Characteristics of Serial Title Changes and Recognition of New Serial Works: Theoretical and Practical Implications

► 80.8% of serial title changes are primarily due to subject or function changes. ► 19.2% of serial title changes are corporate, geographic, frequency, or format based. ► A third of serials with title changes undergo change before the title changes. ► New serial works emerge when significant subject or function changes occur. ► Reasons for serial title changes are most reliably determined from textual content.