Bibliographic Standards Committee
DCRB 7: Note Area (Jain Fletcher)
AREA 7 Comparison: AACR2 Ch. 1 & 2 [and their LCRIs] with DCRB
DCRB 7A. General instructions
Notes qualify and amplify the formal description, especially when the rules for such description do not allow certain information to be included in the other areas. Notes can therefore deal with any aspect of the publication.
Notes, by their nature, cannot be enumerated exhaustively, but can be categorized in terms of the areas of description. In addition to notes relating to these areas, there are notes that do not correspond to any area of the formalized areas of description. Occasionally it may be useful to group together notes which refer to more than one area, for instance when they are all based on one source within the work, such as a privilege statement.
If the description in the areas preceding the note area does not clearly identify the edition or issue being cataloged, make whatever notes are necessary for unambiguous identification. When appropriate, refer to detailed descriptions in standard catalogs or bibliographies (see 7C14), or use both notes and references to catalogs or bibliographies.
Notes may also be made to justify added entries intended for special files of personal names, titles, genres/forms, physical characteristics, provenance, etc.
Generally notes are not mandatory, but some notes are required in particular situations and are so indicated in previous rules, e.g., 1G3, 2A2, or 4A4, and in some of the rules for this area.
NOTES: This preliminary guidance is beyond that found in AACR2 1.7 or 2.7 and is (of course) the reason why the numbering of the rest of the area is "off". Though there is some equivalence here to some of the information found in AACR2 1.7A5, DCRB's information is better placed, in my opinion.
SUGGESTIONS: The only suggestion here might be that this guidance become overall guidance for all the DCRMs; in other words, extricated from this location and put in the DCRM equivalent to AACR2 Ch.1. This is not because I believe that DCRM should be trying to synchronize our area/subarea numbering, because I do not (it would be too difficult and provide no room for flexibility between formats); it is simply because this is good overall guidance.
MISSING NTS/EXX: 0F - explanatory note about symbols replaced (although subsumed in some other rules, e.g., 2B4); 1A2 - notes on epigrams (etc.) omitted from t.p. transcription, when considered important; no real examples (anywhere) for single sheet publication notes (many of these will be detailed below).
AACR2 1.7A. Preliminary rule
AACR2 1.7A1. Punctuation
Precede each note by a full stop, space, dash, space or start a new paragraph for each.
Separate introductory wording from the main content of a note by a colon followed but not preceded by a space.
LCRI 1.7A. Preliminary rule
LCRI 1.7A1. Punctuation
Start a new paragraph for each note; end each paragraph with a period or other mark of punctuation. If the mark of final punctuation is a closing bracket or parenthesis, however, add a period.
Continued by: Journal (Chowder Corporation).
not Continued by: Journal (Chowder Corporation)
AACR2 2.7A. Preliminary rule
AACR2 2.7A1. Punctuation
Precede each note by a full stop, space, dash, space or start a new paragraph for each.
Separate introductory wording from the main content of a note by a colon followed but not preceded by a space.
DCRB 7B. Preliminary rule
DCRB 7B1. Punctuation.
End each paragraph with a period or other mark of final punctuation. Do not use prescribed punctuation within a note, except in formal contents notes, "With:" notes, and notes of accompanying material that include the elements of the physical description area (cf. 7C11, 7C16, and 7C19). When formulating phrases or sentences in a note, use modern punctuation according to current good usage.
NOTES: Rather than be equivalent to this part of AACR2, DCRB simply restates the guidance of this subrule, then proceeds to summarize the punctuation portion of the guidance found for the various types of note in AACR2 1.7A3. Then, when DCRB provides a parallel rule (7B3) for 1.7A3, the punctuation information is omitted.
SUGGESTION: DCRB's arrangement seems more useful to me, since it does fit the headings better, so I feel this solution should be retained.
AACR2 1.7A2. Sources of information
Take data recorded in notes from any suitable source. Use square brackets only for interpolations within quoted material. See also 1.0E.
AACR2 2.7A2.
In making notes, follow the instructions in 1.7A.
DCRB 7B2. Sources of information
Take data recorded in notes from any suitable source. Square brackets are required only for interpolations within quoted material.
NOTES: Nearly equivalent wording between AACR2 and DCRB guidance.
SUGGESTIONS: No changes.
AACR2 1.7A3. Form of notes
Order of information. If data in a note correspond to data found in the title and statement of responsibility, edition, material (or type of publication) specific details, publication, etc., physical description, and series areas, give the elements of the data in the order in which they appear in those areas. In such a case, use prescribed punctuation, except substitute a full stop for a full stop, space, dash, space.
Adaptation of: Germinie Lacerteux / Edmond et Jules de Goncourt
Originally published: London : Gray, 1871
Revision of: 3rd ed. London : Macmillan, 1953
When giving names or titles originally in nonroman scripts, use the original script whenever possible rather than a romanization (see 1.0E).
Based on: <hfnmz Rfhfvfpjds / A. V. Ljcnjtdcrbq [ß was orig. script]
Quotations. Give quotations from the item or from other sources in quotation marks. Follow the quotation by an indication of its source, unless that source is the chief source of information. Do not use prescribed punctuation within quotations.
"Published for the Royal Institute of Public Administration"
"A textbook for 6th form students"–Pref.
"Generally considered to be by William Langland"–Oxford companion to English literature
References. Refer to passages in the item, or in other sources, if these either support the cataloguer’s own assertions or save repetition in the catalogue entry of information readily available from other sources.
Introd. (p. xxix) refutes attribution to John Bodenham
Detailed description in: Supplement to Hain’s Repertorium bibliographicum / W.A. Copinger
Formal notes. Use formal notes employing an invariable introductory word or phrase or a standard form of words when uniformity of presentation assists in the recognition of the type of information being presented or when their use provides economy of space without loss of clarity.
Informal notes. When making informal notes, use statements that present the information as briefly as clarity, understandability, and grammar permit.
LCRI 1.7A3. Form of notes
When a note begins with a formal introductory term such as "contents," "credits," or "summary," do not use all caps in any case; instead, use upper and lower case as illustrated in AACR 2.
In the spelling of words in notes formulated by the cataloger, follow American usage given in the latest edition of Webster's New International Dictionary.
When following a quotation by an indication of its source within the item, use English terms for the source. Employ any of the abbreviations for the term permitted in Appendix B.9, including those that consist of or begin with a single letter. (For "volume," use "Vol.") Capitalize the first letter of the term or its abbreviation.
When nonroman data (including quotations) are being recorded in the note area, give them in romanized form in all cases, including those records represented by both a nonromanized card and a romanized machine-readable record.
DCRB 7B3. Form of notes
Capitalization. Use uppercase or lowercase, according to the same practice applied to the title and statement of responsibility area.
Order of information. If data in a note correspond to data found in the title and statement of responsibility, edition, publication, physical description, or series areas, usually give the elements of the data in the order prescribed for those areas.
Quotations. Give quotations from the publication or from other sources in quotation marks. Follow the quotation by an indication of its source, unless that source is the title page.
"Extracted from the minutes of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts"
"Generally considered to be by William Langland"--Harvey, P. Oxford companion to Engl. lit.
"The principal additional music, contained in 72 pages, may be had, half bound, with or without the rules, price four shillings and ninepence"--Pref.
Formal notes. Use formal notes employing an invariable introductory word or phrase or a standard verbal formula when uniformity of presentation assists in the recognition of the type of information being presented or when their use gives economy of space without loss of clarity.
Informal notes. When making informal notes, use statements that present the information as briefly as clarity, understandability, and good grammar permit.
NOTES: See earlier observation about this note in the punctuation rule (above). There are also a few other observations to add. For one, it is worth noting that the LCRIs add some good guidance to this rule (for both AACR2 and DCRB). For another, note that in DCRB, guidance on "capitalization" has been added to this rule, while that for "references" have been deleted, presumably since its coverage appears quite full in later, in 7C14.
