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Find Initial Registrations for Serial Publications?

TOPIC: Serial publication records contain information on the initial registration and renewal of a multi-part work issued or intended to be issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designations and are intended to be continued indefinitely. The classification "serial" includes periodicals, newspapers, magazines, bulletins, newsletters, annuals, journals, proceedings of societies and other similar works.

U.S. Copyrights (File 120) provides access to registration details for all active copyright and mask-work registrations or renewals granted by the U.S. Copyright Office from January 1, 1978 to the present. The database is a fast screening tool for checking the ownership and registration status of a particular serial work, as well as a particular individual's or entity's portfolio of registered works.

In this example you are looking for the registration of the serial publication T H E Journal, an educational journal. You are not sure if the title is THE with no spaces and punctuation, T.H.E. with punctuation or T H E with spaces only between the letters. You will need to try different spellings.

 

COMMAND SUMMARY

BEGIN 120
SELECT T.H.E. JOURNAL/TF,NF
SELECT T()H()E()JOURNAL/TI,NT
SELECT S2/S
SElECT T H E JOURNAL/TF,NF
SELECT S3 OR S4
SElECT S5/S

TYPE S6/6/ALL
TYPE S6/9/2


HOW TO...



1. BEGIN in the copyright database (File 120).

2. SELECT the journal name using different spellings. Note that no results are retrieved for S1 because punctuation is stripped from the records.

3. SELECT individual keywords limited to the title (/TI) and named title fields (/NT).

4. Limit the results in Set 2 (S2) to serial documents (/S).

5. SELECT the journal title as a phrase limiting to title (/TF) and named title fields (/NF).

6. Combine sets.

7. Limit the results in Set 5 (S5) to serial publications (/S).

?b 120

File 120:U.S. Copyrights 1978-2007/Feb 06
       (c) format only 2007 Dialog
      Set  Items  Description
      ---  -----  -----------   
?s t.h.e. journal/tf,nf
      S1       0  T.H.E. JOURNAL/TF,NF

?s t()h()e()journal/ti,nt
          258569  T/TI,NT
           26967  H/TI,NT
           71564  E/TI,NT
           93689  JOURNAL/TI,NT
      S2       3  T()H()E()JOURNAL/TI,NT

?s s2/s
      S3       3   S2/S

?s t h e journal/tf,nf
      S4       3   T H E JOURNAL/TF,NF

?s s3 or s4
3 S3 3 S4
S5 3 S3 OR S4

?s s5/s S6 3 S5/S



8. TYPE all records in Format 6 to see the titles of the journal. Note in entry 1 punctuation appears.

?t s6/6/all
  6/6/1 
DIALOG(R)File 120: U.S. Copyrights
(c) format only 2007 Dialog. All rights reserved.
  
T. H. E. journal ... source guide of high-technology products 
for education:  technological horizons in education. -- 
1986/1987-. 
Serial: 1 work(s) 
  
  6/6/2 
DIALOG(R)File 120: U.S. Copyrights
(c) format only 2007 Dialog. All rights reserved.
  
T H E journal: technological horizons in education. 
Serial: 10 work(s) 

  6/6/3 
DIALOG(R)File 120: U.S. Copyrights
(c) format only 2007 Dialog. All rights reserved.

T H E journal: technological horizons in education / 
editor-in-chief, Fred  K. Manasse ... [et al.]. 
Serial: 1 work(s) 



9. TYPE a complete serial record using Format 9. Note the Class and Status.

?t s6/9/2
 6/9/2 
DIALOG(R)File 120: U.S. Copyrights
  (c) format only 2007 Dialog. All rights reserved.
  
  00138440 
T H E journal: technological horizons in education. 
  
Class: TX (Textual Works); Serial 
Status: Registered 
ISSN: 0192-592X 
REGISTRATION NUMBER: TX1969031 
Registered: December 04, 1986 (19861204). (Information Synergy,
  Inc.) 
Issue: v. 13, no. 5, Jan86. (C.O. corres.) 
Created: 1986 
Published: January 01, 1986
REGISTRATION NUMBER: TX1969030 
Registered: December 04, 1986 (19861204). (Information Synergy,
  Inc.) 
Issue: v. 13, no. 6, Feb86. (C.O. corres.) 
Created: 1986 
Published: February 01, 1986 
REGISTRATION NUMBER: TX1969029 
Registered: December 04, 1986 (19861204). (Information Synergy,
Inc.) Issue: v. 13, no. 7, Mar86. (C.O. corres.) Created: 1986 Published: March 01, 1986 REGISTRATION NUMBER: TX1969028 Registered: December 04, 1986 (19861204). (Information Synergy, Inc.) Issue: v. 13, no. 8, Apr86. (C.O. corres.) Created: 1986 Published: April 01, 1986 REGISTRATION NUMBER: TX1969026 Registered: December 04, 1986 (19861204). (Information Synergy, Inc.) Issue: v. 13, no. 9, May86. (C.O. corres.) Created: 1986 Published: May 01, 1986 REGISTRATION NUMBER: TX1969024 Registered: December 04, 1986 (19861204). (Information Synergy, Inc.) Issue: v. 13, no. 10, Jun86. (C.O. corres.) Created: 1986 Published: June 01, 1986 REGISTRATION NUMBER: TX1969023 Registered: December 04, 1986 (19861204). (Information Synergy, Inc.) Issue: v. 14, no. 1, Aug86. (C.O. corres.) Created: 1986 Published: August 01, 1986 REGISTRATION NUMBER: TX1969022 Registered: December 04, 1986 (19861204). (Information Synergy, Inc.) Issue: v. 14, no. 2, Sep86. (C.O. corres.) Created: 1986 Published: September 01, 1986 REGISTRATION NUMBER: TX1969021 Registered: December 04, 1986 (19861204). (Information Synergy, Inc.) Issue: v. 14, no. 3, Oct86. (C.O. corres.) Created: 1986 Published: October 01, 1986 REGISTRATION NUMBER: TX1969025 Registered: December 04, 1986 (19861204). (Information Synergy, Inc.) Issue: v. 14, no. 4, Nov86. (C.O. corres.) Created: 1986 Published: November 01, 1986 Author: Information Synergy, Inc Owner: Information Synergy, Inc. Notes: Pub. 10 times a year, monthly except July & Dec. Other ti.: Technological horizons in education journal. Description based on: Vol. 14, no. 4, Nov. 1986. Imprint: Santa Ana, CA : Information Synergy.

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