CONSER Documentation and Updates

CONSER Cataloging Manual CCM

Revised Modules for RDA (CCM modules are in various stages of revision. This table shows the current status of each module):

• 0: Introduction to Continuing Resources (Word version, 171 KB) (PDF version , 336 KB)
• 1: Introduction to Serials Cataloging (Word version , 56 KB) (PDF version, 280 KB)
• 2: What is a Serial?( Word version, 3.15MB) (PDF version, 1457 KB)
• 3: Preferred source and other sources of information (Word, 617 KB)
  
• 4: Persons, families, and corporate bodies associated with a work (Fields 100-111 and 700-711) (Word, 889 KB)
  
• 5: Authorized access points for serial works and expressions (Word, 196 KB)
• 6: Title Statement (Word, 1.62 MB)
• 7: Additional authorized access points and variant access points for the title (Fields 245, 246, and 730/740/700-711) (Word, 447 KB)
• 8: Numbering (Fields 362, 515, 588) (Word, 358 KB)
• 9: Edition statement (Field 250) (Word, 376 KB)
• 10: Publication, distribution, etc. (Word, 627 KB)
• 11: Physical Attributes (Word, 43 KB)
• 12: Series statements and authorized access points (Fields 490 and 8xx) (Word, 156 KB)
• 13: Notes (Word, 69 KB)
• 14: Linking relationships (Fields 765-787, 580) (Word,417 KB)
• 15: Subject headings (Word, 606 KB)
• 16: When to create a new description (Word, 406 KB)
• 17: Related Work (Word, 10.3 MB)
• 18: Authorized access points for persons, families, places, and corporate bodies (Word, 463 KB)
• 21: Modifying records (Word 103 KB)
• 22: Interpreting Pre-RDA Serial Cataloging Records (Word 167 KB)
• 30: Direct access electronic serials (Word, 221 KB)
• 31: Remoted access electronic serials (Online serials) (Word version, 1.1 MB) (PDF version, 993 KB)
• 32: Microform and Print on Demand Serials (Word, 1.47 MB)
• 33: Newspapers (Word, 764 KB)
• 34: Legal serials (Word, 201 KB)
• 35: Integrating resources (Word version, 11 MB) ( PDF version, 7 MB)
• Appendix A. Acronyms and Initialisms Relating to Continuing Resources  (2021) (Word, 28 KB)
• Appendix B. Glossary (2021) (Word, 41 KB)
• Appendix C. Select Bibliography of Works and Sources of Information Useful to Serials Catalogers (2021) (Word, 38 KB)

CONSER Editing Guide

Revised sections incorporating RDA and replacement of outdated material:

Section	Guide
Section A: Background	CONSER Program (2016) (Word, 69KB) Overview and Historical Background (1995) (PDF, 112 KB)
Section B: Policies	Policies and Practices (2016) (Word, 60KB)
Section C: Procedures	Identifying Authenticated Records (2016) (Word, 27KB) Participant Authentication (2016) (Word, 41KB) Modifications to LC-Authenticated Records (2016) (Word, 27KB) Authority Records (2016) (Word, 33KB) Prepublication Records and ISSN for U.S. Imprints (2016) (Word, 29KB) Duplicate Records (2016) (Word, 35KB) Record Consolidation/Separation (2016) (Word, 48KB) Converting Pre-AACR2 Records to RDA (2016) (Word, 34KB) Latest and Integrating Entry Records (2016) (Word, 35KB) Surrogates (2016) (Word, 30KB) Canadian/LAC Records (2016) (Word, 48KB)
Section D: Introduction to Format	Introduction to Format (PDF, 813KB)
Section E: Marc 21 Format for Serials as Applied within CONSER	Headings: General Information (899KB) Fixed Length Fields: General Information (943KB) Leader/006/008 (1622KB) 007 Fields (1806KB) Variable Control Fields (1410KB) Variable Data Fields: 01X-09X (1758KB) Source of Description: Note 588 (2020) (Word, 118KB)
Section F: Appendixes	Appendix L.4 (2021) (PDF, 118KB)
Updates to the AACR2 version of the CEG (via CDS website)	CEG Update 20 (2011) (PDF, 1.17MB) CEG Update 19 (2009) (PDF, 2.25MB) CEG Update 18 = CEG Appendix O: CJK Records (2009) (PDF, 353KB) CEG Update 17 (2006) (PDF, 910KB) CEG Appendix E = Creating Records with Data in Non-roman Script for Arabic Serials (Summer 2003) (PDF, 423KB)

Other CONSER Documentation

• CONSER Standard Record (CSR) Documentation
• Google Book, HathiTrust, OCLCE records: FAQ (June 2010) (PDF, 31KB)
• LCCN Assignments for 2022 (Word, 83KB)
• LCCN Assignments for 2021 (Word, 79KB)

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