User:Herzbube/ExamplesForPageFieldOfContentRecords
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Important notes
- The purpose of this page is to illustrate the rules for recording the "Page" field of content records within a publication.
- This page contains further information only, not the rules themselves. If you find discrepancies between the rules and this page then the rules take precedence. Please notify the community about discrepancies.
Diagram elements
Here is a short explanation of the various elements that make up the diagrams used in the examples on this page.
- The "Physical" line depicts the sequence of physical pages of a book. A, B, C etc. are used as a notation so that in any discussions we can unambiguously reference the physical pages we are talking about. Using the letters of the alphabet should eliminate any confusion with actual printed page numbers in Roman or Arabic numerals.
- Unless otherwise noted, physical page A (if it appears in a diagram) refers to the front cover of the book
- Unless otherwise noted, physical page Z (if it appears in a diagram) refers to the back cover of the book
- The "Printed" line shows the actual page number as it is printed on each physical page
- The "Ranges" line shows ranges of numbered and unnumbered pages, as they are discussed in the rules
- The "Database" line shows the page numbers that we would actually record in the ISFDB database if a content item were to appear on that physical page. If the rules allow several ways how to record a content item, the alternatives for each physical page appear on additional lines.
Example 1: Beginning of publication
Physical A----B----C----D----E----F----G----H----I----J----K----L---- [...]
Printed 3 4 5
Ranges <-R1--------------------><-R2--------------------- [...]
Database fc fep [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] 1 2 3 4 5
bp bp bp bp bp
Comments:
- Pages H and I do not have a printed page number, so we might expect them to be part of the range of unnumbered pages (R1). However, pages H and I actually are part of the range of numbered pages (R2) because we can handcount from printed page 3 back to 1 (the lowest possible page number).
- Page A can be designated "fc" for magazines only
Example 2: Roman-numeraled pages
Physical A----B----C----D----E----F----G----H----I----J----K----L----M----N----O----P----Q---- [...]
Printed iii iv 3 4
Ranges <-R1--------------------><-R2-------------------------><-R3---------------- [...]
Database fc fep [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] i ii iii iv v vi 1 2 3 4
bp bp bp bp bp
Comments:
- Same as in example 1: Due to handcounting the range of numbered pages R3 extends backward to page N
- Following the same logic, the range of numbered pages R2 extends backward to page H, and forward to page M. The fact that the page ranges uses different types of numerals (R1 = Arabic, R2 = Roman) makes no difference at all.
- It is impossible to have a range of unnumbered pages between R2 and R3 (or generally between any two ranges of numbered pages): Because there is no upper limit to page numbers, handcounting of R2 always continues until it reaches the last page before page 1 of R3.
Example 3: Middle of the publication
Physical [...] G----H----I----J----K----L----M----N----O----P---- [...] Printed 98 99 100 105 106 107 Ranges [...] -R1----------------------------------------------- [...] Database 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107
Comments:
- Although pages J-M do not have printed page numbers, the range of numbered pages R1 continues uninterrupted
Example 4: Page numbering restarts
Physical [...] G----H----I----J----K----L----M----N----O----P---- [...] Printed 98 99 100 3 4 5 Ranges [...] -R1---------------------><-R2--------------------- [...] Database 98 99 100 101 102 1 2 3 4 5
Comments:
- Restarting page numbering creates two separate ranges of numbered pages, R1 and R2
- The range of numbered pages R1 extends up to page K because, as we have seen in example 2, there is no upper limit to page numbers and handcounting always continues until it reaches the last possible page (in this case the last page before the next range of numbered pages R2 starts)
Example 5: End of publication
Physical [...] S----T----U----V----W----X----Y----Z Printed 98 99 100 Ranges [...] -R1--------------------------> Database 98 99 100 101 102 103 bep bc
Comments:
- The range of numbered pages R1 extends up to page X because, as we have seen in example 2, there is no upper limit to page numbers and handcounting always continues until it reaches the last possible page (in this case the last page before the publication ends)
- If a publication contains at least one range of numbered pages, it is therefore impossible to have a range of unnumbered pages at the end of a publication
- Page Z can be designated "bc" for magazines only