COMARC/B Format for Bibliographic Data

PDFCOMARC/BAugust2009

311 Note pertaining to linking field

This field contains a note relating to one of the 4XX linking fields.

Subfields & repeatability

FIELD/SUBFIELDREPEATABILITY
311Note pertaining to linking fieldr
aText of notenr

Indicators

Indicator values are not defined.

SUBFIELDS

311a Text of note

A note relating to a linking field.

NOTES ON FIELD CONTENTS

This field contains notes relating to data found in the 4XX fields. Data in the 4XX field may be used to indicate the relationship between the item being recorded and the item linked to it. If the note that would be printed from 4XX fields would not adequately indicate the relationship and the item that is related, a note can be entered in field 311 (and the indicator of the corresponding 4XX field is set to "0" – Do not make a note). In particular, specific relationships between the item being catalogued and another item referred in field 488 can be entered in this field. If more than one note is to be recorded, each is entered in a repeated field 311.

RELATED FIELDS

305NOTE PERTAINING TO EDITION AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC HISTORY**
This field is used for bibliographic history notes which are note related to linking fields.
4XXLINKING ENTRY BLOCK

EXAMPLES

  1. 311⊔⊔a"Produced in conjunction with the "Bloodstock breeders' annual."."
    488⊔0aBloodstock breeders' annual
    (The relationship between the item being recorded and the item linked to it is entered in field 311. The record for "The stallion review" contains a non-specific link (field 488) to the related work "Bloodstock breeders' annual". The indicator in field 488 is set to "0" – Do not make a note.)