We're Heading for the Barn Now! An Update on the Revisions to ISBD(S) and AACR2 Rules for Serials Cataloging

Jean Hirons explained the status of harmonization AACR (Anglo American Cataloging Rules), ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) and ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description) rules. Hirons discussed the proposal entitled, Revising AACR2 to Accommodate Seriality, which has been submitted to the Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR (JSC) for discussion in September 2000. This proposal contains specific changes to AACR, primarily in Chapter 12. Karen Darling discussed the harmonization process from the ISBD(S) perspective. Hirons also presented recent ideas that have come from harmonization discussions.