SUGGESTION: It might be a good idea to incorporate some of the guidance found in the LCRIs. Also, the deletion of guidance for informal "references" note might have been a mistake, since this means that there is no specific instruction on how to pair information with the formal note, nor how to create an informal note for a close, but not exact, citation. There are good examples of this and more in later rules (for instance, see 7C6); perhaps a "references" section here could give guidance and then point to some of the later examples (if the examples cannot be easily extracted and moved to this area). Finally, just a question: might "capitalization" be treated in an overall Appendix, or might that be overkill?
AACR2 1.7A4. Notes citing other editions and works
Other editions. In citing another edition of the same work, give enough information to identify the edition cited.
Revision of: 2nd ed., 1973
Other works and other manifestations of the same work. In citing other works and other manifestations of the same work (other than different editions with the same title), always give the title and (when applicable) the statement(s) of responsibility. Give the citation in the form: main entry heading, title proper; or in the form: title proper / statement of responsibility. When necessary, add the edition and/or date of publication of the work cited.
Continues: Poetry in London. 1931-1947
Translation of: Le deuxième sexe
Previously published as: Mike. 1909
Adaptation of: Wells, H.G. Kipps
or Adaptation of: Kipps / by H.G. Wells
Notes relating to items reproduced. In describing an item that is a reproduction of another (e.g., a text reproduced in microform; a manuscript reproduced in book form; a set of maps reproduced as slides), give the notes relating to the reproduction and then the notes relating to the original. Combine the notes relating to the original in one note, giving the details in the order of the areas to which they relate.
LCRI 1.7A4. Notes citing other editions and works
Form of Citation
In citing a serial in a note on a bibliographic record for a serial, apply LCRI 12.7A2. In other situations, when citing another work or another manifestation of a work, in general use the title chosen for uniform title for the work if one has been assigned to it. Otherwise, give its title proper.
Adaptation of: The Republic
not Adaptation of: Politeia
If the work being cited is entered under a name heading that differs from the main entry heading on the work being cataloged and the difference is not apparent from information given in the body of the entry, add the name after the title (uniform title or title proper) and a space-slash-space.
Adaptation of: Kipps / H.G. Wells
Rev. ed. of: Guide to reference books / Constance M. Winchell. 8th ed. 1967
Continues: General catalogue of printed books. Five year supplement, 1966-1970 / British Museum
Note Citing Other Editions and Works
When a revised edition (other than a revised translation, cf. 25.2B) of a work is being cataloged and
1) it has a different title from that of the previous edition, or
2) it has a different choice of entry from that of the previous edition (for reasons other than the change to AACR 2), e.g., 21.12B, link the new edition with the immediately preceding edition by using AACR 2 style for connecting notes on both AACR 2 and non-AACR 2 records.
1) Title change only. If the title has changed since the previous edition but the choice of main entry remains the same, make a note on the record for the later edition to link it to the earlier edition. Also make a related work added entry on the record for the later edition to link it to the earlier edition. Add neither the note nor the added entry to the record for the earlier edition. Always make the added entry on the record for the later edition according to the AACR 2 choice of entry and form of heading, as well as the AACR 2 form of the title proper or uniform title (cf. LCRI 21.30G). (Note that the phrase "choice of main entry remains the same" means that both editions, if cataloged according to AACR 2, would have the same choice of main entry.)
The following pattern is suggested for the note:
Rev. [enl., updated, etc.] ed. of: [Title proper. Edition statement. Date]
Do not include the place or name of the publisher in such notes unless needed for identification (e.g., to distinguish between two versions published in the same year).
Rev. ed. of: 33 & 45 extended play record album price guide. 1st ed. c1977
Rev. ed. of: Spanish for hospital personnel. 1974
Note that the wording of the introductory phrase may vary depending on the situation and the presentation in the text.
2) Choice of entry change. If the choice of entry has changed since the previous edition, make a note on the record for the later edition to link it to the previous edition. Also, make a related work added entry on the record for the later edition to link it to the earlier edition. Do not make either a note or an added entry on the record for the earlier edition. Always make the added entry on the record for the later edition according to the correct AACR 2 choice of entry and form of heading, as well as form of title proper or uniform title (cf. LCRI 21.30G).
Use the form of note suggested under 1) above, when the title changes or remains the same, and add the first statement of responsibility.
Rev. ed. of: Guide to reference books / Constance M. Winchell. 8th ed. 1967
Note that if the new edition has a different choice of entry solely because of the change in cataloging rules (i.e., the earlier edition, if recataloged, would also have the same choice of entry), do not make a note or an added entry in the record for the new edition.
pre-1981: Smith, John Henderson, comp.
Readings in American history, compiled
by J. H. Smith … 1972
rev. ed., 1981: Readings in American history / compiled by J.H. Smith. -- Rev. ed. -- … 1981
In the above examples, the correct AACR 2 choice of entry for the 1972 edition would be the same as that for the 1981 edition, and therefore, the connecting note and added entry are not needed.
NOTES: LCRI is much longer than AACR2. DCRB's equivalent has been subsumed in 7C7.
SUGGESTIONS: Wherever this rule is situated in DCRM, perhaps useful points from the LCRIs can be incorporated into the rule.
AACR2 1.7A5.
Notes contain useful descriptive information that cannot be fitted into other areas of the description. A general outline of notes is given in 1.7B. Specific applications of 1.7B are provided in other chapters in part I. When appropriate, combine two or more notes to make one note.
NOTES: This is like DCRB 7A. After seeing DCRB's placement, this rule seems out of place.
AACR2 1.7B. Notes
Give notes in the order in which they are listed here. However, give a particular note first when it has been decided that note is of primary importance.
AACR2 2.7B. Notes
Make notes as set out in the following subrules and in the order given there. However, give a particular note first when it has been decided that note is of primary importance.
DCRB 7C. Notes
A general outline of types of notes follows; other notes than those provided for may be made if desired. Specific applications of many of these notes are provided in the preceding sections. Make notes as called for in the following subrules, and, generally, in the order in which they are listed here. If a particular note is of primary importance, it may be given first, regardless of its listing here. When appropriate, combine two or more notes to make one note.
NOTES: AACR2 Ch. 1-2 both seem relatively inflexible in their statements. DCRB's guidance appears to stay further away from prescribing order (and it is really just the insertion of the word "generally").
SUGGESTION: Retain DCRB wording.
AACR2 1.7B1. Nature, scope, or artistic form
Comedy in two acts
Documentary
AACR2 2.7B1. Nature, scope, or artistic form
Make notes on these matters unless they are apparent from the rest of the description.
"Collection of essays on economic subjects"
Arabic reader
Play in 3 acts
Scenario of film
LCRI 2.7B1. Nature, scope, or artistic form
General Application
For books, generally restrict the making of the note about the nature, scope, or artistic form of the item to the situations covered below. For books that are belles lettres, record in a note the term for the literary form only when the title is misleading. Do not consider titles of literary works misleading simply because they are fanciful.
Special Application
Record in a note the literary form of the book being cataloged if it contains one or more literary works by one author and it meets one of the following conditions:
1) the item is in one or more of the following languages: Amharic, Armenian, Arabic, Georgian, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, or Turkish;
2) the item is in a non-Slavic language of Central Asia written in the Cyrillic alphabet;
3) the item is in a language indigenous to one or more of the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, or Vietnam;
4) the item is in a language indigenous to Africa and in the roman script.
Make the note whether or not the form is identified in the uniform title or in the body of the entry.
Literary Form Note
When giving the literary form note, base it on the following literary forms: drama; fiction; poetry; literature (used for an item containing works in more than one form). The note should be worded according to the cataloger's approximation of the publication; the words chosen do not necessarily have to use one of the terms listed above (e.g., "Plays" instead of "Drama").
