Bibliographic Control of Bibliographic Control of Japanese-Language Serial Japanese-Language Serial

ChangesChanges : :Differences between Major Changes Described in Differences between Major Changes Described in

Japan-Originated Bibliographic Records and Japan-Originated Bibliographic Records and Major/Minor Changes According to North American Major/Minor Changes According to North American

Cataloguing ProvisionsCataloguing Provisions

European Association of Japanese European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists. Conference Resource Specialists. Conference (17th : 2006 : (17th : 2006 : Universita degli Universita degli

studi di Veneziastudi di Venezia))

Hideyuki MorimotoHideyuki Morimoto

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IntroductionIntroduction Japanese-language serial changes—Japanese-language serial changes—

differences between those treated as differences between those treated as major in Japan and as either major major in Japan and as either major or minor in North Americaor minor in North America

Presentation Presentation OrganisationOrganisation• ProblemProblem• Literature ReviewLiterature Review• MethodologyMethodology• LimitationsLimitations• Findings/DiscussionFindings/Discussion• ConclusionConclusion

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DefinitionDefinition SerialSerial Serial changeSerial change Major serial changeMajor serial change Minor serial changeMinor serial change

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ScopeScope One-to-one continuation change One-to-one continuation change

from one Japanese-language serial to from one Japanese-language serial to another treated as major by NDL, another treated as major by NDL, assessed from current North assessed from current North American cataloguing rulesAmerican cataloguing rules

Outside ScopeOutside Scope• Other serial changes than one-to-one Other serial changes than one-to-one

continuation change, continuation change, e.g.e.g., merger, split, , merger, split, absorption, separationabsorption, separation

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Research QuestionsResearch Questions RQ1. Extent of Japanese-language RQ1. Extent of Japanese-language

serial changesserial changes RQ2. Break-down by category of RQ2. Break-down by category of

Japanese-language serial changesJapanese-language serial changes

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Research Questions--cont.Research Questions--cont. RQ3. Co-extensiveness of major RQ3. Co-extensiveness of major

Japanese-language serial changes as Japanese-language serial changes as determined by leading Japanese determined by leading Japanese cataloguing agency and major/minor cataloguing agency and major/minor serial changes by North American serial changes by North American provisionsprovisions

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Literature ReviewLiterature Review Anglo-American cataloguing rulesAnglo-American cataloguing rules, ,

2nd ed., 2002 revision (2nd ed., 2002 revision (AACR2AACR2)) Library of Congress rule Library of Congress rule

interpretationsinterpretations ( (LCRILCRI)) CONSER cataloging manualCONSER cataloging manual ( (CCMCCM))

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Literature Review--cont.Literature Review--cont. Nippon cataloguing rulesNippon cataloguing rules, 1987 ed., , 1987 ed.,

2nd revision, 2005 additions/changes 2nd revision, 2005 additions/changes (2005(2005NCRNCR))

NII, Jan. 2006NII, Jan. 2006 NACSIS-CAT coding manualNACSIS-CAT coding manual NDL tekiyNDL tekiyō saisokuō saisoku, 2004- (, 2004- (NDL rule NDL rule

interpretationsinterpretations))

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Literature Review--cont.Literature Review--cont. R. Reynolds, Mar. 2003R. Reynolds, Mar. 2003 N. Hirai, June 2005N. Hirai, June 2005 NII, June 2005NII, June 2005 T. Watanabe, June 2005T. Watanabe, June 2005 T. Watanabe, Aug. 2005T. Watanabe, Aug. 2005

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MethodologyMethodology NDL's NDL's Japanese national Japanese national

bibliographybibliography::• 1 full year (51 weekly issues), no. 2534 1 full year (51 weekly issues), no. 2534

(1 July 2005)-no. 2584 (30 June 2006)(1 July 2005)-no. 2584 (30 June 2006)• section "section " 逐次刊行物の部逐次刊行物の部 ""• word "word " 継続継続 " in note fields" in note fields

--> --> 705705 records, records, July 2006July 2006

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MethodologyMethodology--cont.--cont. Number of words in titles proper Number of words in titles proper

before/after each serial changebefore/after each serial change Presence/absence of ISSN Presence/absence of ISSN

before/after each serial changebefore/after each serial change

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Methodology--cont.Methodology--cont. Categories of major/minor serial Categories of major/minor serial

change per North American change per North American cataloguing provisionscataloguing provisions• a: addition, deletion, change, or a: addition, deletion, change, or

reordering of any of the first five filing reordering of any of the first five filing words within a title proper, not falling words within a title proper, not falling under any of the exception provisions i-under any of the exception provisions i-ix or xx below <major serial change>ix or xx below <major serial change>

