An unformatted note giving irregularities and peculiarities in numbering or publishing patterns. Use also to show that a publication is issued in parts or revised editions or to express report year coverage.
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Subfields
‡a Numbering peculiarities note
A statement on the numbering irregularity or peculiarity. Use subfield ‡a to include the following:
Irregularities or peculiarities in numbering, such as:
Combined issues or volumes
Confusion in use of series numbering or whole numbering systems
Double numbering
Numbering that does not begin with volume one
Publication of preliminary issues not included in the regular numbering
Serials issued in parts, sections or volumes
Suspended publications
Unpublished items
515
An introductory number called v. 1, no. 0 issued as a supplement to Latin America. Cf. New serial titles.
515
Designation New series dropped with v. 38, 1908.
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Issues for 1892-1902 called v. 2-12; 1903-Apr. 1906 called v. 1-4; May 1906-July 1910 called v. 1-5, no. 3.
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Preceded by an undated issue called Special premium issue.
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Some issues lack volume numbering.
515
Vols. 53 and 54 combined.
515
Vols. for 1960-1963 issued together.
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Vols. for the 8th-19th annual meetings called also v. 7-17 (9th and 10th issues combined as v. 8).
Irregularities in publishing patterns
515
New series v. 2 (Sept.-Dec. 1837) not issued.
515
No banquet held in 1914.
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No more published?
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None published 1941-1946. Cf. Brit. Mus. Gen. cat. of printed books.
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Proceedings of the first meeting not published. Cf. New serial titles.
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Publication suspended Sept. 1906-June 1907, May 1910-Oct. 1910.
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Suspended 1926-1929, 1936.
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Vols. 1-7 not published. Cf. Union list of serials.
Publications issued in parts or revised editions.
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Directories for some sessions issued in revised editions.
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Issued in parts.
Report year coverage.
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Report covers fiscal year.
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Report year ends Sept. 30.
Printing
Field 515 prints as a note. See "
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