10.8A. Preliminary rule

10.8A1. Scope.

See 1.8A1. Also consult the .8B rules of the chapters dealing with the broad classes of material for the unit being described.

10.8A2. Punctuation

Precede each note by a full stop, space, dash, space or start a new paragraph for each.
Separate introductory wording from the main content of a note by a colon followed but not preceded by a space.

10.8B. Notes

Make notes as instructed in 1.8B and in the following sub-rules. Also consult the .8B rules of the chapters dealing with the broad classes of material for the unit being described.

10.8B1. Dates of creation, including publication, distribution, etc.

Make notes on date(s) of creation, including publication, distribution, etc., as instructed in 1.8B8. The vendor or institution responsible for the production of the microform of the unit being described, and where it was microformed, may also be included.

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1992

Hull : M. Brouard, 1904

Microfilmed in 1992 by Commonwealth Microfilms Inc. for the Provincial Archives

Microfilmed in 1981 by the National Archives and distributed through its diffusion programme

10.8B2. Physical description.

Make notes relating to the physical description of the unit being described as instructed in 1.8B9. Give the following notes on the physical description of the microform as appropriate.

Reduction ratio. Give the reduction ratio if it is outside the 16x-30x range. Use one of the following terms:

  • low reduction (for less than 16x)
  • high reduction (for 31x-60x)
  • very high reduction (for 61x-90x)
  • ultra high reduction (for over 90x*)

For ultra high reduction give also the specific ratio (e.g., Ultra high reduction, *150x).

Reader. Give the name of the reader on which a cassette or cartridge microfilm is to be used if it affects the use of the item.

For Information Design reader

Film. Give details of the nature of the film.

Silver based film

Other physical details. Make notes on other important physical details that are not included in the physical description area.

Image printed on thin paper

If appropriate, give the physical description of the material in its original form in a note. Consult the .5 rules of the chapters dealing with the broad classes of material relating to the intellectual form of the unit being described.

10.8B3. Originals and reproductions.

Make notes on the creation of the reproductions as instructed in 1.8B15.

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