CHAPTER 12

CONTINUING
RESOURCES

ODL WEEK 12
 ❗ Identify the Main Entry
❗ Identify the eight (8) areas of ISBD

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 12 will instruct you on how

to prepare a descriptive cataloging
for Continuing Resources (library
materials that we will focus for IMD
223)

❗ Identify the Call No.

❗ Identify the Added Entry & Subject Headings

❗ Identify also the indention of the materials: NORMAL INDENTION or HANGING INDENTION
 Everytime you want to proceed for new area in a
paragraph, precede the area by

NORMAL INDENTION full stop, space, dash, space .—

 Everytime you want to proceed for new area in a
paragraph, precede the area with

HANGING INDENTION full stop, space, dash, space .—

EIGHT(8) AREAS OF ISBD
12.0 GENERAL RULES

Subrules
 12.1 TITLE AND
STATEMENT OF
RESPONSIBILITY (SOR)
AREA

This is a guideline on how a

cataloger allocate punctuation
for each element in a descriptive
catalog

Subrules
 12.1 TITLE AND
STATEMENT OF
RESPONSIBILITY (SOR)
AREA

Transcribe [continuing resource] as [GMD]

for Chapter 12

❗❗❗
12.2 EDITION AREA

Transcribe if
any

Subrules
12.3 NUMBERING AREA

Subrules
 12.3 NUMBERING AREA
❗❗❗

First issue

Last issue given should be transcribed

together with the first issue
12.3 NUMBERING AREA

First issue

❗1957 -

First issue

❗Jan. / Feb. 1964 -

12.4 PUBLICATION,
DISTRIBUTION, ETC., AREA

Subrules
12.4 PUBLICATION,
DISTRIBUTION, ETC., AREA
How to transcribe when there is
more than one place of publication
/ publisher?

❗ ❗ ❗ If no place of publication,
give s.l (sine loco), please refer to
1.4C6
e.g.:
[S.l.] : Oxford University Press, 1972

❗ ❗ ❗ If no publisher, give s.n (sine

nomine), please refer to 1.4D6

e.g.:

Paris : [s.n.] , 1990

❗ ❗ ❗ If no date of publication, please refer to 1.4F7 on how

to supply an approximate date of publication
12.5 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
AREA

❗
Subrules
12.5 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
AREA
 12.6 SERIES AREA

❗ ❗ ❗ Enclosed each series statement in parentheses

Series Title Series Number

Subrules
12.7 NOTE AREA

Subrules
 12.7 NOTE AREA Transcribe if
❗ given

❗ ❗ ❗This is the current issue. Usually given in the

questions (cover page)
12.8 STANDARD NUMBER
AND TERMS OF AVAILABILITY
AREA

Subrules
12.8 STANDARD NUMBER
AND TERMS OF AVAILABILITY
AREA
e. g. : ISSN 1094 - 3420 : $70.00 per issue