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Methodology--cont.Methodology--cont.• b: addition, deletion, or change of any b: addition, deletion, or change of any

word after the first five filing words word after the first five filing words within the title proper that changes the within the title proper that changes the meaning of the title proper or indicates meaning of the title proper or indicates a different subject matter <major serial a different subject matter <major serial change>change>

• c: difference in the name of a corporate c: difference in the name of a corporate body, requiring a new established name body, requiring a new established name heading, recorded as part of the title heading, recorded as part of the title proper <major serial change>proper <major serial change>

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Methodology--cont.Methodology--cont.• i: i: change in the representation of a change in the representation of a

word or words within the title proper, word or words within the title proper, including one spelling versus another, including one spelling versus another, abbreviated word or sign or symbol abbreviated word or sign or symbol versus speltversus spelt--out form, arabic numeral(s) out form, arabic numeral(s) versus roman numeral(s), numbers or versus roman numeral(s), numbers or dates versus spelt-out form, hyphenated dates versus spelt-out form, hyphenated words versus unhyphenated words, one-words versus unhyphenated words, one-word compounds versus two-word word compounds versus two-word compounds, whethercompounds, whether

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Methodology--cont.Methodology--cont.

hyphenated or not, an acronym or hyphenated or not, an acronym or initialism versus full form, a change in initialism versus full form, a change in grammatical form (e.g., singular versus grammatical form (e.g., singular versus plural, adjective versus noun, and plural, adjective versus noun, and genitive versus nominative) <minor genitive versus nominative) <minor serial change>serial change>

• ii: ii: addition, deletion, or change of an addition, deletion, or change of an article, preposition, or conjunction article, preposition, or conjunction anywhere in the title proper <minor anywhere in the title proper <minor serial change>serial change>

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Methodology--cont.Methodology--cont.• iii: iii: addition or deletion of the name of addition or deletion of the name of

the same corporate body or change in the same corporate body or change in the representation of the name the representation of the name anywhere in the title proper <minor anywhere in the title proper <minor serial change>serial change>

• iv: iv: change in punctuation within the title change in punctuation within the title proper <minor serial change>proper <minor serial change>

• v: v: change in the order of titles when the change in the order of titles when the title is given in more than one language title is given in more than one language or script <minor serial change>or script <minor serial change>

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Methodology--cont.Methodology--cont.• vi: vi: addition, deletion, or change of addition, deletion, or change of

words linking the title proper to the words linking the title proper to the chronological designation <minor serial chronological designation <minor serial change>change>

• vii: vii: fluctuation in titles proper <minor fluctuation in titles proper <minor serial change>serial change>

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Methodology--cont.Methodology--cont.• viii: viii: addition or deletion of words from a addition or deletion of words from a

list, with at least three terms, or change list, with at least three terms, or change in the order of words in the title proper, in the order of words in the title proper, when there is no significant change to when there is no significant change to the subject matter <minor serial the subject matter <minor serial change>change>

• ix: ix: addition or deletion of words addition or deletion of words indicating the type of resource (but not indicating the type of resource (but not the frequency of publication) within the the frequency of publication) within the title proper <minor serial change>title proper <minor serial change>

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Methodology--cont.Methodology--cont.• xx: xx: title proper becoming less title proper becoming less

prominent, but still retained in the chief prominent, but still retained in the chief source of bibliographic information, source of bibliographic information, through introduction of another title through introduction of another title <minor serial change><minor serial change>

• xxi: xxi: change in the title proper occurring change in the title proper occurring beyond the first five filing words, beyond the first five filing words, indicating no change in meaning of the indicating no change in meaning of the title proper or subject matter and not title proper or subject matter and not involving any corporate body name involving any corporate body name heading change <minor serial change>heading change <minor serial change>

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Methodology--cont.Methodology--cont.• xxiii: xxiii: no change in the title proper, main no change in the title proper, main

entry name heading, corporate body entry name heading, corporate body name qualifier, uniform title for name qualifier, uniform title for translation/language edition, physical translation/language edition, physical medium, or edition statement <minor medium, or edition statement <minor serial change>serial change>

• 1: 1: major change in the corporate major change in the corporate body/conference heading used as a body/conference heading used as a main entry <major serial change>main entry <major serial change>

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Methodology--cont.Methodology--cont.• 2: 2: major change in the corporate body major change in the corporate body

name used as a qualifier for a uniform name used as a qualifier for a uniform title <major serial change>title <major serial change>

• 3: 3: change in uniform title for translation change in uniform title for translation or language edition <major serial or language edition <major serial change>change>

