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Shared Complex Publication Patterns
Do you have a serial for which creating a regular publication pattern in Voyager doesn't work, no matter how hard you try? If so, then you may want to create a Complex Publication Pattern (CPP) in order to accurately predict issues for check-in. This page provides information on how to create those patterns, as well as examples of CPPs created by CARLI/I-Share libraries. (You can submit examples, too, after you've created your own CPP's!)
CPPs are useful for "regularly irregular" titles -- that is, a title that has a predictable publication pattern, but the pattern is such that it does not fit into any of the patterns supplied by Voyager. Examples of such "regularly irregular" titles might be "monthly except for two issues in June" or "weekly except for the first week of the year." CPPs are also useful when a publication pattern requires that issues be both omitted and combined (e.g., no January issue and a combined July/August issue), as the normal Voyager patterns do not allow issues to be both combined and omitted in the same pattern.
As it is rare for CPPs to be shared by more than one title, it is usually best to create a CPP for each title that needs one. Creating a CPP is a two-step process using a template, as explained in the pages 8-69+.
If you would like some background information on Complex Publication Patterns, including some basic how-to information, please review the I-Share Acquisitions and Serials Team's notes from their open conference call.
Please fill out the form linked below if you wish to submit a pattern for other I-Share users. CARLI Staff will then take screenshots from your database to include on this page.
Complex Publication Pattern Submission Form
The Complex Publication Patterns provided on this page have been developed and submitted by I-Share member libraries. There may be more than one pattern listed for a title due to variations in receipt date and other local factors.
The Year Posted column has been added to provide a timeframe for the CPPs, as serial publications posted may have since changed their publication frequency.
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