Cataloger's Reference Shelf
Cataloging Rules for the Description of Looseleaf Publications with
Special Emphasis on Legal Materials
2A1. Punctuation (Preliminary Rule - Edition Area)
For instructions on the use of spaces before and after prescribed punctuation, see 0E.
Precede the edition area by a period-space-dash-space.
Precede a statement relating to a named revision of an edition by a comma.
Precede the first statement of responsibility following an edition statement by a diagonal slash.
Precede each subsequent statement of responsibility by a semicolon.
For the use of the equals sign to precede parallel statements, see the appropriate rules following.
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