10.0A. Preliminary rule

10.0A1. Scope.

The rules in this chapter cover the description of archival material on microform which constitute a fonds or a part thereof. Microforms include microfilms, microfiches, microopaques, and aperture cards. Use these rules in conjunction with the chapter(s) dealing with the broad class(es) of material relating to the intellectual form of the unit being described.1

10.0A2 Multilevel description.

For instructions on the use of multilevel description for preparing descriptions of a fonds and its parts, see 1.0A2.

10.0B. Sources of information

10.0B1. Chief source of information.

The chief source of information for the description of records on microform is the same as the chief source for the class of material in reproduced form. Consult the chapter dealing with the broad class of material relating to the intellectual form of the unit being described.

10.0B2. Prescribed sources of information.

The prescribed source(s) of information for each area of the description of records on microform is the same as the prescribed source for the class of material in reproduced form. Consult the chapter dealing with the broad class of material relating to the intellectual form of the unit being described.

10.0C. Punctuation

Consult the .0C rules of the chapter dealing with the broad class of material relating to the intellectual form of the unit being described.

10.0D. Levels of detail in the description

Consult the .0D rules of the chapter dealing with the broad class of material relating to the intellectual form of the unit being described.

10.0E. Language and script of the description

Consult the .0E rules of the chapter dealing with the broad class of material relating to the intellectual form of the unit being described.

10.0F. Inaccuracies

Consult the .0F rules of the chapter dealing with the broad class of material relating to the intellectual form of the unit being described.

10.0G. Accents and other diacritical marks

Consult the .0G rules of the chapter dealing with the broad class of material relating to the intellectual form of the unit being described.

  1. If the institution has itself produced a copy of the unit being described, it may choose either to indicate the availability of the copy in the descriptive entry for the unit being described as instructed, or prepare a separate descriptive entry for the copy. ↩

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