the "Public" note of the copy record you may indicate this is the Best Graduate School issue.

Moo Cow Fan Club Newsletter

There is no date on the magazine just an issue number. Therefore, the call number analytic is: |zISSUE 28

When using the serials module, some periodicals, such as Woman's Day and Family Circle, are difficult to predict. Therefore, it is recommended that each time the magazine is checked in, you should use the option to check in without generated predictions.