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 in mixed case when used for entering periodicals and their dates, whether you use the Serials Module or not. Information that was formerly entered into the subfield z in Symphony is now entered in the VOL field in Polaris.
Example:
| Type | Analytic prefix/suffix | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Issue | Issue | Issue 49 |
| Number | No. | No. 3 |
| Part | Pt. | Pt. 2 |
| Supplement | Suppl. | June 2018 Suppl. |
| Volume | V. | V. 1 |
| January | Jan. | Jan. 2019 |
| February | Feb. | Feb. 2019 |
| March | Mar. | Mar. 2019 |
| April | Apr. | Apr. 2019 |
| May | May | May 2019 |
| June | June | June 2019 |
| July | July | July 2019 |
| August | Aug. | Aug. 2019 |
| September | Sep. | Sep. 2018 |
| October | Oct. | Oct. 2018 |
| November | Nov. | Nov. 2018 |
| December | Dec. | Dec. 2018 |
| Spring | Spr | Spr 2019 |
| Summer | Sum | Sum 2019 |
| Autumn or Fall | Aut | Aut 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.