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Here is something we've noticed, in looking at stats on the CONSER file (1,064,324 records added and distributed as of Oct. 2005) about 5.5% of the records contain series statements. We understand that a much larger number of monograph bib records created by LC contain series statements. Les On Thu, 8 Jun 2006, Antony Robert David Franks wrote: > Interestingly enough, most of these are also CONSER > members--continuing evidence of the link between series and serials > work. > > Anthony > > >>> [log in to unmask] 06/07/06 5:57 PM >>> > We've been looking at PCC statistics for new series authorities and I > thought I'd share my findings with everyone, so that we have a better > understanding of what the PCC would be making up for now that LC has ceased creating series authorities. I've looked at statistics for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, and 7 months of stats available for FY2006. > > FY 2005 (Oct. 1, 2004-Sept. 30, 2005) > > Total New Series Authorities Created: 18,945 > = > Total LC New Series: 9,056 (48% of total) > + > Total PCC New Series: 9,889 (52% of total) > DLC Coop Cat Team: 15 (0% of total; 0.2% of PCC) > Other PCC: 9,874 (52% of total; 99.8% of PCC) > > Total number of PCC libraries that created new series authorities in FY05: 102 > > Largest creators of new series authorities among PCC libraries in FY05: > > Arizona State U (AzTeS) 1347 > Indiana U (InU) 815 > U of Chicago (ICU) 485 > Brigham Young (UPB) 470 > Yale (CtY) 393 > Cornell (NIC) 344 > U of Florida (FU) 316 > Harvard (MH) 314 > Princeton (NjP) 269 > Northwestern (IEN) 262 > Vanderbilt (TNJ) 241 > > --------------- >