• 4: 4: permanent change in the physical permanent change in the physical medium denoted or connoted in GMD medium denoted or connoted in GMD and/or SMD <major serial change>and/or SMD <major serial change>

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Methodology--cont.Methodology--cont.• 5: 5: change in edition statement change in edition statement

indicating difference in the subject indicating difference in the subject matter or physical medium <major matter or physical medium <major serial change>serial change>

• multiple categoriesmultiple categories

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LimitationsLimitations Japanese national bibliographyJapanese national bibliography as as

source of sample setsource of sample set• Japanese-language serials published Japanese-language serials published

outside Japan not capturedoutside Japan not captured• Japanese-language serial changes Japanese-language serial changes

determined as minor by NDL not determined as minor by NDL not capturedcaptured

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Findings/DiscussionFindings/Discussion 734 - 49 - 3 - 12 - 35 = 635 change 734 - 49 - 3 - 12 - 35 = 635 change

category codescategory codes 705 - 49 - 3 - 12 - 35 + 8 = 614 705 - 49 - 3 - 12 - 35 + 8 = 614

bibliographic bibliographic recordsrecords• Descriptive statistics: Table 1Descriptive statistics: Table 1

more than 5 Japanese words within more than 5 Japanese words within titles proper: 158 cases (25.73%) titles proper: 158 cases (25.73%) before and 175 cases (28.5%) after before and 175 cases (28.5%) after major serial changesmajor serial changes

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Findings/Discussion--cont.Findings/Discussion--cont. ISSN: 77 cases (12.54%) before and ISSN: 77 cases (12.54%) before and

104 cases (16.94%) after major title 104 cases (16.94%) after major title changeschanges

635 serial change category codes635 serial change category codes• Breakdown: Table 2Breakdown: Table 2• Collapsed into major/minor per serial Collapsed into major/minor per serial

changes North American provisions: changes North American provisions: Table 3Table 3

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Findings/Discussion--cont.Findings/Discussion--cont. ratio (minor serial changes per ratio (minor serial changes per

N.Am. provisions / major serial N.Am. provisions / major serial changes per NDL): 0.20157changes per NDL): 0.20157

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Findings/Discussion--cont.Findings/Discussion--cont.• most numerous (32.81% of all minor most numerous (32.81% of all minor

changes per N.Am. provisions): iii changes per N.Am. provisions): iii (addition/deletion of name of same (addition/deletion of name of same corporate body or change in corporate body or change in representation of the name anywhere in representation of the name anywhere in title proper)title proper) e.g.e.g.,,

エム・オー・エー健康科学センター研究報告集 エム・オー・エー健康科学センター研究報告集 (ISSN 1880-4802) --> (ISSN 1880-4802) --> 研究報告集 研究報告集 / / エム・オー・エー健康科学センター編 エム・オー・エー健康科学センター編 (ISSN 1880-4578)(ISSN 1880-4578)

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Findings/Discussion--cont.Findings/Discussion--cont.• also noticeable (16.46% of all minor also noticeable (16.46% of all minor

changes per N.Am. provisions): ix changes per N.Am. provisions): ix (addition/deletion of words indicating (addition/deletion of words indicating type of resource (but not frequency of type of resource (but not frequency of publication) within title proper)publication) within title proper) e.g.e.g.,,

たくしん たくしん --> --> たくしんたくしん newsnews

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Findings/Discussion--cont.Findings/Discussion--cont.• also, v, xxi, xxialso, v, xxi, xxi

e.g.e.g.,,人権新聞 人権新聞 --> --> JCLU newsletter = JCLU newsletter = 人権新聞人権新聞

地球と人とエネルギー 地球と人とエネルギー --> --> サステイナビリティレポート サステイナビリティレポート : : 地球と人とエネルギー地球と人とエネルギー

財団法人地球環境センターアニュアル・レポート 財団法人地球環境センターアニュアル・レポート -->-->財団法人地球環境センター年次報告書財団法人地球環境センター年次報告書

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ConclusionConclusion Japanese-language serial changes, Japanese-language serial changes,

as to differences between those as to differences between those treated as major in Japan and as treated as major in Japan and as major/minor in North America, major/minor in North America, analysedanalysed and discussed and discussed

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Conclusion--cont.Conclusion--cont. Further Research PossibilitiesFurther Research Possibilities

• Sample set of Japanese-language serial Sample set of Japanese-language serial changes even broader in scopechanges even broader in scope

• Treatment of Japanese-language serial Treatment of Japanese-language serial changes at libraries outside Japan and changes at libraries outside Japan and North AmericaNorth America