Contents Notes - Simple Contents

Contents Notes:

Simple Contents - Terminology:

To increase consistency in simple contents notes certain types of map contents are described by means of preferred or standard terms. These terms are used to described items not quoted by title, and, in some instanced, in conjunction with quoted titles.

These items vary in importance. Certain items are considered so unimportant that their presence in a recto or verso contents note is usually not mentioned. These same items are almost never mentioned if they occur on a cover that would otherwise be discarded.

Optional items are mentioned in simple contents notes according to the cataloger’s judgment of the relative importance of the elements, whether or not the elements might reasonably be expected to appear on the type of item being described, and, the length or complexity of the resultant contents note if the element(s) is included.

Advertisements	Distance Chart, Distance Table	Local Route Maps
Ancillary Maps see also Insets	Distance Diagram	Location Map see also Coverage Map
Area Map see Location Map	Distance List	Maps see Ancillary Maps
Assembly Diagrams	Editorial Diagram see Diagram of Cartographic Responsibility	Metric/English Conversion Charts
Bibliography	Enlargements	Mileage Chart see Distance Chart, Distance Table
Cartouche	Grids	Mileage Diagram see Distance Diagram
Coats of Arms	Ill.	Mileage List see Distance List
Community Information	Index	Navigational Aids
Compass Roses	Descriptive Index	Profile see also Cross Section
Continuations see also Ancillary Maps	Index to Points of Interest	Regional Map see Location Map
Coverage Map, Coverage Diagram see also Location Map	Index Map, Sheet Index	Road Signs
Cross Section see also Profile	Index to Adjoining Sheets	Street Index see Index
Declination Diagrams	Insets see also Ancillary Maps	Statistics, Statistical Information, Etc.
Descriptive Index see Index	Legends	Text
Diagram of Cartographic Responsibility	Local Maps	Tourist Information
		Wind Rose see Compass Roses