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490  Series Statement (R)

Input Standards

Required if applicable/Required if applicable
1st Indicator  Specifies whether series is traced
0 Series not traced
1 Series traced differently
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character  Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards
a Series statement (R) Mandatory/Mandatory
l Library of Congress call number (NR) LC use only/LC use only
v Volume number/sequential designation (R) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
x International Standard Serial Number (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable


Definition

A series statement for which no series added entry is to be made or for which the series added entry is in a controlled form different from that which appears in the series statement. Field 490 does not serve as a series added entry. When field 490 is used and a series added entry is appropriate, both the series statement (field 490) and a corresponding series added entry (fields 800–830) are recorded in the bibliographic record. Always use field 490 when a series statement contains the volume(s) or date(s) during which the publication was issued as an integral part of the title. See " 4xx Introduction" for more information.

Guidelines

 

For unpublished and manuscript material, do not use field 490 since series statements do not apply under AACR2.

1st Indicator

Specifies whether series is traced. A value that specifies whether the series has no corresponding added entry (not traced) or has a corresponding added entry in a different form (traced differently) in a series added entry: 8xx Fields (fields 800–830).
0 Series not traced. No series added entry is desired for the series.
490 0 Pelican books
[No 800–830 field is in record.]
1 Series traced differently. The controlled form of entry for the series in the series added entry differs from that in the series statement. With value 1, the appropriate 800–830 field ( 8xx Fields) is included in the bibliographic record to provide the series added entry. If the series is traced differently, enter the series tracing in an 8xx field ( 8xx Fields).
490 1 Department of State publication ; v 7846. a Department and Foreign Service series ; v 128
830    0 Department of State publication ; v 7846.
830    0 Department of State publication. p Department and Foreign Service series ; v 128
[The series statement contains a numbered series and a subseries and both are to be traced separately.]
490 1 Uniform crime reports
830    0 Uniform crime reports (Washington, D.C.)
[The established form of entry for the series includes a parenthetical qualifier.]

2nd Indicator

Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank (blank character ).
blank character Undefined

Subfields

a Series statement The title proper of the series. Use also for dates or volume numbers preceding or appearing as part of the title, other title information or the statement of responsibility.
490 1 1972/73-1975/76: Research report / National Education Association Research

Repeat subfield a when a subseries is separated from the main series by the numbering of the main series in subfield v or by the ISSN in subfield x or when a series has a parallel title. Also, enter all parallel titles in separate subfield a's.

490 1 Annual census of manufactures = a Recensement des manufactures, x 0315-5587
l Library of Congress call number LC use only. The Library of Congress call number when it is given as part of the series statement. This occurs when an item is issued as part of a series during a period of time and has been classified under the LC call number of that series for that period. For more information, see field 050.
490 1 Bulletin / Engineering Experiment Station ; v no. 50 l (TA7.074)
v Volume number/sequential designation The volume number or other sequential designation used in conjunction with the series statement.
490 1 Topics in current chemistry = a Fortschritte der chemischen Forschung ; v 118

Note: Alternate numbering systems, preceded by an equal sign (=), are not placed in separate subfields.

490 0 Forschungen zur Geschichte Voralbergs ; v 6 Bd. = der ganzen Reihe 13 Bd.
x International Standard Serial Number The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) for a series. The ISSN is an agency-assigned data element.

Do not enter the designation ISSN in subfield x.

490 0 Life series, x 0023-6721

Note: When an item contains an ISSN for the series, but lacks a series title, the ISSN is recorded in field 500 (General Note).

500 "ISSN 0399-3388."

Printing

Field 490 prints following the physical description and as an added entry. See " 4xx Introduction" for more information.
 

The print program provides the designation ISSN before the number in printed series statements. The ISSN does not print in the series tracing or added entry.

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