505 Subfield $a - Formatted contents note:

Subfield $a contains the formatted contents note, whether complete, incomplete, or partial when the second indicator value is blank (# - Basic ). The text of the contents note may include titles, statements of responsibility, volume numbers and sequential designations, durations (for sound recordings), etc. For records formulated according to AACR rules, these elements are usually separated by ISBD punctuation.

Examples:

505 0#$aFuture land use plan -- Recommended capital improvements -- Existing land use -- Existing zoning.

505 0#$aArea 1, Lone Pine to Big Pine -- Area 2, Bishop to Mammoth Lakes -- Area 3, June Lake to Bridgeport -- Area 4, White Mountains area.

505 0#$apt. 1. Historical study. v. 1, Text. v. 2, Notes -- pt. 2. Annexes: alphabetic repertory of noble families <v. 1 >

500 ##$a"Table of statutes and regulations": p. xvii-xxv.

[Unformatted content note recorded in field 500.]