Chapter 3: Notes
Notes are included in a bibliographic description in an attempt to describe, as completely as possible, the items being cataloged. Notes cam be quoted, created by a cataloger, or formulated according to a prescribed format. Any of these methods can be used to construct some categories of notes, depending on readability or other aesthetic considerations, while a specific method may be preferred or prescribed for other categories. Two rules, however, are universally applied to notes:
include only those notes that actually describe or cam be quoted from the item itself;
notes which fall into the area of conjecture are generally not included.
Donor, Source, Etc. and Previous Owners
Mathematical and Other Cartographic Data
Publication, Distribution, Etc.
Audience and Limitations for Access
References to Published Descriptions
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