Edit+Books+in+a+Series

==Before editing books in a series, check __the complete district catalog__ to make sure someone else hasn't already edited the series. If you redo a series that is already complete, you make additional merging work for Laurel!==

__**245 Tag** __

 * **tag 245a Type the series title. Capitalize the first word and punctuate with a period. **
 * **tag 245n (changed from 245b) Type the book or volume number written out i.e. Book one. Capitalize the word "Book" and punctuate with a comma. **
 * **tag 245p Type the title of the book. Capitalize the first word; follow the title with a space, forward slash. **
 * **tag c Type the author, punctuated with a period. **
 * If original title began with an article, change the indicator as needed.

245a Abhorsen trilogy.  n Book three,  p Abhorsen /  c by Garth Nix.

__246 Tag __

 * t**ag 246 Type the title. Capitalize the first word, no punctuation.**
 * If original title began with an article, drop the article. (The, As, A, etc.)

246a Abhorsen

__490 Tag __
490a Abhorsen trilogy ; <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">v book 3
 * **<span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__tag 490a Type the series title, followed by a space and punctuated with a semi-colon.__ **
 * **<span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">tag 490v Type the series book number. Abbreviate the word "book"- bk. No punctuation after the number. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Note: Do not enter initial articles in the 490 tag--Example: In the 245 tag the series would be "A series of unfortunate events," but in the 490 tag it would be "Series of unfortunate events.")

__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">830 Tag __
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">830a Abhorsen trilogy ; <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">v bk. 3.
 * **<span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">tag 830a type the series title, followed by a space and punctuated with a semi-colon. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">tag 830v Type the series book number. Abbreviate the word "book"- bk. Punctuate with a period after the book number. **
 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If the record has an 800 tag it will not be necessary to add the 830 tag.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">(Note: Do not enter initial articles in the 830 tag--Example: In the 245 tag the series would be "A series of unfortunate events," but in the 830 tag it would be "Series of unfortunate events.")


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #187777; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">You can find book series from FicFact.com (includes adult series) [|Mid-Continent Public Library] (best source), author's websites, Wikipedia, Amazon, Ingram, Titlewave and author fan pages. **