Pick a way and be
consistent 
Do not be surprised if BOTH the series + series_index are the same(ish)
Title: Joe's tale V1
Series: Joe's tale [1]
FWIW come up with a plan that sorts well (Magazines come to mind)
Name #001 <pad with leading 0's if under 1000 issues expected.
Name 05 2010 and the series is Name [2010.05] <- note: the year is first dot month. You can't have a range in the index value, so just use the first month if a double (Jun-Jul) Consistent within any series is the rule