DCRB 7C1. Nature, scope, or artistic form
Make notes on such matters when useful to amplify or explain the title proper and other title information.
An advertisement
A satire against William Pulteney
Prospectus for: Pope's Essay on criticism. London, 1745
NOTES: From this point on, the pattern between AACR2 Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 changes: Ch. 1 simply gives each rule's heading and examples. Ch. 2 has the heading and examples, but also is the only place where guidance for the rules is found. As to the present note, the guidance notes are similar in meaning, but differently written. Also, the LCRI is more complete.
SUGGESTION: Look at the LCRI for possible enhancements to DCRM guidelines (possibly from paragraphs on "general application" and on the "literary form note").
AACR2 1.7B2. Language of the item and/or translation or adaptation
Commentary in English
Spanish version of: Brushing away tooth decay
[Long LCRI on this]
AACR2 2.7B2. Language of item and/or translation or adaptation
Make notes on the language(s) of the item, or on the fact that it is a translation or adaptation, unless this is apparent from the rest of the description.
Translation of: La muerte de Artemio Cruz
Author’s adaptation of his Russian text
Latin text, parallel English translation
Adaptation of: The taming of the shrew / William Shakespeare
DCRB 7C2. Language of publication; translation or adaptation
Make notes on the language of the publication, or on the fact that it is a translation or adaptation, unless this is apparent from the rest of the description.
Parallel Iroquois and English texts
English text with Latin and French prose translations
Author's adaptation of his Latin text
Translation of: Gulliver's travels
In part a translation of: Le déserteur, by M.J. Sedaine
Adaptation of: Breviarium monasticum
NOTES: The wording for the guidance is almost exactly the same, except DCRB uses "publication" instead of "item". The examples are different, however, and this is exactly as it should be.
SUGGESTION: Nothing to change, although again, it might be worth looking at the LCRIs for anything which could help add useful information.
AACR2 1.7B3. Source of title proper
Title from container
Title from descriptive insert
AACR2 2.7B3. Source of title proper
Make notes on the source of the title proper if the chief source of information is a title page substitute.
Caption title
Title from spine
DCRB 7C3. Source of title proper
Always make a note on the source of the title proper if it is from a substitute for the title page.
Caption title
Title from colophon
Title from incipit on leaf [2]a
NOTES: Very little difference between Ch. 2 and DCRB in wording of the guidance.
MISSING NTS/EXX: 1F2, 1F4 - about omissions in title for single sheet pubs.
AACR2 1.7B4. Variations in title
Cover title: Giovanni da Firenze
Original title: L’éducation sentimentale
AACR2 2.7B4. Variations in title
Make notes on titles borne by the item other than the title proper. Optionally give a romanization of the title proper.
Added t.p. in Russian
Previously published as: Enter Psmith
Cover title: The fair American
LCRI 2.7B4. Variations in title
Option Decision
Do not apply the optional provision of the rule.
Variant Titles
If the variant title being recorded in a note appears in a source that meets the criteria for an added title page, record the note as "Title on added t.p." followed by a colon-space and the title. If the variant title appears in another source, specify its location (e.g., "Title on p. [4] of cover:"). There is no situation for which the notes "Added title." or "Added title:" or "Added t.p.:" are appropriate. If a title in another language appears prominently on the publication, record the title in a note and make an added entry for it. (It does not matter if the source is an added title page or if there is text in the language of the title.)
Binder's Title
If a binder's title varies significantly from the title proper of the item (cf. 21.2A), record it in a note and make an added entry for it. If a monograph has been bound only for LC's collections (i.e., it was not bound by the publisher or it was not one of the multiple copies that were bound subsequent to publication as part of a cooperative acquisitions program), give only the note and not the added entry. In such a case, make the note a copy-specific one (LCRI 1.7B20), e.g., "LC copy has binder's title: …" In case of doubt, do not assume that the item was bound only for LC.
DCRB 7C4. Variations in title
Make notes on titles borne by the publication other than the one chosen as the title proper. If desired, give a romanization of the title proper.
Title on added t.p.: La naturaleza descubierta en su modo de ensenar las lenguas a los hombres ...
Spine title: Bath Road acts
Engraved t.p. reads: ...
If desired, also include here partial or complete transcription of title information to show the actual wording of the title page (e.g., when data have been omitted).
Title page reads: ...
NOTES: Very little difference between Ch. 2 and DCRB in wording of the first part of the guidance. DCRB adds a second part to the guidance to allow for a full transcription of title in the notes area. Also, the LCRI adds extra guidance.
SUGGESTIONS: It might be worth reconsidering whether or not DCRB's second option is still necessary--how often does it happen that the title is abridged in the first place, and if so, if the full transcription option is taken (not counting the separation of "contents" issue). The LCRI given here serves as a reminder that two issues are not exactly treated in DCRB which could use better coverage: 1) specific allowance for the designation of "p. [_] of cover" to locate information from wrappers/printed (etc.) bindings, and 2) specific guidance as to when how to deal with local notes and access points for unique bindings.
AACR2 1.7B5. Parallel titles and other title information
Title on container: The four seasons
Subtitle: An enquiry into the present state of medicine including several recommendations as to how it may be improved and a discussion of the merits of the proposals of other persons
AACR2 2.7B5. Parallel titles and other title information
Give the title in another language and other title information not recorded in the title and statement of responsibility area if they are considered to be important.
Subtitle: The medicinal, culinary, cosmetic and economic properties, cultivation, and folklore of herbs, grasses, fungi, shrubs, and trees, with all their modern scientific uses
Title on added t.p.: Les rats
DCRB 7C5. Parallel titles and other title information
Make notes on parallel titles appearing in the publication but not on the title page; also give other title information appearing in the publication but not on the title page if it is considered important. If parallel titles and other title information appearing on the title page have been omitted from the title area (e.g., because they could not be fitted into the body of the entry, or because they were very lengthy) they may be given here as notes.
Title on added t.p.: The book of exposition = Liber rubens
Subtitle: The medicinal, culinary, cosmetic, and economic properties, cultivation, and folklore of herbs, grasses, fungi, shrubs, and trees, with all their modern scientific uses
NOTES: The guidance given in AACR2 Ch. 2 is neither very clear nor very well written. Its equivalent is found as the second sentence of DCRB's, which is much better written. The first part of DCRB's guidance covers other instances of these types of titles, apparently uncovered by AACR2.
SUGGESTION: While retaining the same wording as DCRB in DCRM, it would probably be more logical if the equivalent information appeared first in DCRM, followed by the coverage for other instances.
MISSING NTS/EXX: 1C - note for original titles found elsewhere in piece.
AACR2 1.7B6. Statements of responsibility
Attributed to Thomas Dekker
Based on the novel by Thomas Hardy
Inspired by themes from the music of George Butterworth
AACR2 2.7B6. Statements of responsibility
Make notes on variant names of persons or bodies named in statements of responsibility if these are considered to be important for identification. Give statements of responsibility not recorded in the title and statement of responsibility area. Make notes on persons or bodies connected with a work, or significant persons or bodies connected with previous editions and not already named in the description.
At head of title: [Name not used in the main entry heading and with indeterminate responsibility for the work]
"Also attributed to Jonathan Swift"–Introd.
"Begun by Jane Austen in 1817 … completed, some 160 years later, by another lady"–Cover
DCRB 7C6. Statements of responsibility
Make notes to convey the following information:
1) Authorship. If the statement of responsibility transcribed in the title and statement of responsibility area appears in a source other than the recto of the title page, make a note to indicate this source.
Author statement taken from verso of t.p.
If a statement of responsibility appears in the item but outside the sources for the statement of responsibility (cf. 1G2), give it and its source in a note.
Dedication signed: Increase Mather
Signed at end: A lover of truth
If no statement of responsibility appears in the item and facts relative to authorship are available, give this information in a note. Include the authority for the attribution whenever possible and useful.
