All periodicals are serials but not all serials are periodicals. In our library periodicals are those items that we receive on a continuing basis and are not classified . A series is a group of separate items related to one another by the fact that each item bears, in addition to its own title proper, a collective title applying to the group as a whole. The individual item may or may not be numbered.
Series can appear on monograhs, serial and periodical records.
Just as a serial can be in any medium, so can any medium be part of a series. Reference and Circulation play a critical role in the notification of changes they may come across in use. TOP The holdings for particular periodicals should be maintained in CARL's serial module. The responsibility for the accuracy of the holdings lies in Acquisitions, and cataloging is responsible for accuracy of the bibliographic control of these items. Classified serials are those items that receive classification treatment, a call number, during the cataloging process.