April 18, 2006

 

LOCAL NOTES

 

This procedure documents our practice for adding notes that pertain only to our copy of a resource.  These notes are useful for our users and may also be helpful for interlibrary loan needs.

 

• General notes:

 

Add a 500 note to the bibliographic record, identifying it as unique to our library by adding |5CSt-Law to the end of the note.

 

Examples:

 

Signed by the author.|5CSt-Law

 

Pages 5-10 supplied in photocopy by Yale Law Library.|5CSt-Law

 

Library’s copy lacks cover.|5CSt-Law

 

Tipped-in: portrait of George Sutherland.|5CSt-Law

 

Annotated by Clarke Butler Whittier, Stanford Law professor ca. 1897-1902, 1915-1937.|5CSt-Law

 

• Supplement notes

 

Add |5CSt-Law when providing the end date for supplementation in the 525 field.

 

Example:

 

Kept up to date by pocket parts through 2004.|5CSt-Law  (See also Cataloging Procedures for Later Editions of Monograph Titles.)

 

• Exception

 

Do not use a 500 note to:    indicate library binding idiosyncrasies:  Bound in 1 v.

indicate holdings: Library wanting v. 3

This information is provided as part of the call number and/or in the Marc Holdings.