Published anonymously. By Cotton Mather. Cf. T.J. Holmes. Cotton Mather, 111
Attributed to Jonathan Swift. Cf. H. Teerink. Swift (2nd ed.), 598
Most of the pieces are either by or attributed to Voltaire. Cf. NUC pre-1956, v. 642, p. 47
Translated by Peter J. de la Garza. Cf. hand-written card inserted in LC copy
If the statement of responsibility recorded in the title and statement of responsibility area or in a note is known to be fictitious or incorrect, make a note stating the true or most generally accepted attribution. Normally give the authority for the information.
Preface signed: S.E.B. By Egerton Brydges; cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.), v. 5, p. 276
By John Locke. Author's name first appears on t.p. of 3rd and subsequent editions
Introd. (p. xxix) refutes attribution to Petronius
"[Gregory King] was consulted about the coronation ... and was the principal author of the ... volume containing descriptions and splendid engravings of that ceremony ... though he allowed Francis Sandford to affix his name to the title-page"--Dict. nat. biog., v. 10, p. 131
"The identity of Junius, which he concealed with great skill, has never been definitely established ... He is now thought to have been Sir Philip Francis"--Drabble, M. Oxford companion to Engl. lit., p. 523
(The pseudonym "Junius" appears on the title page)
False attributions appearing in the bibliographical literature or in library catalogs may also be noted, along with the authority for the false attribution and the authority for questioning it.
Attributed to Daniel Defoe (cf. J.R. Moore. Defoe, 511); attribution challenged by: Secord, A.W. Robert Dury's Journal and other studies
2) Other statements. Give the names of persons or bodies connected with a work, or with previous editions of it, if they have not already been named in the description; give the authority for the information, if necessary.
At head of title: [name not used in the main entry heading and with indeterminate responsibility for the work]
Illustrations are woodcuts by Dora Carrington. Cf. B.J. Kirkpatrick. Virginia Woolf, A2a
Woodcuts on leaves B2b and C5b signed: b
3) Variant names. Give variant names of persons or bodies named in statements of responsibility if the variant forms clarify the names used in main or added entry headings.
By Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury
(Statement of responsibility reads: by the Right Reverend Father in God, Gilbert Lord Bishop of Sarum)
By Charles Pigott
(Statement of responsibility reads: By the author of The virtues of nature)
4) Transposed names. Note here the original position on the title page of statements of responsibility that have been transposed to the title and statement of responsibility area.
On title page, editor's name precedes the title
NOTES: While not in the same order, the 3 sentences found in the guidance of Ch. 2 contain the nuggets for 3 of the numbered points of guidance in this longer section of DCRB. (Ch. 2, sent. 1 = DCRB (3); Ch. 2, sent. 2= DCRB (1), sects. 1 and 2; Ch. 2, sent. 3= DCRB (2).) DCRB's is considerably fuller and covers more ground than AACR2.
SUGGESTIONS: In this case, no suggestion to try to align the parts of the rules to fit AACR2 order-- DCRB's rule is much fuller and better. The only suggestion here is to consider adding the missing examples detailed below.
MISSING NTS/EXX: 1G14 - note about SOR phrase omissions if deemed important; 1G6 - note explaining the sorting out of names for unambiguous ordering (there is a surprising lack of guidance in this rule to make a note for this)
AACR2 1.7B7. Edition and history
Formerly available as: CAS 675
Continues: Monthly Scottish news bulletin
Rev. ed. of: The portable Dorothy Parker
AACR2 2.7B7. Edition and history
Make notes relating to the edition being described or to the bibliographic history of the work.
"This issue is founded on the second edition, printed by Rudolf Ackermann in the year 1837 (with considerable additions) from The new sporting magazine"–T.p. verso
Previous ed.: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1950
Sequel to: Mémoires d’un médecin
LCRI 2.7B7. Edition and history
Republications
When cataloging a republication (a reissue of a previously published edition by another publisher without change in text), make a note for the previous edition if the information is readily available. Ordinarily begin the note with the phrase "Originally published" (or "Previously published" if the data for the original are not available), followed by a colon-space. (If the republication is a facsimile reproduction, see 1.11.) Include details of publication, etc., and other information appropriate to the particular case. For series, when the republication contains the original series statement as it appeared on the original publication, give in the note the original statement within parentheses (cf. LCRI 21.30L). (Generally it is not necessary to give a bibliographic history note when the republication is a work of the imagination or a classic.)
Originally published: 1910
Originally published: Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1910
Originally published: Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1910. (Studies in Asian languages and literatures ; no. 3)
(Original series statement has been reproduced)
Originally published: Boston : Massachusetts Historical Society, 1923, in series: Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society
(Original series statement has not been reproduced but information about the series is readily available)
Originally published: 3rd ed. Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1910. (Studies in Asian languages and literatures ; no. 3)
(Include the edition statement if significant)
Originally published: 3rd ed. Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1910. (Studies in Asian languages and literature ; no. 3). With new introd.
(New introduction has been added but a statement about it does not appear in the title and statement of responsibility or edition areas)
Originally published: The Hakka language and literature of Southern China. 3rd ed. Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1910. (Studies in Asian languages and literatures ; no. 3). With new introd.
(Title has changed)
First work originally published: … 2nd work originally published: …
(Collection of several formerly independent publications)
Limited Editions
Limited edition notes are generally formulated only in rare book cataloging. (Cf. Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books.) Small print runs for other books are normally ignored even if fewer than 500 copies.
Photoreproduction
"Photoreproduction" is a generic term that is no longer used, since the inception of AACR 2, to indicate a particular kind of reproduction. If a macroreproduction is one that is "on demand," i.e., the result of the reproduction process comprises only a single copy, the applicable term is "photocopy"; use the guidelines in LCRI 1.11A to catalog such an item. If a macroreproduction process comprises copies that represent an edition, use a general statement in a note to indicate the fact of reproduction, as appropriate, but do not use the term "photoreproduction."
Reproduces the text copied by Nakamura Butsuan in 1825. Cf. Explanatory text, p. 4
Reproduces the original manuscript bearing the title: Diplomata Pol. & Pruss., dated 1758
DCRB 7C7. Edition and bibliographic history
Make notes for the source of any element of the edition area when it is taken from elsewhere than the title page. Make notes for the original position of an element that is transposed to another position in transcription.
The statement "corrected printing" from colophon
The statement "amplified edition" precedes the title on title page
Make notes relating to the edition being described or to the bibliographic history of the work. In citing other works and other manifestations of the same work (other than different editions with the same title proper), give whatever information is appropriate, such as the title proper (or uniform title), statement of responsibility, edition statement, or date of publication. Arrange the information provided in the form that makes most sense in the particular case. (In citing bibliographies and catalogs, however, use the pattern for references to published descriptions shown in 7C14 whenever such a citation occurs in a formal "References:" note.)
Revision of: 2nd ed., 1753
Sequel to: Mémoires d'un médicin
A reissue of the 1756 ed., without the plates
Previous ed.: Norwich, Conn., Trumbull, 1783
Sequel to: Typee
Detailed description of plates in: Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 23
If a statement as to a limited number of copies of the edition appears, give this statement of limitation in a note, preferably in quoted form.
"250 copies printed"--Pref.
"Limited edition of 20 copies"--Verso of t.p.
When the statement of limitation includes the unique number of the copy being cataloged, give only the statement of limitation here. Give the copy number as a copy-specific note (cf. 7C18).
Edition note: "Special edition of 200 copies on handmade paper"--Colophon
Copy-specific note: LC has no. 20, signed by author
Alternatively, give the entire statement of limitation and the copy number as a copy-specific note.
NOTES: The sentence-long guidance found in AACR2, Ch. 2 can be found exactly repeated at the beginning of the second paragraph of DCRB's. Otherwise, of course, DCRB's is quite a bit enhanced (and rightly so).
