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currently covers fields typically used in cataloging books (print
monographs). It does not include all fields used in cataloging other
types of materials, such as serials, electronic materials, or maps.
245 and 250
fields should each always end with a period. This rule applies
even if the final period immediately follows a different punctuation mark.
(A period at the end of an abbreviation that ends the field content is
not followed by a second period.)
E.g.
245 10 ... / ‡c by Hermione Gundelswich ... [et al.].
E.g.
245 10 Where does Circle Lane lead?.
[245 ‡a only; no 245 ‡b or ‡c present]
E.g.
250 3. ed. (1. ed. en Colección interminable).
E.g.
250 3. ed.
Final punctuation or ‡5, but only sometimes a period
A final
punctuation mark is needed. However, if a hyphen, closing parenthesis,
closing bracket, question mark, or exclamation mark is present, no period is
needed. Please note that a closing quotation mark should be placed
after a period, so the quotation mark counts as final punctuation.
A partial
exception: 5xx: A period generally does follow a
parenthesis or closing bracket at the end of a note; see 5xx
below for examples.
E.g.
100 1 Gundelswich, Hermione, ‡e author.
E.g.
100 1 González González, Alejandro, ‡d 1927-, ‡e editor.
E.g.
110 2 Bibliothèque nationale (France)
E.g.
130 0 Beowulf. ‡l Danish.
E.g.
264 ..., ‡c 1999.
E.g.
264 ..., ‡c 1998-
E.g.
264 ..., ‡c [2000?]
5xx notes generally end with periods, as in a regular
sentence. A period follows a parenthesis or closing bracket at the end of
the note.
E.g.
504 Includes bibliographical references (p.
234-246).
E.g.
500 "Compiled by the Committee on Collectible
Cork Crafts."--P. [4].
Exceptions (some already noted above):
E.g.
500 No more published?
E.g.
500 Vol. 3- consist of reports on excavations
conducted 2004-
E.g.
500 “Based on a true story.”
E.g.
505 1 v. 1. Francesco Petrarca -- v. 2. Giovanni Boccaccio
E.g.
510 4 Brunet, ‡c II, p. 221
E.g.
651 0 Guatemala ‡x History ‡y 1945-1985.
E.g.
651 0 Guatemala ‡x History ‡y 1985-
E.g.
650 0 Natural disasters ‡z Mexico ‡z Teziutlán
(Puebla)
E.g.
700 1 Gundelswich, Hermione, ‡e author.
E.g.
700 1 González González, Alejandro, ‡d 1927-, ‡e editor.
E.g.
710 2 Bibliothèque nationale (France), ‡e host institution.
E.g.
710 2 Project “Mapping Orkney.”
E.g.
730 02 Journey of an intrepid traveller.
E.g.
740 02 Two towers.
E.g.
740 02 Around the world (again)
E.g.
800 1 Rotondo, ‡c il Magnifico. ‡t Works. ‡f 1924 ; ‡v v.
14.
E.g.
830 0 Historia (Wiesbaden, Germany). ‡p
Einzelschriften ; ‡v Heft 99.
E.g.
830 0 Colección bibliográfica (Bogotá, Colombia)
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A period should never appear as the ending designation of
any of the following fields:
E.g.
240 10 Hamlet. ‡l Italian
E.g.
240 10 Plays. ‡k Selections
E.g.
246 30 Testimonios de mujeres de desaparecidos
E.g.
246 14 Archaeology & entomology in the Mediterranean
E.g.
490 1 Colección básica de escritores ecuatorianos ; ‡v 43
E.g.
490 0 Biblioteca breve
Apparent --
but not actual -- exception: A period at the end of an abbreviation that
ends the field content is retained, including a period at the end of an ordinal
number.
E.g.
246 18 Welsh garden design history, late 19th cent.
E.g.
490 1 Probleme der Ägyptologie ; ‡v 27. Bd.
E.g.
490 1 Conférence de Talcy ; ‡v 8.
[lecture series; statement appears in
book as "huitième Conférence de Talcy"]
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