A serial is a publication issued in successive parts and continued indefinitely. A subscription is composed of parts called items. Example: periodicals.
Use Discover Items to search for the serial title and click the title link to view details.
These links are in the upper right corner of the screen, below the Copies, Details, and Holds links.
Unrecognized Shelving Location error
On the Copies screen, in the upper right corner, click Holdings View or Copies View.
Field | Definition |
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Audience Level | Determine the Audience Level for the item. Refer to WorldCat Holdings Audience Levels. |
Category | A discrete bibliographic entity that constitutes either the whole or a part of the bibliographic item. A bibliographic unit may be a basic bibliographic unit, supplementary material, or Index. Examples of bibliographic units are: a single volume, a multi-volume monograph, an accompanying pamphlet, a set of serially-issued updates. |
Chronology |
The date(s) used by the publisher on a serially-issued bibliographic unit to help identify it or indicate when it was issued. The chronology may reflect the dates of coverage, publication, or printing. When entering months, type them as numbers (1, 2, etc.). Do not spell them out (January, Feb., etc.). |
Copy Number | The number assigned by the library that distinguishes one copy of the title from another identical copy. |
Description | The statement of coverage for the library's holdings of a serial or multi-part title, whether formatted (Vol. 7 No. 1 – Vol. 22 No. 12) or textual (Library holds 1992 – present). |
Enumeration | The designation reflecting the alphabetic or numeric scheme used by the publisher on an item or assigned when the holdings statement is created to identify the individual bibliographic or physical parts and to show the relationship of each unit to the item as a whole. |
Branch | Library branch that owns the item described by the item record. |
Note(s) |
Note about the item. (Optional). To make a note display upon check in or check out, type an exclamation point as its first character (!). |
Receipt Status | Whether newly published parts of a multipart or serial item are being received. |
Shelving Locations |
Location of the item within the branch. To remove a shelving location, either click the X next to the down arrow (if available), or click the shelving location in the list to uncheck it. |
Use Restrictions | Any restrictions on the use of the item. It is used when it is necessary to include information that is too item specific to be handled by field 506 (Restrictions on Access Note) in the bibliographic record. |
This error occurs when the Shelf Location value (852 ‡c) in the Location Holdings Record does not match a value entered in the Holding Codes Translation Table found in OCLC Service Configuration. The Holding Code Translation Table is the source for Branch codes and display names, Shelving Scheme and Shelf Locations. For more information, see Holding Codes Translation Table.
After an item is deleted, its status in WMS is Withdrawn. Items deleted from WMS will not display to the public, but will stay in the system based on the time configured in OCLC Service Configuration (WMS Circulation > Admin/General > Deleted Items). For more information, see Deleted Items.
For more information on statuses, see Item statuses and Withdrawn status.
If editing an already received item's enumeration and chronology, a defect incorrectly updates the local holdings record. Instead, use OCLC Connexion to make the edit.
Field | Definition |
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Audience Level | Determine the Audience Level for the item. Refer to WorldCat Holdings Audience Levels. |
Category | A discrete bibliographic entity that constitutes either the whole or a part of the bibliographic item. A bibliographic unit may be a basic bibliographic unit, supplementary material, or Index. Examples of bibliographic units are: a single volume, a multi-volume monograph, an accompanying pamphlet, a set of serially-issued updates. |
Chronology |
The date(s) used by the publisher on a serially-issued bibliographic unit to help identify it or indicate when it was issued. The chronology may reflect the dates of coverage, publication, or printing. When entering months, type them as numbers (1, 2, etc.). Do not spell them out (January, Feb., etc.). |
Copy Number | The number assigned by the library that distinguishes one copy of the title from another identical copy. |
Description | The statement of coverage for the library's holdings of a serial or multi-part title, whether formatted (Vol. 7 No. 1 – Vol. 22 No. 12) or textual (Library holds 1992 – present). |
Enumeration | The designation reflecting the alphabetic or numeric scheme used by the publisher on an item or assigned when the holdings statement is created to identify the individual bibliographic or physical parts and to show the relationship of each unit to the item as a whole. |
Branch | Library branch that owns the item described by the item record. |
Note(s) |
Note about the item. (Optional). To make a note display upon check in or check out, type an exclamation point as its first character (!). |
Receipt Status | Whether newly published parts of a multipart or serial item are being received. |
Shelving Locations |
Location of the item within the branch. To remove a shelving location, either click the X next to the down arrow (if available), or click the shelving location in the list to uncheck it. |
Use Restrictions | Any restrictions on the use of the item. It is used when it is necessary to include information that is too item specific to be handled by field 506 (Restrictions on Access Note) in the bibliographic record. |
Click Save Serial Item: the screen displays with the information you entered.
This error occurs when the Shelf Location value (852 ‡c) in the Location Holdings Record does not match a value entered in the Holding Codes Translation Table found in OCLC Service Configuration. The Holding Code Translation Table is the source for Branch codes and display names, Shelving Scheme and Shelf Locations. For more information, see Holding Codes Translation Table.
Field | Definition |
---|---|
Audience Level | Determine the Audience Level for the item. Refer to WorldCat Holdings Audience Levels. |
Copy Number | The number assigned by the library that distinguishes one copy of the title from another identical copy. |
Branch | Library branch that owns the item described by the item record. |
Note(s) |
Note about the item. (Optional). To make a note display upon check in or check out, type an exclamation point as its first character (!). |
Receipt Status | Whether newly published parts of a multipart or serial item are being received. |
Shelving Locations |
Location of the item within the branch. To remove a shelving location, either click the X next to the down arrow (if available), or click the shelving location in the list to uncheck it. |
This error occurs when the Shelf Location value (852 ‡c) in the Location Holdings Record does not match a value entered in the Holding Codes Translation Table found in OCLC Service Configuration. The Holding Code Translation Table is the source for Branch codes and display names, Shelving Scheme and Shelf Locations. For more information, see Holding Codes Translation Table.