SUGGESTION: Look to LCRIs for even more useful enhancements. Consider adding some of the notes/examples detailed below.
MISSING NTS/EXX: 2B7 - note about transposition of separable edition statement if pulled out of title area; 2B9 - note about parallel edition information; 2C3 - note about transposed information in edition statement.
AACR2 1.7B8. Material (or type of publication) specific details
Scale of original: ca. 1:6,000
Military grid
File size varies
Vol. numbering irregular
Numbering begins each year with no. 1
NOTES: No reason for DCRB to give guidance on this point, which renders the ensuing "equivalent subrule" numbering off by one. The numbering is soon re-adjusted, however (see 7C9)
AACR2 1.7B9. Publication, distribution, etc.
Distributed in the U.K. by: EAV Ltd.
Published in London or Manchester, 1807-1899
AACR2 2.7B9. Publication, distribution, etc.
Make notes on publication, distribution, etc., details that are not included in the publication, distribution, etc., area and are considered to be important.
Imprint under label reads: Humanitas-Verlag Zürich
"Privately printed"
Published simultaneously in Canada
LCRI 2.7B9. Publication, distribution, etc.
When a publication has a date of release or transmittal in a prominent position, include it in the bibliographic description. Typically these special dates consist of month or month and day as well as year and appear on the title page or cover. If the date is in a phrase that is being recorded as an edition statement, so record it. If an edition statement is not appropriate, quote the date in a note, including with it any associated words.
"May 1979"
"May 1, 1979"
Issued May 1979"
Note that a date of release or transmittal is not a publication date. If the publication lacks a copyright date or a date of manufacture (cf. LCRI 1.4F6), the publication date may be inferred from the date of release or transmittal. Then, give the inference in brackets in the publication, distribution, etc., area and follow the above instructions for the date of release or transmittal.
In case of doubt as to the character of the date, treat it as a date of release or transmittal.
DCRB 7C8. Publication
Make notes on publication details that are not included in the publication area if they are considered to be important. When imprint elements have been taken from a source other than the title page, make a note specifying the source.
Published in parts
Publication date from Evans
Imprint from colophon
Publisher named in privilege statement as Sulpice Sabon
Publisher statement on cancel slip. Original publisher statement reads: Sold by G. Walsh
Imprint judged to be false on the basis of printing of catchwords and signatures. Cf. A.H. Sayce. Compositional practices, p. 116
No more published
"Copyright 1784"
Publication date from p. [4] of cover
At head of title: On the day of Lord Byron's death 1824
NOTES: Very little difference between AACR2, Ch. 2 and DCRB's first sentence in wording of the guidance. DCRB does add another sentence to allow for a source note. DCRB gives many more examples for this area, rendering it even more useful.
SUGGESTION: Consider adding some of the notes/examples detailed below.
MISSING NTS/EXX: 4B11 - note about supplied publication place for device or symbol only; 4B13 - note for parallel place of publication; 4C4 - note about supplied publisher name for device or symbol only; 4C8 - note for supporting evidence for supplied publisher; 4C11 - note for parallel publisher; 4D6 - explanatory note about dating; 4D8 - note for giving differing dates found on individual tp's; 4E - note about date of impression.
DCRB 7C9. Signatures
Make a note giving details of the signatures of a volume, if desired. Give these details generally according to Gaskell's formula (cf. Gaskell, p. 328-332), insofar as typographical facilities permit. Preface this note with the word "Signatures" and a colon.
Signatures: [A]4 B-C4 D2 E-G4 H2
For incunabula, it is generally desirable to give the signatures, especially if identical signatures are not given in a standard bibliographic source such as the Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, or the Catalogue of Books Printed in the XVth Century Now in the British Museum as set out in 7C14.
If the gatherings are signed with one of the special characters used as abbreviation marks (cf. 0J2) but not permitted by available typographical facilities, substitute the spelled out form and enclose it in square brackets.
[rum]
[et]
[con]
If the gatherings are signed with other unavailable characters, substitute a descriptive term or an abbreviation for that term if a standard one exists.
[dagger]
(Gathering is signed with †)
[fleuron]
(Gathering is signed with )
[par.]
(Gathering is signed with a paraqraph mark: ¶)
[sec.]
(Gathering is signed with a section mark: §)
If typographical facilities for π and χ are not available, use the roman-alphabet forms "pi" and "chi" in the normal situation where they represent unsigned leaves (cf. Gaskell, p. 330). In order to avoid the impression that signatures printed with either the Greek or roman-alphabet forms are being accounted for, do not use square brackets. In the special situation where superscript π and χ are required to indicate partial duplication of an alphabet, and if typographical facilities are not available, substitute "[superscript pi]" and "[superscript chi]," the brackets added for clarity of the entire signature statement.
π4 A-Z4
pi4 A-Z4
πA4 A-Z4
[superscript pi]A4 A-Z4
Alternatively, instead of making a note for signatures, make a note to provide a full collation.
Collation: 8vo: A-H4; 32 leaves: p. [1-2] 3-62 [63-64]; $3(-H3) signed. H4 blank
NOTES: This guidance on signatures is unique to DCRB. While its placement at this juncture is logical, it is also the manner in which the subrule numbering is re-synchronized (again, not that it is necessary to synchronize these numberings).
AACR2 1.7B10. Physical description
Printed area measures 30 × 46 cm.
Consists of head and torso made of clear plastic, ¹/8 life size
Magnetic sound track
AACR2 2.7B10. Physical description
Make notes on important physical details that are not included in the physical description area. Make notes on braille or other tactile books.
Captions on verso of plates
Printed on vellum
Limited ed. of 60 signed and numbered copies
Alternate pages blank
No more published
Two charts on folded leaves in pocket
Tables on 4 leaves in pocket
Grade 3 braille
Alternate leaves of print and braille
Coloured map of Australia on endpapers
DCRB 7C10. Physical description
Make notes on important physical details that are not already included in the physical description area. For incunabula routinely and for later publications optionally, give the number of columns if more than one, number of lines, and type measurements if no account is found in a bibliographical source and the printer is unidentified or has been identified from this information. Give fuller details of the illustrations if these are considered necessary. Make a note on color printing if it is an important feature. Always note color printing in incunabula.
The first and last leaves are blank
24 lines; type 24G
Woodcuts: ill., initials, publisher's and printer's devices
Title and headings printed in red
Volumes numbered: 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3
Printed on vellum
Printed on a quarter sheet
Details of physical description given here usually apply to all copies of an edition or issue. If copy-specific information is noted, it should be given separately as described in 7C18 below.
NOTES: The first sentence here for AACR2 Ch. 2 and DCRB is virtually the same. However, each continues in ways appropriate to the more expected types of publication for each rulebook.
SUGGESTION: Some of the suggested notes after the first sentence of DCRB do not have examples. It might be worth considering added some of these, as well as some of those detailed below.
MISSING NTS/EXX: 5B6 - optional note for all page sequences; 5C3 - note for hand-coloring as issued (despite the fact that 5C3 itself points to this rule).
AACR2 1.7B11. Accompanying material and supplements
Set includes booklet: New mathematics guide. 16 p.
Every 3rd issue includes supplement: EEC facts and statistics
Slides with every 7th issue
AACR2 2.7B11. Accompanying material
Make notes on the location of accompanying material if appropriate. Give details of accompanying material neither mentioned in the physical description area nor given a separate description (see 1.5E).
Slides in pocket
"Tables I, II, and III omitted by error from report" published as supplement (5 p.) and inserted at end
Accompanied by: A demographic atlas of north-west Ireland. 39 p. : col. maps ; 36 cm. Previously published separately in 1956
DCRB 7C11. Accompanying material
Make notes for any accompanying material not recorded in the physical description area. Give the location of accompanying material if appropriate.
