| .01 | sequence code(+) | 0;1 | FREE TEXT | | B | This field requires the entry of one alpha character and 4
numbers, in the form of A1111, to identify and place the
prediction pattern in a coherent scheme of patterns. The
alpha characters identify the underlying frequency, such as
'A' for monthly, 'K' for 8 times per year, etc. The numbers
place the prediction pattern in the proper sequence within
its frequency type according to months, days, number of
volumes, etc., according to a predetermined format for the
PREDICTION PATTERN NAME. This file and all its accompanying
fields are available for editing only under the National
Library Files Maintenance option on FORUM. |
| 1 | month | 0;3 | FREE TEXT | | | This field allows the input of the month or months involved
in the construction of the specific prediction pattern. |
| 2 | wom/dow | 3;1 | FREE TEXT | | | This field is to create a pattern for those serials titles which
are issued on a certain day of the week for a certain week of
the month, for example, Friday of the third week. This field can
handle more than one week; for example, you could have a title
issued the first and third Fridays; the notation would be 1/5,
3/5. Days of the week are indicated by 0=Sunday through 6=Saturday. |
| 3 | days added | 0;4 | NUMERIC | | | This field is used when a serials title is ussed every so many
days, for instance, every 21 days. In such a case, the value
of 21 would be placed in this field. |
| 4 | volume increment | 2;1 | FREE TEXT | | | This field allows the volume field to be incremented at
the month designated by the CHANGE MONTH field. If the
volume number increases by 1 at each CHANGE MONTH, the value
in this field should be +1. |
| 5 | issue change | 2;3 | FREE TEXT | | | This field will be used on all computed JOURNAL DATES other than
the first JOURNAL DATE during the CHANGE MONTH. The issue should
be incremented by the amount stated in this field if the entry has
a '+' as the first character. |
| 6 | change month | 2;4 | FREE TEXT | | | This field is for the input of the months at which the
volume numbers increase, the values input from 1 to 12.
For instance, if a monthly serials title has two volumes
per year, changing in January and July, the CHANGE MONTH
value should be: 1,7. |
| 7 | day-of-month | 0;5 | FREE TEXT | | | If a serials title is always dated with a specific day
of the month, that day whould be entered here. More than
one day can be entered. A serials title which is always
issued and dated on the third and fifteenth would have the
value of: 3,15. |
| 8 | prediction pattern description | 1;0 | WORD-PROCESSING | | | This is a word-processing field to fully describe the
pattern established with the fields in this file in
plain English. |
| 9 | issue increment | 2;2 | FREE TEXT | | | This field will be used on the first computed JOURNAL DATE during the
CHANGE MONTH. The ISSUE will be set to the number in this field if
the number does not start with a '+"; otherwise add the number to the
last ISSUE. |
| 10 | prediction pattern name | 0;2 | FREE TEXT | | C | This field allows the creator of the prediction pattern to
give the pattern a name following a set of conventions
designed by the Togus editors of the Prediction Pattern File.
Pattern names include (1) the number of times per time period
that the serials is issued, (2) the number of volumes per year,
(3) the months when the volumes start, and (4) whether the
issues reset to 1 when the volume number changes or not. |