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1. In formation for cat aloging is to be taken from the “chief source
of in formation.” The chief sources for dif ferent types of ma terials are
stated in the rel evant chap ters of AACR2R. If the chief source is lack -
ing, data can be taken from any source. (Rules 1.0 A1, 1.0 A2)

2. The de scription is di vided into the fol lowing ar eas. Each area
may have more than one el ement.

Title and statement of responsibility
Edition

Material specific details
Publication, distribution, etc.
Physical description
Series

Note
Standard number and terms of availability
(Rule 1.0 B1)

For ex am ple, Edi tion is an area. Pub li ca tion, dis tri bu tion, etc. is an -
other area, whereas Pub li ca tion is an el ement.

3. These are the general guide lines for punc tuation.

a. Precede each area by a full stop, space, dash, space (. – ),
unless the area begins a new paragraph.
b. Use square brackets ([ ]) to indicate that data are taken from
outside the prescribed sources.
c. Use an ellipsis (. . .) to indicate the omission of part of the
element.
d. General material designation (GMD) is always enclosed in
its own brackets ([ ]). (Rule 1.0 C)

4. To suit the needs of li braries large and small, lev els of de tail in the
description are es tablished. A li brary should choose the level that is
most ap propriate to its size. Three levels are pre scribed in Rule 1.0 D.