Accompanied by: "Star guide" (1 sheet ; 12 x 36 cm.), previously published separately in 1744
NOTES: AACR2 Ch. 2 and DCRB guidance similar, but using differing wording. DCRB's seems more straightforward.
SUGGESTIONS: No changes.
AACR2 1.7B12. Series
Originally issued in the series: Our world of today
Pts. 1 and 2 in series: African perspective. Pts. 3 and 4 in series: Third World series. Pt. 5 in both series
AACR2 2.7B12. Series
Make notes on series data that cannot be given in the series area.
Series title romanized: Min hady al-Isl…m
Also issued without series statement
Originally issued in series: Environmental science series
(For another edition)
DCRB 7C12. Series
Make notes on series data that cannot be given in the series area. If desired, give information about a series in which the publication has been issued previously, about series editors, or about other title information relating to the series.
Editor of the series: ...
Series t.p. reads: ...
Originally issued in series: ...
Also issued without series statement
NOTES: AACR2 Ch. 2 and DCRB first sentence guidance exactly the same. DCRB continues by suggesting that more information may be recorded here about the series.
SUGGESTIONS: Some of the information that DCRB suggests for addition to this area (e.g., series editor and other title information) is more appropriate for a series authority record. It seems unwise for DCRB to advocate putting this info in the bib record, rather than advocating creating a series authority record to include such helpful information.
AACR2 1.7B13. Dissertations
If the item being described is a dissertation or thesis presented as part of the requirements for an academic degree, give Thesis followed by a brief statement of the degree for which the author was a candidate (e.g., (M.A.) or (Ph.D.), or, for theses to which conventional abbreviations do not apply, (doctoral) or (master’s), the name of the institution or faculty to which the thesis was presented, and the year in which the degree was granted.
Thesis (Ph.D.)–University of Toronto, 1974
Thesis (M.A.)–University College, London, 1969
Thesis (doctoral–Freie Universität, Berlin, 1973
If the publication is a revision or abridgement of a thesis, state this.
Abstract of thesis (Ph.D.)–University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1974
If the thesis is a text by someone else edited by the candidate, give the candidate’s name in the note.
Karl Schmidt’s thesis (doctoral)–München, 1965
If the publication lacks a formal thesis statement, give a bibliographic history note.
Originally presented as the author’s thesis (doctoral–Heidelberg) under the title: …
LCRI 1.7B13. Dissertations [Formerly 2.7B13]
Use the formal thesis note for editions that bear a formal thesis statement naming the institution or faculty to which the thesis was presented and the degree for which the author was a candidate. (It does not matter whether the edition being cataloged actually is the one so presented.) When formulating a formal thesis note, apply the provisions of the rule and include in the note the word "thesis," the degree, the institution, and the date. For details not covered by the rule, use judgment.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 1974
If the edition lacks a formal thesis statement, state its origin as a thesis in a general note when this information is readily available. Include in the note only the elements (degree, institution, data) that are present.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Stockholm) under title: ...
Revision of the author's thesis
AACR2 2.7B13. Dissertations
If the item being described is a dissertation, make a note as instructed in 1.7B13.
DCRB 7C13. Dissertations
If the publication being described is a dissertation or thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an academic degree, give the designation of the thesis (using the English word "thesis") followed if possible by a brief statement of the degree for which the author was a candidate (e.g., "M.A." or "Ph. D.," or, for theses to which such abbreviations do not apply, "doctoral" or "master's"), the name of the institution or faculty to which the thesis was presented, and the year in which the degree was granted.
Thesis--Harvard University, 1786
Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Tübingen, 1805
If the publication is a revision or abridgement of a thesis, state this.
Abstract of thesis--Yale University, 1795
If the publication lacks a formal thesis statement, give a bibliographic history note.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Universität Heidelberg) under title: ...
NOTES: The guidance between AACR2 Ch. 2 and DCRB is nearly word-for-word, although, for some reason, DCRB omits AACR2's 3rd paragraph.
SUGGESTION: DCRB's rule does not cover older-style dissertations; it would be nice to enhance it for better direction. Also, could look at LCRI for more useful info.
AACR2 1.7B14. Audience
Intended audience: Elementary grades
For children aged 7-9
Intended audience: Clinical students and postgraduate house officers
AACR2 2.7B14. Audience
Make a brief note of the intended audience for, or intellectual level of, an item if this information is stated in the item.
For 9-12 year olds
Undergraduate text
Intended audience: Preschool children
LCRI 2.7B14. Audience
Give a note naming the intended audience for, or intellectual level of, a work only when the information can be quoted from the publication. (Ignore information given on CIP prepublication data sheets.)
AACR2 1.7B15. Reference to published descriptions
References: HR6471; GW9101; Goff D-403
DCRB 7C14. References to published descriptions
Give references to published descriptions, preferably in the form recommended by Standard Citation Forms for Published Bibliographies and Catalogs ... and "Citation forms for bibliographies appearing in journals ..." Accordingly, give references as illustrated below. Begin the note with the word "References" and a colon.
References: Gaskell, P. Baskerville, 17
References: Hiler, H. Bibl. of costume, p. 386
Give such references when available for all incunabula.
References: Hain 6471; GW 9101; Goff D-403
References: BM 15th cent., II, p. 346 (IB.5874); Schramm, IV, p. 10, 50, and ill.
For other printed materials, record a bibliographic citation whenever the edition being cataloged is listed in one of the following sources:
Blanck, Jacob. Bibliography of American Literature ...
(Cite in the form: BAL 2013)
Bristol, Roger P. Supplement to Charles Evans' American Bibliography ...
(Cite in the form: Bristol B1178)
Evans, Charles. American Bibliography ...
(Cite in the form: Evans 204)
Pollard, Alfred W. and Redgrave, Gilbert R. A Short-title Catalogue ...
(Cite in the form: STC (2nd ed.) 204)
Wing, Donald. Short-title Catalogue ...
(Cite in the form: Wing (2nd ed.) D204)
Cite any other list or bibliography when it would serve to distinguish an edition (or variant) from similar editions (or variants), when it would substantiate information provided by the cataloger, or when it would provide a more detailed description of the publication being cataloged.
References: Skeel, E.E. Webster, 408
References: Holmes, T.J. Cotton Mather, 111
NOTES: Obviously, DCRB provides valuable information not found elsewhere in rulebooks for citing works. Still (as stated above), it may be useful to add more, such as how to formulate an informal note when match to work is not exact.
SUGGESTION: With Standard Citations now so widely available, is it really necessary to give the citation forms?
AACR2 1.7B16. Other formats
Give the details of other formats in which the content of the item has been issued.
Issued also on cassette and cartridge tapes
Issued also in 16 mm. format
For details of other formats available in the library, see 1.7B20.
AACR2 2.7B16. Other formats
Give the details of other formats in which the content of the item has been issued.
Issued also as computer file
AACR2 1.7B17. Summary
Summary: Pictures the highlights of the play Julius Caesar using photographs of an actual production
AACR2 2.7B17. Summary
Give a brief objective summary of the content of an item unless another part of the description provides enough information.
Summary: Kate and Ben follow their rabbit into a haunted house and discover the source of the house’s ghostly sound
LCRI 2.7B17. Summary
The Library of Congress overseas offices provide a subject note on records they create for their accessions lists. Those notes are included in Library of Congress bibliographic records. These notes, which are tagged 520 in the machine-readable record, are introduced by "Summary: …"
DCRB 7C15. Summary
Give a brief summary of the content of the publication if desired.
NOTES: DCRB's guidance has same meaning as Ch. 2, but slightly rewritten.
