5.1 Serial Title Copy

A Serial Title Copy (hereinafter Copy) is tied to the MARC bib. It contains a title's frequency rules and the expected issue values (year, month, day, volume number, running issue, etc). It also records the default circulation location, class (loan rules), and status (e.g., available vs. non-circulating). The Copy sometimes also is called the Set, the Copy Set, or the Subscription. Each Copy is associated with a Vendor that is established in the Vendor table. A title may have many Copies, e.g., New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) might be found in the main journal collection and in a remote location too. Lastly, Copy lets you set up both a title Display Dates field and a Free Text Holdings String. The Title Display Dates is a short field shown as part of the OPAC Search Results. The Free Text Holding String is a multi-lined field that typically displays a manually constructed Holdings string, e.g., if you have NEJM since 1974 through 1999 and do not have the detail issues entered into this database, then enter:

     1974-1999:  290-341