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NOTE

Label

Note

Sub-Element

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UNTL Definition

The note element will serve as a "catch-all" field for additional information that facilitates discovery of the resource, but cannot be entered in other elements.

Comment

Information in the descriptive note element will be displayed to the public. For preservation metadata and related notes, which do not need to be displayed to the public.

Required

Optional

Repeatable

No

Data Type

String


Input guidelines:

General guidelines.

  • Use the note element to provide additional information, not entered elsewhere, to facilitate discovery of or enhance the use of the resource.
  • This element corresponds to the "500" field in the MARC records used by many library catalogs.
  • As a rule of thumb, do not search for extra information to place in the note field as this would make cataloging time too extensive. Use the note element when in the course of cataloging, the metadata cataloger becomes aware of additional information that may be of interest to the user.

Formulating the note.

  • The note element is unstructured and may be constructed to suit the need identified by the metadata cataloger.
  • Because the note element displays to the public, care should be taken to formulate the note in a way that is understandable to the user.

Related elements.

  • For preservation and metadata management related information, use the "Other Information" sub-element in the Metadata Information element.

Examples:

  • A related image is available in the Portal at 4.0084c.
  • Earlier images of this site are available in Mr. Goin's collection at 4.0123a and 6.0018b.
  • Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.
  • At head of title:  Committee print.
  • Does not show western Texas beyond 7 miles west of San Antonio.
  • Purchased with funds provided by the Friends of the UNT Libraries.
  • "HR-2555"
  • Digitization completed by Digital Daring Inc. under contract to the University of North Texas Libraries.
  • Performed in Hebrew with English subtitles.


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