AACR2 1.7B18. Contents
Partial contents: Introduction / Howard H. Brinton – William I. Hull : a biographical sketch / Janet Whitney – George Fox as a man / Frank Aydelotte
Contents: v. 1. Plain tales from the hills – v. 2-3. Soldiers three and military tales – v. 4. In black and white – v. 5. The phantom ’rickshaw and other stories – v. 6. Under the deodars. The story of the Gadsbys. Wee Willie Winkie
AACR2 2.7B18. Contents
List the contents of an item, either selectively or fully, if it is considered necessary to show the presence of material not implied by the rest of the description; to stress items of particular importance; or to list the contents of a collection or of a multipart item. When recording titles formally, take them from the source in the item being catalogued that provides the best identification.
Bibliography: p. 859-910
Includes bibliographies
Includes index
Statistical tables cover periods between 1849 and 1960
Contents: Love and peril / the Marquis of Lorne – To be or not to be / Mrs. Alexander – The melancholy hussar / Thomas Hardy
Partial contents: Recent economic growth in historical perspective / by K. Ohkawa and H. Rosovsky – The place of Japan … in world trade / by P.H. Tresize
Contents: How these records were discovered – A short sketch of the Talmuds – Constantine’s letter
LCRI 2.7B18. Contents
For books, give some type of note to list the contents of an item, of a collection, or of a multipart item
1) when required by specific rules (e.g., 1.1B10, 1.1G1, 21.7B);
2) when necessary to justify an added entry for an item not mentioned elsewhere in the description (21.29F);
3) when the publication is in two or more volumes and each volume has a title of its own.
4) when the publication consists of volumes separating text from plates, text from maps, text from commentary, etc.
The degree and extent to which contents notes are made is at the administrative discretion of the cataloging agency.
Informal Contents Note
Use an informal contents note when the publication contains particulars of special importance that need stressing. Routinely consider the following as being important:
1) selected parts of an item (generally no more than three);
2) summaries in languages other than that of the text;
3) bibliographies and bibliographical references, discographies, and filmographies (except for any that are obviously of little value), and indexes;
4) appendices, provided they contain important matter;
5) errata slips that are not printed as part of the publication.
(If such information is already recorded elsewhere in the description, however, do not make a separate note for it.) More unusual situations should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis with the aim of providing access to material not implied by the rest of the description.
Give pagination or foliation unless the texts are scattered through the publication.
500 ## $a "Life cycle of the liver fluke": leaves 75-89.
500 ## $a "Types of prayer wheels found in south central Tibet, by Mei Lin": p. [310]-[375].
500 ## $a Tables showing family relationships (Ogden, Reese, and Jordan): p. 120-[125].
500 ## $a Includes biographical sketches of each satellite governor.
For the types of contents notes shown in the following examples, generally prefer a standardized construct, rather than a quotation from the book:
500 ## $a Discography (or Filmography): p. [310]-[375].
500 ## $a Summary in French and German.
500 ## $a Errata slip inserted.
but 500 ## $a "List of films showing her at ages 3-12": p. 75.
See Bibliography Note and Indexes below for special information about these types of notes.
Formal Contents Note
Transcribe a formal contents note as follows:
1) use the appropriate value in indicator 1 of the MARC 21 505 field (Formatted Contents Note) to indicate the character of the note, e.g., "Contents:"; "Incomplete contents:"; "Partial contents:";
2) Record the title proper that appears in the table of contents, unless another source gives a more authoritative account of the data; however, if the title appears on the title page, normally use the title page title; give other title information only when the title proper would be meaningless without it.
3) Include a first statement of responsibility (cf. 1.1F) if it differs in fact from the statement included in the title and statement of responsibility or edition areas; omit names according to 1.1F5.
4) Omit introductions already included in the body of the entry; generally omit prefatory and similar matter.
5) For publications in one volume
a) omit chapter and section numbering;
b) if the extent of the part being listed occupies a disproportionately large portion of the publication, include the extent within parentheses after the title (or after the title and statement of responsibility); record an unnumbered page or leaf within brackets;
c) separate the items with a space-dash-space.
6) For publications in two or more volumes
a) give the volume designation that is found on the item, except use appendix B abbreviations for the terms and substitute arabic numerals for roman; if there is no abbreviation for the term, give only the number if the term is long; if the roman numeral is required for clarity, retain it; separate the volume designation from the title by a period-space;
b) if the number of physical volumes differs from the number of bibliographic volumes, include the number of physical volumes within parentheses after the title (or after the title and statement of responsibility);
c) if the volumes are of different editions (cf. LCRI 2.2), include within parentheses edition statements and dates of publication, distribution, etc., after the title (or title and statement of responsibility);
d) separate each volume with a space-dash-space; if the set is incomplete, put the space-dash-space before each title (other than the first) that is being recorded and leave four spaces for the missing volume; if two or more titles are being transcribed for one volume, apply the punctuation conventions from 1.1G3 such that the titles by the same person, body, etc., are separated by a space-semicolon-space and titles by different persons, bodies, etc., are separated by a period-space.
When some of the volumes in a multipart publication have their own titles and some of the volumes do not and it is decided to make a formal contents note, use the statement "[without special title]" to represent the untitled volumes.
Bibliography Note
If a publication contains bibliographical citations in any form, use the following note:
504 ## $a Includes bibliographical references.
If there is a single bibliography, add the foliation/pagination to the note.
504 ## $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 310-325).
Indexes
If the publication contains an index to its own contents, use one of the following notes:
500 ## $a Includes index.
or 500 ## $a Includes indexes.
Note: the bibliography note and the index note may be combined (1.7A5).
504 ## $a Includes bibliographical references and index.
LC Practice: Follow the guidelines stated above modified as follows:
1) for LC original cataloging, encode contents information at the MARC 21 basic level;
2) for one-volume collections, limit contents notes to those collections containing no more than 12 titles and the title and statement of responsibility area does not adequately cover the contents of the item; in case of doubt, give a contents note;
3) give tables of contents in Electronic CIP records in contents notes according to the guidelines in DCM D8.9; note that the limitation stated in 2) immediately above does not apply in the case of Electronic CIP records;
4) when the cataloger has created a single bibliographic record that covers a number of ephemeral publications, follow DCM C12.7 or DCM C14.
DCRB 7C16. Contents
List the contents of an item, either selectively or fully, if it is considered necessary to show the presence of material not implied by the rest of the description, to stress items of particular importance, or to provide the contents of a collection or of a multivolume monograph. Note the presence of errata leaves and errata slips (cf. 5B4).
Transcribe contents from the title page if they are presented there formally and have not been transcribed as part of the title and statement of responsibility area. In such cases, follow the word "Contents:" with the parenthetical phrase "(from t.p.)." If a formal statement of contents is not present on the title page, take contents from the head of the parts to which they refer, or, if this is not feasible, from any contents list, etc., that is present. For publications in two or more volumes, generally transcribe the volume or part designations as found.
If a complete listing of contents cannot be assembled by one of the above means, the cataloger may devise a contents note from any appropriate source or combination of sources.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-58)
Includes bibliographical references
Includes index
"List of the author's unpublished poems": p. 151-158
Errata on last leaf
With an errata slip
Includes Joseph Pike's An epistle to the national meeting of Friends in Dublin
Contents: Love and peril / the Marquis of Lorne -- To be or not to be / Mrs. Alexander -- The melancholy hussar / Thomas Hardy
Contents: (from t.p.) I. The good housewife's coat of arms -- II. The spinning-wheels glory -- III. The taylor disappointed of his bride -- IV. The changeable world
NOTES: DCRB virtually repeats the small amount of guidance found in AACR2 Ch. 2, then continues with more guidance as appropriate to special materials.
SUGGESTION: Look at the long LCRI for possible helpful additions to DCRM guidance. Notice that the last DCRB example is an exact repeat of the example given in 1D2; this is a valuable enough example that perhaps there should be a different example shown here. Also, consider adding notes/exs detailed below.
MISSING NTS/EXX: 1F6, 1F7 - notes for 2 or more works on single sheet pubs.
