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Unit: Cataloging

Date last updated: August 4, 2023 October 6. 2025

Date of next review: September 20252026

Criteria for Determining Whether a Publication is a Serial  

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1. Publications that are acquired as monographs, but identified on receipt as serials, should be placed on the serials problem shelf for serial consideration.
   These include:
   
   • New titles which are obviously serials, yet lack a Cornell serials record in FOLIO
   • Titles about which there are questions or ambiguities as to their seriality
     
2. New receipts which have existing serials check-in records should be checked in as per normal receiving procedures.
3. If a selector decision is needed, serials searchers will make a serials decision record for items previously entered as monographs. The book records will be deleted or marked for deletion. The items will then be placed on the review shelves for selector decision.
4. If a selector decision is not needed because it is clear that we are keeping the volumes, serials searchers make a new serial record for the items, delete or mark for deletion the old monograph records, and start them back through the cataloging process. 
   

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1. When catalogers identify items as serials, they must be cataloged using a serial record from OCLC (BLvl=s). Because of continual receipt implications, titles cataloged (or recataloged) as serials must be returned to the a serials problem shelf staff member for preliminary serials treatment.  If the cataloger is certain that the selector does not have a continuation in mind, for instance if the serial is long dead, an exception may be made.
   
2. Place Give the issues along with all documentation on the shelf labeled "Problems" on the Serials Receiving Unit shelvesto a serials staff member. Include a problem flyer note with your name to facilitate feedback. The phrase "To be cataloged by [your name]" may be added.

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