Catalog records for title changes carry reciprocal linking entries to connect the old and new titles. In a collection where serials are classified, the call number will generally stay the same, so that related titles will sit next to each other on the shelf. In a collection shelved by title, a title change may mean that the related titles will be dispersed in the alphabetical arrangement.
More complicated scenarios exist, including splits, mergers, and absorptions.
Current cataloging practice provides for the creation of a new catalog record whenever a serial changes title. Below is an example of a title that has undergone two title changes, with the most recent listed first. The earliest title lasted for 70 years, and the next for ten years. This example also has a subscription in microfiche. Notice that the fiche subscription is still listed on the previous title only, because of the delay in publication.