AACR2 1.7B19. Numbers borne by the item (other than those covered in 1.8)
Supt. of Docs. no.: I 19.16:818
Warner Bros.: K56151
AACR2 2.7B19. Numbers
Give important numbers borne by the item other than ISBNs (see 2.8B).
Supt. of Docs. no: HE20.8216:11
DCRB 7C17. Numbers borne by the publication
Make notes of important numbers borne by the publication other than those which can be associated with a series title.
AACR2 1.7B20. Copy being described, library’s holdings, and restrictions on use
Give important descriptive details of the particular copy being described.
Ms. notes by author on endpapers
Lacks last 15 min. of recording
Give details of the library’s holdings of a multipart item if those holdings are incomplete.
Library set lacks slides 7-9
Library has v. 1, 3-5, and 7
Indicate any restrictions on the use of the item.
Accessible after 2010
For graduate students only
LCRI 1.7B20. Copy being described, library's holdings, and restrictions on use
For monographs, routinely make notes on any special features or imperfections of the copy being described. Carefully distinguish between such copy-specific notes from other kinds of notes that record information valid for all copies of an edition, introducing the copy-specific notes with the phrase "LC copy …" or "LC set …" or "LC has …" as appropriate.
LC copy imperfect: all after leaf 44 wanting
LC set incomplete: v. 12 wanting
LC set lacks slides 7-9
LC has v. 1, 3-5, and 7 only
LC has no. 20, signed by author
LC has no. 145
AACR2 2.7B20. Copy being described, library’s holdings, and restrictions on use
Make these notes as instructed in 1.7B20.
Library’s copy lacks appendices, p. 245-260
Library has v. 1, 3-5, and 7 only
Library’s copy signed and with marginalia by the author
DCRB 7C18. Copy being described and library's holdings (Copy-specific notes)
Make notes on any special features or imperfections of the copy being described when they are considered important. Carefully distinguish such notes from other kinds of notes that record information valid for all copies of an edition. (For many older publications, however, it will not be readily ascertainable whether the characteristics of a single copy are in fact shared by other copies.)
Features that may be brought out here include rubrication, illumination and other hand coloring, manuscript additions, binding and binder, provenance (persons, institutions, bookplates), imperfections and anomalies, and copy number (cf. 7C7). For copy-specific "With:" notes, see the next rule.
Leaves I5-6 incorrectly bound between h3 and h4
Imperfect: leaves 12 and 13 (b6 and c1) wanting; without the last blank leaf (S8)
On vellum; illustrations and part of borders hand-colored; with illuminated initials; rubricated in red and blue
Contemporary doeskin over boards; clasp. Stamp: Château de La Roche, Guyon, Bibliothèque
Blind stamped pigskin binding with initials C.S.A.S.
Bound in batik by Joseph H. Howard
Signed in ms.: Alex. Pope
Formerly in the personal collection of William and Nina Matheson
LC has no. 20, signed by author
Newberry Library copy bound in 4 v.
NOTES: All rulebooks' guidance here is fairly different, but clearly DCRB's is entirely appropriate and useful for its purposes.
SUGGESTION: Nothing to suggest.
AACR2 1.7B21. "With" notes
If the title and statement of responsibility area contains a title that applies to only a part of an item lacking a collective title and, therefore, more than one description is made (see 1.1G2), make a note beginning With: and listing the other separately titled works in the item in the order in which they appear.
With: Candles at night / Alexandra Napier
With: Sonata in G, op. 1, no. 5 / Carlo Francesco Chabran – Sonata no. 1 in B flat / Pietro Nardini
LCRI 1.7B21. "With" notes
The "with" note is appropriate only in the following case: two or more works issued independently have been subsequently placed together under one cover or comparable packaging. For two or more works that have been issued together in one cover or other packaging, create one bibliographic record, applying either 1.1G or 1.10. (For an exception, see LCRI 7.1G1.)
For each item listed in a "with" note, give the title proper (or uniform title if one has been assigned), the statement of responsibility, and the entire publication, distribution, etc., area. If there are more than two works, cite all the other works in the record for the first work; in the records for succeeding works, cite only the first work. Use ISBD punctuation, except omit the period-space-dash-space between areas.
With: The Bostonian Ebenezer. Boston : Printed by B. Green & J. Allen, for Samuel Phillips, 1698 – The cure of sorrow. Boston : Printed by B. Green, 1709. Bound together subsequent to publication
If the works are too numerous to be listed in the "with" note, make an informal note such as the following:
No. 3 in a vol. with binder's title: Brownist tracts, 1599-1644
AACR2 2.7B21. "With" notes
If the title and statement of responsibility area contains a title that applies to only a part of an item lacking a collective title and, therefore, more than one entry is made, make a note beginning With: and listing the other separately titled works in the item in the order in which they appear there.
With: The reformed school / John Drury. London : Printed for R. Wadnothe, [1650]
With: Out of the depths / Mary Ryan. [New York? : s.n., 1945?] – Label your luggage / Robert Nash. [New York? : s.n., 1945?]
With: Of the sister arts / H. Jacob. New York : [s.n.], 1970
DCRB 7C19. "With:" notes
If the description is of part of an item that is made up of two or more separately titled parts that are also separately paged or foliated and have separate signatures, make a note beginning "With:" List the other parts of the item in the note, in the order in which they are found. In the case of bound volumes, list all the other parts on the record for the first part and, in general, only the first on the records for the subsequent parts. (Do not make such "With:" notes when the pagination, foliation, or signatures of separately titled parts are continuous with the part being described. Instead, record these titles in a contents note as instructed in 7C16.)
For each work listed give only the elements listed below:
a) the heading; normally give this element first, usually in catalog-entry form (e.g., with inversion of personal names under surname, but not necessarily including personal birth/death dates, corporate qualifiers, etc.);
b) the title proper as found in the record for the work; long titles may be shortened (whenever the uniform title is considered useful for the identification of the work, record it within square brackets preceding the title proper);
c) the primary statement of responsibility as found in the title and statement of responsibility area of the record for the work, unless it is redundant of the heading; and
d) the publication, etc., area as found in the record for the work, abridged as necessary.
With: Drury, John. The reformed school. London : Printed for R. Wadnothe, [1650]
With: The Bostonian Ebenezer. Boston : Printed by B. Green & J. Allen, for Samuel Phillips, 1698 -- The cure of sorrow. Boston : Printed by B. Green, 1709
If desired, add at the end of the note information to distinguish works issued together from works put together subsequent to publication.
With: ... Probably bound together subsequent to publication [copy-specific]
With: ... Bound together subsequent to publication [copy-specific]
With: ... Issued together [universal]
If the works are too numerous to be listed in the "With:" note, make an informal note such as the following:
No. 3 in a vol. with binder's title: Brownist tracts, 1599-1644.
NOTES: All rulebooks' guidance on "with" notes is differently stated. Furthermore, there is one glaring difference between AACR2 and DCRB in suggesting the form the statement should take: the form and placement of main entry element.
SUGGESTION: It may be worth reviewing the rationale behind DCRB's suggestion to enter the name first and in catalog-entry form, esp. when AACR2 suggests a more transcriptive solution, of a kind that DCRB would, in other instances, have embraced. Otherwise, DCRB guidance is appropriate and quite useful.
MISSING NTS/EXX: 1F7 - note for single sheet "with, on verso"; 1F8 - note for single sheet about intent to be separated.
AACR2 1.7B22. Combined notes relating to the original
In making a note relating to an original, combine the data into a single note (see 1.7A4, 1.11F, and 11.7B22).
Facsim. of: A classification and subject index for cataloguing and arranging the books and pamphlets of a library. Amherst, Mass. : [s.n.], 1876 (Hartford, Conn. : Case, Lockwood & Brainard). 44 p. ; 25 cm.