This field is currently not used in the CERL Thesaurus.
This field contains a brief mention of a reference work (bibliography, catalogue etc.) where a person, corporate entity or place has been cited or described (see field 290). Alternatively a short title of a work, whose imprint is the source for a record, may be cited here (refer to field 291).
Most important this field carries one or more abbreviations by which it is cited in records of imprint places, imprint names, corporate names or personal names. Refer to field 290 in such records for the work cited there in abbreviated form. The same abbreviations can be used in subfield $s in tags 300, 4XX and 5XX.
Indicator 1: Specifies the bibliographic format
Indicator 2: Specifies the type of input:
$a Title and addition to title of a reference work (M;NR)
If indicator 1 holds a blank, use ISBD punctuation within this field.
$c Abbreviations used to refer to this work (A;R)
This abbreviation will occur in other CT records (fields 290 or 291, and subfield $s in other tags).
$d Place of publication (O;NR)
If indicator 1 holds a blank, use ISBD punctuation within this subfield.
$e Date of publication (O;NR)
$f Statement of responsibility, entry element (O;R)
Author, editor, etc. Repeat subfields $f, $g for each author etc.
$g Statement of responsibility, parts of name other than entry element (O;R)
This subfield must be preceded by a subfield $f.
$h Number and name of a part (O;R)
$i Edition statement (O;NR)
If indicator 1 holds a blank, use ISBD punctuation within this subfield.
$j Host item (O;NR)
If indicator 1 holds a blank, use ISBD punctuation within this subfield,
but omit the introductory phrase “In: ”.
$p Physical description, extent of item (O;NR)
If indicator 1 holds a blank, use ISBD punctuation within this subfield.
$s Series statement (O;R)
If indicator 1 holds a blank, use ISBD punctuation within this subfield, but omit the parentheses at the subfield boundaries.
A record for Reference notes must include the fields:
110 Coded Data Field: Type of Name used as Standard Form (M;NR) and
321 Source of Reference note and
may furthermore include:
300 General note (O;R) (R),
830 Cataloguer's Note (O;R) (R),
856 Electronic Location and Access (O;R) (O;R).
It must not include tags:
200 Heading Personal name (O;R),
210 Heading Imprint Name (O;R),
212 Heading Corporate body Name (O;R),
215 Place Name (Heading) (O;R),
290 Source referred to in a record (O;NR),
291 Short title of work, whose imprint is a source for a record (O;R),
340 Biographical Dates / Dates of Existence (O;R),
350 Activity note (O;R),
356 Geographical Note (O;R),
400 Other form of Personal name (O;R),
412 Other form of Corporate body Name (O;R),
415 Other form of Place name (O;R),
510 Related Imprint Name (O;R),
512 Related Corporate Body Name (O;R) or
515 Related Place (O;R).
Punctuation (ISBD or other) should be included, except for the subfield boundaries.