University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions
PUB PATTERN EXAMPLES
(IN MAI TEST)
Straight MONTHLY with vol. & no. and year & month
beginning in January
Bib #: 3038929
Title: Acta Radiologica
Straight BIMONTHLY with vol. & no. and year & month
beginning in February
Bib #: 478505
Title: Community Mental Health Journal
Straight QUARTERLY with vol. & no. and year & month
beginning in January
Bib #: 3038521
Title: Dental Clinics of North America
Straight QUARTERLY with vol. & no. and year & season
beginning in spring
Bib #: 492576
Title: International Journal of Mental Health
QUARTERLY with vol. & no. and year & season
BEGINNING IN THE WINTER!!
Bib #: 1388801
Title: Dysphagia
10 issues per year – omitting July and November
Bib #: 772690
Title: Issues in Mental Health Nursing
COMBO's:
BIMONTHLY with single iss nos. & double months
Bib #: 2422521
Title: Journal for Nurses in Staff Development>
BIMONTHLY with double iss nos. & double months
Bib #: 2398308
Title: Journal of Healthcare Management
BIMONTHLY with double iss nos. & single months
Bib #: 514977
Title: Journal of Youth & Adolescence
MONTHLY with 11 issue nos. and July/Aug. combo (single no/double month)
Bib #: 3039255
Title: Molecular Medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)
MONTHLY with 12 issue nos. with July/Aug (double no/double month)
Bib #: 2277587
Title: Nature Biotechnology NOTE: Cannot produce the correct pattern. Need to code as monthly, then edit
the combo iss accordingly when received and delete the “extraneous”
issue.
QUARTERLY with summer/autumn combo (single number/double season)
Bib #: 420279
Title: Multivariate Behavioral Research
QUARTERLY with summer/autumn combo (double number/double season)
Bib #: 3039133
Title: Journal of Trauma Nursing NOTE: Cannot produce the correct pattern. Need to code as quarterly, then edit
the combo iss accordingly when received and delete the “extraneous”
issue.
MONTHLY with 2 vols/year
Bib #: 516317
Title: Journal of Reproductive Medicine NOTE: Two months in the subfield “x”
MONTHLY with consecutive issue nos. only (no vol. no.)
Bib #: 476507
Title: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research NOTE: No subfield “x” since enumeration changes with every issue.
PUB PATTERN for 2 copies of same title
Bib #: 508900
Title: American Journal of Nursing
Suppression of caption (iss caption suppressed – use “(*)”)
Bib #: 635161
Title: Neurochemical Research
Chronology only (no v or iss #’s – use “^”)
Bib #: 3038489
Title: The Pharmacologist NOTE: You still have to have a corresponding subfield “a” in the
853X, but you can enter any number – it won’t display.