Page History

Punctuation

Use

Example

Colon

separates 2 levels of hierarchical units

v.1:no.1
Ser.2:v.1:pt.1
v.5:no.3 (1995:Mar.)

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Comma

indicates a gap in holdings

v.1, v.3, v.5 [missing v.2 and 4]
]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro>
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Hyphen

indicates unbroken range of holdings

v.5-v.55
1994-2007

Parentheses

separates enumeration from chronology

v.1:no.5 (1991:May)
v.55 (2007)

Semicolon

Indicates a non-gap break in holdings

v.1-4;v.5/6;v.7-10
1902-1905;1907-1910 (1906 not published)

Slash

indicates combined issues or vols. published in one vol.

2001/2002
v.5/10