ISBD for Manifestation

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Preliminary assessment

Manifestation that embodies an issue of a diachronic work

Consider the manifestation that embodies an expression of an issue of a diachronic work to be a sub-unit of the incomplete manifestation that embodies the expression of the diachronic work.

Select the methods to use to describe the manifestation of the diachronic work from the following options:

  1. Record the manifestation that embodies the diachronic work as a separate manifestation and record a relationship to it with a has super-unit element.
  2. Record a has manifestation statement or element sub-type that includes information about the manifestation that embodies the diachronic work.
  3. Record a has note on manifestation associated with manifestation element that includes a description of the manifestation that embodies the diachronic work.
  4. Do not describe the manifestation that embodies the diachronic work.

Describe the manifestation of the diachronic work with more than one method, if it is considered to be useful for users of the metadata.

has super-unit
"New scientist. The collection (2014-; Reed Business Information Ltd; volume)"
has manifestation statement of issue or iteration
"Vol three / issue three, NewScientist, the collection"
has manifestation statement of issue or iteration
"New Scientist The Collection is published four times per year … ISSN 2054-6386"
[Full example: Quantum world (2016; Reed Business Information Ltd; volume).]
has super-unit
"IFLA series on bibliographic control (2004-2012; De Gruyter Saur; volume)"
has manifestation statement of issue or iteration
"IFLA series on bibliographic control vol 44"
[Full example: ISBD (2011; De Gruyter Saur; volume).]

Record a has note on work associated with manifestation element that includes a description of the diachronic work, if it is considered to be useful for users of the metadata.

Entity-relationship diagram of the manifestation that embodies an issue of a diachronic work.
Entity-relationship diagram of the manifestation that embodies an issue of a diachronic work.
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The diagram shows the issue of a diachronic work that is described as a separate related work. There is a choice to describe the manifestation that embodies the diachronic work as a separate related work, or to include the diachronic work or its manifestation in manifestation statements or notes for the manifestation that is being described. Optional entities, manifestation statements, and notes are outlined by dashes.