1. Anatomy of an online serial
What is that called?
(last revised April 6, 2018)

2. Purpose/Objective
Use this PPT to help identify sources of information for cataloging online serials.
This PPT provides illustrative examples of sources of information for describing online serials, organized in order of preferred sources of information.
Since most online serials are manifestations of their print counterparts, many of the preferred sources of information for online serials look similar, if not the same
See CCM 3.2 for preferred sources of information for print serials

3. PDF title page

4. Scanned image of cover (not PDF)
PDF cover (has .pdf extension in URL, opens in Adobe reader, or in browser)

5. PDF caption title

6. Masthead for newsletter
Newspaper masthead (AKA “Nameplate”)
Masthead.   A statement of title, ownership, editors, etc., of a newspaper or periodical.  In the case of newspapers it is commonly found on the editorial page or at the top of page one, and, in the case of periodicals, on the contents page.
Masthead: A statement of title, ownership, editors, etc., of a newspaper or periodical.  In the case of newspapers it is commonly found on the editorial page or at the top of page one.

7. Masthead for periodical
Masthead: A statement of title, ownership, editors, etc., of a newspaper or periodical.  In the case of periodicals, the masthead is commonly found on the contents page.

8. Newspaper -- Publisher’s block or colophon
Colophon for serials are different from colophons for books, which are usually found at the back. Colophons usually don’t appear for journals but newspapers have them and they can appear anywhere in the paper. The publisher's statement may consist of one area, usually enclosed within a lined block or box (called  “publisher's block”) that includes the above information. The publisher's statement may alternatively be comprised of two areas: a publisher's block, which identifies the publisher; and a subscription block, which provides subscription information, addresses, and frequency.  Unlike the masthead, the publisher's block may appear anywhere in the newspaper.
Colophon for serials are different from colophons for books, which are usually found at the back. Colophons usually don’t appear for journals but newspapers have them and they can appear anywhere in the paper. The publisher's statement may consist of one area, usually enclosed within a lined block or box (called  “publisher's block”) that includes the above information (Fig ). 
The publisher's statement may alternatively be comprised of two areas: a publisher's block, which identifies the publisher; and a subscription block, which provides subscription information, addresses, and frequency. 
Unlike the masthead, the publisher's block may appear anywhere in the newspaper.

9. Table of contents page (PDF vs. HTML)

10. PDF running title

11. Webpage of earliest issue, issue homepage

12. HTML title/HTML header title (for earliest issue)

13. Journal homepage

14. HTML title/HTML header title (of journal homepage)

15. Editorial page (PDF) (sometimes also contains subscription info, doesn’t always have title)
p. [ii], or page following cover, or page preceding table of contents

16. External sources used as the basis of identification for online serials
(see CCM 31.3)
External sources are sources that aren’t part of the resource itself. All sources not illustrated in the previous slides are considered external to the resource. Some external resources are illustrated in the proceeding slides but these are merely examples and not an exhaustive list.

17. External sources: Digital publisher copyright page JSTOR example:
Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1888); title from PDF copyright page (JSTOR website, viewed March 6, 2018).
Use external sources when there is no title-level homepage or other preferred source of information (see previous slides).
Be as descriptive as possible so that catalogers will be able to identify the source of information easily and accurately.

18. External sources: ISSN portal Example:
362 1_ Began with 1970; ceased with $z See ISSN portal.
588 __ Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 1 (1970); title from ISSN portal (Wiley online library website, viewed April 6, 2018).

19. External sources:
Publisher’s pages (e.g., title lists, collection homepages, etc.)
Ejournal example:
588 __ Description based on: Vol. 98, no. 1 (Jan. 31, 1998); title from publication search page (ProQuest Alt-Press Watch website, viewed January 14, 2017).
$u $z ProQuest Alt-Press Watch publications search page

20. External sources:
Publisher’s pages (e.g., title lists, collection homepages, etc.)
IR example:
588 __ Description based on contents viewed on February 8, 2017; title from HeinOnline All Databases homepage.
$u $z HeinOnline All Databases homepage

21. External sources:
Navigational menu bars, search bars, drop-down menus, etc.
588 __ Description based on: …; title from publication search bar (LexisNexis Academic website, viewed November 5, 2009).
588 __ Description based on: …; title from drop-down search menu (Nexis Uni website, viewed October 31, 2009).