General Information

500 notes contain useful information about the item that does not fit into the descriptive fields (2XX-4XX) of a bibliographic record. Information such as source of the title proper, variant titles, bibliographic history, etc. are recorded in 500 notes. Instructions for use of and referrals regarding 500 and 5XX notes in Full Level Processing are given in Record Creation 5XX.

Transcription Rules

Source of Information

The source of information for 500 is the entire item.

Indicators, Subfields and Punctuation

Both indicators are blank

Subfield a (|a) is the only valid subfield.

If data in a note corresponds to data like that found in the bibliographic description area (2XX-4XX), use prescribed ISBD punctuation within the note.

500	Translation of the poem Skilmalarnir from the Icelandic text published in: Icelandic lyrics : originals and translations / Richerd Beck. Reykjavik, 1956.

When a quotation is used or the information within the note contains information that supplements or expands on data found in the bibliographic description area, conventional punctuation is to be used.

Language

Give supplied informational notes (e.g., Cover title) in English.

Give quoted notes in the language found on the item.

Quoted Notes

When a note contains information quoted from the item, standard grammatical punctuation, or the punctuation and capitalization within the note, should correspond to that found in the item. When extracting a note from textual material, information may be omitted from the quotation and shown in the 500 note by the use of ellipses (...).

Follow the quotation by an indication of its source, unless that source is the chief source of information. Precede the source of information with a double dash.

When following a quotation by an indication of its source, use English terms for the source. Abbreviate the term according to AACR2R Appendix B. For "volume" use "Vol." Capitalize the first letter of the term or its abbreviation.

500	"By Robert Pokras, Edmund J. Graves, and Charles F. Dennison."--P. iv.
500	"... [Quoted note]"--T.p. verso.
500	"[Quoted note]"--P. 1 of cover.

Types of 500 Notes Included in MLP Records

The following list gives the types of notes that should be added to MLP records as they apply. Examples and special instructions, if needed, are given under each category of note.

Source of Title Proper

When the item lacks a title page, give the source of the title proper in a 500 note.

500	Cover title.
500	Spine title.
500	Caption title.

Non-formal Edition Statement

A non-formal edition statement is normally found within a sentence in the text of the item. Do not record this type of edition statement in field 250. Input it in a 500 note instead.

p. ix

"This edition too began to sell in 1954, but then the above mentioned Janet descended on us and soaked a large number of copies of the book. Happily, though stained with the colour of the red cover, many of the books were not otherwise damaged. By the end of 1966, however, this edition also had become epuise. Here, therefore, is what may be described as the Third Edition. Corrected as far as possible ...?

500

"Third edition"--P. ix.

Source of Imprint

Include notes describing the source of imprint as instructed in 260.

500	Imprint from label on t.p.

Further Explanation of Physical Description

When folded leaves are numbered consecutively with the main pagination, input a 500 note to describe the situation.

Example:

Item has six groupings of plates in six different areas within the item. All of the plates are numbered with the text

300	246 p. : |bill. ; |c26 cm.
500	Six groups of plates on folded leaves.

When an item is printed with dual paginations, as might be the case for parallel text, as mentioned in BPCR 300, input a 500 note to describe the situation.

500	Opposite pages bear duplicate numbering.
546	Text in English and Spanish.

When combining the notes above into one, a 546 should be used. In full level processing, add this note only for Canadian documents as shown below. Refer other situations requiring language information to an original cataloger.

300	ix, 243, 243, ix p. : |bill. ; |c24 cm.
546	Text in English and French with French text on inverted pages.

Accompanying Material:
Include notes describing accompanying material as instructed in 300.

Justification of Access Points

Information appearing on the verso, etc., which will be given in an access point but does not appear in the descriptive fields 2XX-4XX, must be accounted for in a note.

500		"Rewritten, revised and expanded from the first edition by Rita Claire Dorner, O.P."--P. [ii].
700	1#	Dorner, Rita Claire.

Bibliographic History

Give edition and history notes as necessary to justify access points or other information in the record.

500	Reprint. Originally published: Boston : Little Brown, 1972. The reprint note shown above is only used when the imprint has changed and to justify Date type r and DT2 in the Fixed Field information.
500	"Essays originally published in Southern quarterly, v. 18, no. 4, summer 1980."
500	"A companion volume to John W. Thompson's Index to illustrations of the natural world (North America)."
500	"Originally published in Germany in a translation under the title, Das waren die Klaars"--T.p. verso.
500	"Translation of: La marine dans l'Antiquité."

Note that a 740 may be given for related and translated titles in MLP records, but when the record is fully cataloged, this type of information may appear on copy as a uniform title or be disregarded.

"Not a Series" or, Series-like Phrase

When the LCAF decision is "Not a Series, give as quoted note" give the phrase as such.

500	"Penguin book."

Groups of Letters or Numbers not Associated with a Series

Groups of letters and numbers may be a series. If 0-LCAF, record these as 490 0 or mention on the accompanying flier, etc., and refer. If LCAF instructs you to record as a note, do so.

500	"P-7050-RGI."

Information at Head of Title

In older records, and some current records, information appearing at the head of the title, which will be recorded as an access point but cannot be described in any other field, may be recorded in a 500 note.

500	"American Statistical Association."
or
500	At head of title: American Statistical Association.