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At 02:15 PM 4/24/2006, Antony Robert David Franks wrote:
In line with the optional treatment for series tracing contained within the Core standard, the Library of Congress will begin recording all series statements as a 490 0 beginning 1st May 2006.

It should be pointed out that the option for recording a series statement as 490 0 applies *only* to *unestablished* series.  Thus, the "in line with" statement seems somewhat misleading.  Per the Chart of All PCC BIBCO Core Record Standards, Revised 02/25/2003 ( http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/core2002.html):

        4XX (Series statement)
35) Transcribe all series as found on an item in either a 490 or a 440 field. All traced series must be supported by a national level authority record. Untraced series need not be supported by a national level authority record. If a national level series authority record already exists for the series, follow the first tracing practice indicated on the record and record the series and tracing appropriately (i.e., in a 490 field, a 440 field or a 490/8XX pairing)

And, in Frequently Asked Questions About Series ( http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/seriesfaq.html) under the question "What are the options for PCC participants when their local treatment decision is NOT to trace a series?" it is clear that, if an SAR exists, the established tracing practice must be followed if the record is to be labelled as PCC.

From this, it would follow that there will be a significant reduction in PCC records emanating from LC.

Kevin M. Randall
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