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CvSU Library Manual of Operations

f. Date of Publication

 The date follows the publisher and is
preceded by a comma-space (, ).
 If there is no date on the title page, the
most recent copyright date is used. These
dates are most commonly found on the
back (verso) of the title page. Do not use
the printing date, unless there is
absolutely nothing else.
 If no publication date is available, an
approximate date of publication is
provided. These approximate dates are to
be surrounded by square brackets. e.g.
[1969?] probable date or [197_] decade
uncertain.

g. Physical Description

 Physical description is indicated by a new
paragraph indented two spaces. The
information for this area may be taken
from any source.
 Record the last numbered page, leave a
space and then record the abbreviation
“p”. i.e., 357 p.
 The last numbered page of a reference
paginated with Roman numerals is
recorded, followed by a comma, then
followed by the last numbered page with
Arabic numerals. i.e., xii, 357 p.
 The number of physical units, the
components, and the total playing time as
appropriate. e.g., 1 jigsaw puzzle (30
pieces), 4 filmstrips are recorded.
 In the case of multi-volume works, the
number of volumes i.e., 5 v. is recorded.

h. Illustrative Matter

 The abbreviation “ill.” is recorded after the
number of pages when the book is
illustrated with pictures, diagrams,
drawings, tables, or maps. It should be

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