LC Guidelines:  008/29  Reference evaluation

NACO:

Do not use code:  fill character ( | )

Code b may occur in records created before the adoption of AACR 2 in Jan. 1981 and will continue to exist until any records containing reference tracings have been evaluated and the authority record updated.  Code b will also occur in all name/series records with non-Latin script references until guidelines for evaluating non-Latin script references are developed.  When code b is used in this latter case assure that a 667 note with the statement:  "Non-Latin script reference not evaluated" is also present in the NAR.

SACO:

Do not use code:  fill character ( | )


LC:

NAMES/SERIES:

Do not use code:  fill character ( | )

Code b may occur in LC records created before the adoption of AACR 2 in Jan. 1981 and will continue to exist until any records containing reference tracings have been evaluated and the authority record updated.  Code b will also occur in all name/series records with non-Latin script references until guidelines for evaluating non-Latin script references are developed.  When code b is used in this latter case assure that a 667 note with the statement:  "Non-Latin script reference not evaluated" is also present in the NAR.

SUBJECTS:

Do not use code:  fill character ( | )

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